Khodrocar
– A survey of published statistics suggests a production of 42,663 vehicles in the first month of the year 98, down 47.2 percent year-on-year. In the meantime, the bus with a production of five units at the end of this month was 91.2 percent lower, as its production in the same period last year was 57 units. Nevertheless, it can be said that almost the bus production is approaching zero.
Producing
bus has faced several challenges since the beginning of year and some
companies like, Shahab Khodro, Asna, IKCO Diesel and Ramak Diesel has
zero production in a month. Meanwhile, some officials in municipalities
are talking about importing second hand busses.
"There
are 2 major points in producing bus in Iran. First, busses have special
customers in Iran. It means that the main customers of busses are the
government, municipality or other related organizations. Second is that
busses are expensive. Other point is technical knowhow and high
technology for producing. All these matters had ride busses to sides.”
Hassan Karimi Sanjari, an expert of auto industry told khodrocar
reporter.
"We
need to have a targetful plan for saving bus industry. This investment
should have a goal and while they have a place in replacing worn out
vehicle and the budget but they never meet this budget and their own
share. As importation is too easy and fun so people and even the
government is thinking about the future and they want to find out about
the life of others. Of course, updating the logistics fleet inside and
outside the city is a very necessary and necessary task, and it can’t be
denied.
"Postponing the investment in
this industry will hurt the whole industry and we may reach the
technology inside. But in some cases necessity will force them to do
what they never do. If capacity activate in here then important share of
supplying transportation fleet will be covered by us. " He added.
"Bus
is a vehicle and like other vehicles have problems like what we have
now. But, I believe, we do not say that in commercial vehicles, if we
pay enough attention and investment, the most up-to-date buses with the
highest levels of technology produces, but we can meet the needs of the
country. "
The
expert believes that there are some module manufacturers in can support
in engine and gearbox models. However can’t put sanctions away.
Sanctions focus on auto industry and bussed are belong to this country.
As in commercial vehicles, the level of technology and technical
knowledge is higher than that of riding a ride. But there is, however,
that there is such a level of potential and inner potential to overcome
these sanctions, which needs to be addressed.