After the victory of the Islamic Revolution, with the decision of the Provisional Government and the Supreme Council of the Revolution, all car companies became state-owned and came under the control of Iran's national industries. There was a change and there were no conditions for a stable policy in the automotive industry, so that the members of the National Industrial Management Council of Iran changed more than 5 times during two years.
Khodrocar - Production in some of these companies was halted because the activities of Iranian car companies were entirely dependent on parts imported from foreign parent companies. General Motors refused to send parts to Iran because it owned 45% of the confiscated company General Motors Iran, and after the completion of parts in stock, the production line was stopped. In those circumstances, the atmosphere in the revolutionary society of Iran was such that even if General Motors was willing to cooperate, it would not be possible for it, because the products of this American company were considered a symbol of luxury and tyranny.
But Talbot, which was owned by Chrysler, continued to ship parts to Iran, and Peykan continued to produce. Saipa Company also continued to produce Renault 5, although there were problems in the production process.
The name of General Motors Iran Company was changed to Pars Khodro. Due to the disconnection of this company with General Motors, this factory was closed in practice, and the new officials of this company were looking hard for a car with which they could start the production line.
The Indian company Mahindra, like Pars Khodro, has been producing Jeep products in India for many years and was able to localize the Jeep Wells in India and even produce the famous Hurricane engine used on Jeeps in India. Production of Mahindra products in Pars Khodro began with the early years of the Iran-Iraq war, and Pars Khodro officials sought to supply Mahindra jeeps to the armed forces for use on the front.
War and IRGC support officials preferred to use imported Toyota vehicles on the front. These vehicles were more durable and less expensive to maintain, but due to currency constraints, Ministry of Heavy Industry executives sought to produce a vehicle that was part of the engine needs. Provide the front.
After losing contact with American Motor Company, which manufactures Jeep cars, the next option was the officials of the Ministry of Heavy Industries of the British company Rover, whose Land Rover car was regularly produced in the company long before the revolution, but its CKD price was high and its production It was more expensive than importing.
For this reason, Iran's connection with this company was cut off and the production of Land Rover in Iran was stopped, and in this situation, the Iranians went to Santanamotoruz Company. Santana was a Spanish company that, like the regular company, produced Land Rover products in Spain, but gradually managed to reduce its connection with the parent company and produced a new car called Santana 2500, which was very similar to Land Rover, but a large part of the parts. The engine was built by Santana.
Santana 2500 was of high quality and Iranian officials were able to conclude a contract with this company at a reasonable price. Interestingly, apart from the regular company, Pars Khodro also started production of Santana 2500 and this car was produced simultaneously by two Iranian companies.
In 1980, the 25-year period set by South Korea to implement policies to support the automotive industry came to an end. Under the policies, South Korea banned car imports for 25 years to boost the country's auto industry, and now that time was up and the Korean government was required by law to liberalize imports, but car companies had favorable conditions. They did not have and could not manage the crisis that arose after the oil shock of 1978, so the ban on car imports was extended for another three years.
The South Korean government even revoked Kia Motors' license to produce passenger cars to regulate the market, urging the company to focus only on pickups and vans.
1981 was an important year for the Korean car industry. In this year, Daewoo Industrial Holding bought Sahan Motor Company, or General Motor Korea, and changed its name to Daewoo Motor. Dutta Holding had previously worked in the field of construction and shipbuilding and now wanted to replicate Hyundai's experience to enter the car market. However, Daewoo initially did not start the structure of Sahan Motor Company and only replaced Sahan with the name of Sao It continued to produce the Daewoo Royal and the Daewoo Maps, which were in fact General Motor vehicles.
Hyundai introduced Stella this year. Hyundai built the car based on the Ford Cortina platform. It was designed by Italdesign and used Mitsubishi power trains.
Hyundai was still looking to enter the US market, and Hyundai Pani, despite exporting to several countries, could not meet the required standards for the US market, so Hyundai introduced an improved generation of it called Pani 2, but this car It was also unsuccessful in obtaining a license to enter the US market, but Canada agreed to the entry of this car, and in 1982, the sale of Pani 2 began in the Canadian market.
Due to its low price, this car was able to sell well in Canada and introduced the name of Hyundai as an emerging automaker in East Asia. This year, Hyundai was able to produce one million vehicles, which was a new record in the history of South Korean automobile manufacturing.
But Talbot, which was owned by Chrysler, continued to ship parts to Iran, and Peykan continued to produce. Saipa Company also continued to produce Renault 5, although there were problems in the production process.
The name of General Motors Iran Company was changed to Pars Khodro. Due to the disconnection of this company with General Motors, this factory was closed in practice, and the new officials of this company were looking hard for a car with which they could start the production line.
The Indian company Mahindra, like Pars Khodro, has been producing Jeep products in India for many years and was able to localize the Jeep Wells in India and even produce the famous Hurricane engine used on Jeeps in India. Production of Mahindra products in Pars Khodro began with the early years of the Iran-Iraq war, and Pars Khodro officials sought to supply Mahindra jeeps to the armed forces for use on the front.
War and IRGC support officials preferred to use imported Toyota vehicles on the front. These vehicles were more durable and less expensive to maintain, but due to currency constraints, Ministry of Heavy Industry executives sought to produce a vehicle that was part of the engine needs. Provide the front.
After losing contact with American Motor Company, which manufactures Jeep cars, the next option was the officials of the Ministry of Heavy Industries of the British company Rover, whose Land Rover car was regularly produced in the company long before the revolution, but its CKD price was high and its production It was more expensive than importing.
For this reason, Iran's connection with this company was cut off and the production of Land Rover in Iran was stopped, and in this situation, the Iranians went to Santanamotoruz Company. Santana was a Spanish company that, like the regular company, produced Land Rover products in Spain, but gradually managed to reduce its connection with the parent company and produced a new car called Santana 2500, which was very similar to Land Rover, but a large part of the parts. The engine was built by Santana.
Santana 2500 was of high quality and Iranian officials were able to conclude a contract with this company at a reasonable price. Interestingly, apart from the regular company, Pars Khodro also started production of Santana 2500 and this car was produced simultaneously by two Iranian companies.
In 1980, the 25-year period set by South Korea to implement policies to support the automotive industry came to an end. Under the policies, South Korea banned car imports for 25 years to boost the country's auto industry, and now that time was up and the Korean government was required by law to liberalize imports, but car companies had favorable conditions. They did not have and could not manage the crisis that arose after the oil shock of 1978, so the ban on car imports was extended for another three years.
The South Korean government even revoked Kia Motors' license to produce passenger cars to regulate the market, urging the company to focus only on pickups and vans.
1981 was an important year for the Korean car industry. In this year, Daewoo Industrial Holding bought Sahan Motor Company, or General Motor Korea, and changed its name to Daewoo Motor. Dutta Holding had previously worked in the field of construction and shipbuilding and now wanted to replicate Hyundai's experience to enter the car market. However, Daewoo initially did not start the structure of Sahan Motor Company and only replaced Sahan with the name of Sao It continued to produce the Daewoo Royal and the Daewoo Maps, which were in fact General Motor vehicles.
Hyundai introduced Stella this year. Hyundai built the car based on the Ford Cortina platform. It was designed by Italdesign and used Mitsubishi power trains.
Hyundai was still looking to enter the US market, and Hyundai Pani, despite exporting to several countries, could not meet the required standards for the US market, so Hyundai introduced an improved generation of it called Pani 2, but this car It was also unsuccessful in obtaining a license to enter the US market, but Canada agreed to the entry of this car, and in 1982, the sale of Pani 2 began in the Canadian market.
Due to its low price, this car was able to sell well in Canada and introduced the name of Hyundai as an emerging automaker in East Asia. This year, Hyundai was able to produce one million vehicles, which was a new record in the history of South Korean automobile manufacturing.
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