Samand
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Samand is Iran's national car, manufactured by Iran Khodro (IKCO) using local manufacturers for its parts. In Persian, samand is the name for a breed of fast horse.
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[edit] Engine
The Samand is built on the Peugeot 405 platform, using the "XU7JP/L3" engine amongst others. The Peugeot 405 is also in production in Iran, along with a facelifted version, the Peugeot Pars. Iran Khodro's relationship with the French company PSA Peugeot Citroën began when they supplied XM7 engines (used in the Peugeot 504) along with the drivetrain for some models of the Paykan,[citation needed] which itself was based on the Hillman Hunter. IKCO manufactures 80% of Samand's parts domestically.
From 2007, IKCO uses Iranian developed engines like dual-fuel national engine for his new models. The German company Bosch has also shown interest in assembling the Iranian engine under license.
[edit] Exports
Export of Samand to Russia and Bulgaria began in 2006. IKCO is targeting Turkey, Poland, U.A.E, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Egypt as export destinations in the future.
[edit] Assembly Lines
Samand has been also manufactured in Minsk, Belarus, by the Unison firm alongside Lublin vans since September 2006. Star company assembles Samand sedan in Azerbaijan under the local name AzSamand Aziz. Venirauto company started assembling Samand sedan (badged Centauro) in Venezuela from 2006. Siamco launched in March 2007 the assembly line of Samand (Samand Shaam) in Syria. Iran Khodro also plans to assemble the Samand in Egypt, China and Senegal in joint ventures in the future.
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