Kish Khodro
{{Short description|Car manufacturer of Iran}}
Kish Khodro is an Iranian car company established in 1995 and registered in Kish Island. It was owned by Mohammad Saffari (51%), Bank of Industry and Mine (40%){{cite book|title=MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC DIGEST|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TnbanYHnfwwC&q=%22Kish+Khodro%22|website=The advertisers' guide to the Middle East|accessdate=6 August 2014|page=19|year=1996| publisher=Emap Business International |isbn = 9780946510665}} and Kamran Naghdi, the Managing Director of BMS Automotives Ltd from the United Kingdom (9%) who sold the license to manufacture, designed the prototype and provided the know how and the production plant. The production line was launched in 2000.{{cite web|title=Kish Khodro rolls out newsports-utility car|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/20000522/fco22082.html|website=Express India|accessdate=6 August 2014|date=21 May 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810225636/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/20000522/fco22082.html|archive-date=10 August 2014|url-status=dead}} Company ownership changed to 52%/41%/7% in 2002.{{cite web|title=Iran carmaker eyes expansion|url=http://www.pakistaneconomist.com/issue2002/issue53/news6.htm|website=Pakistan Economist|accessdate=6 August 2014|date=31 December 2001|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063412/http://www.pakistaneconomist.com/issue2002/issue53/news6.htm|url-status=dead}}
The purpose for creation of Kish Khodro was to produce a vehicle named Sinad.
Models
Their original model was the plastic-bodied Sinad I hatchback (styled as an SUV in press releases) launched in 2000. This was followed by the facelifted Sinad II, which received a larger grille in three compartments.{{cite journal | ref = SS03 | title = Katalog Samochody Świata 2003 | journal = Samochody Świata | trans-title = World Car Catalogue 2003 | editor-first = Eligiusz | editor-last = Mazur | publisher = Print Shops Prego - Polska Sp. z o.o. | location = Warsaw, Poland | page = 165 | date = 2002 | issn = 1234-8198 }} A coupé version, the Sinad III was also presented. In 2003 the Axon 5-door estate version of the Sinad was launched. The development of the car was undertaken by BMS Automotives Ltd of United Kingdom based on an existing Renault model and a concept by International Automotive Design. The air conditioned vehicle named Sinad in Iran and Sultan for export markets has a {{convert|1600|cc|abbr=on}} Renault K7M engine and mechanical components. The Sinad body was manufactured using the Vacuum Injection Shell Process. The Sinad was successfully crash tested and obtained the MIRA/VCA certification allowing the Sinad circulation in the UK, Europe and in other parts of the world. After production of a claimed 900 units in the first year, the company said they would increase their production to 3,600 in 2002.{{cite web|title=Iran carmaker eyes expansion|url=http://gulfnews.com/iran-carmaker-eyes-expansion-1.433332|website=Gulf News|accessdate=6 August 2014|date=27 December 2001}} Another source states their 2001 production to have been 238 cars. Their production volume in 2003 was 100 cars.{{cite journal|title= Kish Khodro|journal= Auto World Directory 2006|publisher= Media Connection|issn=1234-8198}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115930/http://www.kishkhodrogroup.ir/english.html Company website]
{{Automotive industry in Iran}}
Category:Car manufacturers of Iran
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