Iran launches truck manufacturing plant
Iran launches truck manufacturing plant

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran has launched a truck manufacturing plant that will employ 5,000 people at full production, official news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday. The first phase of the plant for the production of Chapar (Carrier) trucks came online during a ceremony attended by President Hassan Rouhani in Meshginshahr in northwest Iran. Iran […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran has launched a truck manufacturing plant that will employ 5,000 people at full production, official news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday.

The first phase of the plant for the production of Chapar (Carrier) trucks came online during a ceremony attended by President Hassan Rouhani in Meshginshahr in northwest Iran.

Iran truck manufacturing plant will produce 50 trucks a day at full production. It is currently operating with 400 workers, but another 800 people will be employed in the first phase which has been built at a cost of $240 million.

“This massive automotive project is predicted to be finalized and launched in the next four years, in which case 5,000 people will be working in the production unit,” Tasnim news agency said.

Chapar is powered by a 354 horsepower diesel engine, with a torque of 1,850 Newton meters. Media reports said the truck has been produced with the help of Germany’s Mercedes-Benz and that many of its parts are identical to original parts.

Accordingly, on Tuesday, Iran’s transportation minister Mohammad Eslami said that the new railways would include high-speed lines, adding that some of the old and busy lines across the country, including those around the capital Tehran, will become double-track to increase safety and efficiency of the train services.
  • source : PressTV, Iran News