Iran Khodro Diesel


Iran Khodro Diesel Company is manufacturer of commercial vehicles in the Iranian market and in the market of several other countries with political agreements in the Middle East, CIS and Africa with half a century experience under license of Daimler Benz of Germany. Iran Khodro Diesel Company has almost 80% of bus and about 70% of the local market share.

History

Iran Khodro Diesel Company was established initially under the name of Khawar Industrial Group in early 1966. The company started its production by assembling one truck a day but after a short period due to the increase demand for commercial vehicles developed production and assembling lines.
In 1999 Iran Khodro Company merged its bus and midi-bus production lines with Khawar Industrial Group truck production lines together and the new company Iran Khodro Diesel, public joint stock was born to manufacture different types of commercial vehicles for domestic and overseas markets.
Today, Iran Khodro Diesel has a wide production site of.

Production and exports

The company's total annual productions is over 20.000 units of heavy and semi-heavy vehicles such as different types of truck chassis, buses and minibus.
Iran Khodro Diesel Company has almost 80% of bus and about 70% of the local market share and exports its products to many countries like Armenia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Guinea, Gambia, Ghana and Venezuela, Egypt, Marshall Islands, Vanuatu, American Samoa and Tahiti.

Products & Concepts

Products

ProductNameBrief Description
Mercedes-Benz ActrosTripper
Mercedes-Benz AxorTripper & CARGO Truck
Mercedes-Benz ActrosTractor Truck
Mercedes-Benz AxorTractor Truck
Khawar 2624Tractor Truck
Khawar 1924Tractor Truck
Khawar 608Light truck
Hyundai MightyLight truck
Hyundai ChorusMinibus
GAZelleVan
Mercedes-Benz SprinterAmbulance
O457G&OSGCNG City bus
O457City bus
MEGATRANSCity bus
C457Intercity bus
CNHTC HOWOTractor Truck

Concepts

Affiliated companies

Iran Khodro Diesel Company is holding by itself several affiliated companies manufacturing required components and parts for production namely as follows:

IDEM

Engine Manufacturer under license of Daimler Benz Germany. From 2002 IDEM, IKD, TKC & EPCO entered to a mutual Project with overseas partners to convert Mercedes OM457 Diesel Engines to CNG dedicated Engines for buses and Hyundai D4AL Minibuses.

CHARKHESHGAR

Gearbox Manufacturer under the license of ZF Germany

VAMCO

Axles Manufacturer

GOVAH

After Sales and spare parts Service Company