Article

2015-09-14 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

'Made in Iran' cars face boycott campaign at home

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2015-09-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 "This campaign is wrong and sinful and anti-revolutionary and it would inflict damage on the domestic economy,"

Buy our crappy crap for the Glorious People's Islamic Revolution! I'm sure sounds better in Persian.

Posted by SteveS 2015-09-14 01:09|| 2015-09-14 01:09|| Front Page Top

#2 ....Send 'em the blueprints for the Trabant. :D

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-09-14 05:34|| 2015-09-14 05:34|| Front Page Top

#3 The export version comes with IEDs as standard equipment. That might be why it is not particularly popular.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-09-14 08:08|| 2015-09-14 08:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Iranian officials argue that domestically produced cars are much cheaper than imported brands, and say the industry has created hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Another factor that made the Mullahs attractive to the White House.

Posted by Pappy 2015-09-14 12:42|| 2015-09-14 12:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, given the current US-Iran friendship, I expect you'll soon be able to buy these cars in USA.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-09-14 13:47|| 2015-09-14 13:47|| Front Page Top

#6 More likely the White House will 'convince' GM to lend its expertise.

Posted by Pappy 2015-09-14 14:12|| 2015-09-14 14:12|| Front Page Top

23:40 Thing From Snowy Mountain
22:58 badanov
22:19 JosephMendiola
22:14 JosephMendiola
21:42 swksvolFF
21:36 JohnQC
21:31 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664
21:29 JohnQC
20:58 Zenobia Black6460
20:06 BrerRabbit
19:44 Airandee
19:42 Airandee
19:30 Blossom Unains5562
19:14 Betty Hitler2611
19:08 Deacon Blues
19:07 Betty Hitler2611
19:06 Betty Hitler2611
19:00 Rambler in Virginia
18:52 Bright Pebbles
18:45 BrerRabbit
18:30 CrazyFool
18:05 Ebbang Uluque6305
18:05 trailing wife
16:35 Pappy