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2005-03-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Tariffs on Iran's car imports fall to 100%

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-03-04 1:27:57 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 They have domestic cars??? Something like East German Trabant, I'd guess. It was called in Czechoslovakia "Revenge for Sudettenland".

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-03-04 2:39:51 AM|| 2005-03-04 2:39:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 A bit better I think:

IRANIAN CARS

IRANIAN CARS

Posted by True German Ally 2005-03-04 2:48:55 AM|| 2005-03-04 2:48:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Okay, that looks quite a bit better.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-03-04 3:17:31 AM|| 2005-03-04 3:17:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Trying to buy off the kiddies with the promise of a new car. It's worked before.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-03-04 7:44:55 AM|| 2005-03-04 7:44:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 No, no, no.... Don't you see? "facilitate the enhancement of the qualities of the domestic cars, optimize their fuel consumption rate" means they want to introduce competition to their domestic market!

Posted by Bobby 2005-03-04 8:15:24 AM|| 2005-03-04 8:15:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Not bad looking cars at all.Too bad their political leadership are all murderous jerks, that country could really be something.

Posted by Steve White 2005-03-04 10:58:57 AM|| 2005-03-04 10:58:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm surprised and impressed. There may be hope.

Posted by Shipman 2005-03-04 11:01:39 AM|| 2005-03-04 11:01:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 http://www.iranian.ws/cgi-bin/iran_news/exec/view.cgi/1/424/printer
Iran produces foreigned designed cars under joint ventures with Peugeot, Citroen, Nissan, Mazda and Kia. In 2006, a Renault plant is scheduled to come online.

Posted by ed 2005-03-04 11:14:57 AM|| 2005-03-04 11:14:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 And FIAT, later this year.

Posted by Bulldog 2005-03-04 11:16:49 AM|| 2005-03-04 11:16:49 AM|| Front Page Top

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