Mohammadreza Najafi-Manesh, head of the Association of Auto Parts Manufacturers of Iran, said the parties can work hard as the likelihood of such trilateral cooperation is very high. At the same time, a colleague of Mr Najafi-Manesh believes that it is Russia that needs Iranian technologies, not the other way around.

“In two strategic sectors – the production of cars and the production of spare parts – we are ahead of the Russian industrialists. We have higher technical capabilities,” said Reza Rezai, a member of the board of directors of the aforementioned association.

Also, Mr Rezai did not fail to make it clear that Iranian spare parts manufacturers have the opportunity to cooperate with international car manufacturers, but Russian (because of the sanctions imposed) – unfortunately, no.

At the same time, it should be noted in fairness that Iran continues to use the old French platforms of Peugeot 405 and Peugeot 206. And in this context, AVTOVAZ with its Vesta, Largus and even Grant seems a much more serious and promising player.

But Turkey is a really powerful manufacturer of cars and parts. At least because parts for the now inactive production of Ford Transit light trucks came from there to the Russian Sollers Ford factory.

Mohammadreza Najafi-Manesh, head of the Association of Auto Parts Manufacturers of Iran, said the parties can work hard as the likelihood of such trilateral cooperation is very high. At the same time, a colleague of Mr Najafi-Manesh believes that it is Russia that needs Iranian technologies, not the other way around.

“In two strategic sectors – the production of cars and the production of spare parts – we are ahead of the Russian industrialists. We have higher technical capabilities,” said Reza Rezai, a member of the board of directors of the aforementioned association.

Also, Mr Rezai did not fail to make it clear that Iranian spare parts manufacturers have the opportunity to cooperate with international car manufacturers, but Russian (because of the sanctions imposed) – unfortunately, no.

At the same time, it should be noted in fairness that Iran continues to use the old French platforms of Peugeot 405 and Peugeot 206. And in this context, AVTOVAZ with its Vesta, Largus and even Grant seems a much more serious and promising player.

But Turkey is a really powerful manufacturer of cars and parts. At least because parts for the now inactive production of Ford Transit light trucks came from there to the Russian Sollers Ford factory.