Renault Exports to Iran Rises by 83%

According to a Farsi report by the Young Journalists Club (YJC), the French carmaker has announced that according to its monthly sales figures, the sales to Iran increased by 82.6% in the first eight months of 2017.

“The Renault Group has sold 99,617 vehicles to Iran,” the report says.

Renault’s share of the Iranian market grew from 3.5 percent to 10 percent in these 8 months in comparison to the same period last year.

The company’s sales in August amounted to 14,591 units, down 13 percent from July 2017.

Renault’s sales were 16,733 units in July, but in total, Renault’s sales grew 27% compared to August 2016.

In August 2017, Renault’s share of the Iranian market was 9.7 percent, which shows a 0.2 percent increase in comparison to the same period last year.

Renault’s sold 2.43 million vehicles between January and August, which is 10.7 percent more than the same period in 2016.

Renault’s group has said the role of the Iranian market has been so important that the company’s sales doubled in one year. Tondar and Sandro were the cars sold more than the others in the Iranian market.