The assembly line for manufacturing Iran-made Samand cars will be inaugurated in Dakar, Senegal, on December 5.
Managing director of Iran Khodro Industrial Group said on Wednesday that Samand manufacturing plant will produce 10,000 units of car annually in Senegal.
Manouchehr Manteqi added the plan have been funded with dlrs 60 million, of which 60 percent will be paid by Iran Khodro, 20 percent by Senegalese government and the rest by Senegal private sector.
"In a bid to equip Senegal taxi fleet, some 2,000 units of Samand have been exported to this country," he said.
Iran Khodro is the largest carmaker in the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa regions with annual production of more than one million various vehicles including cars, trucks and buses.
Samand trade name is now registered at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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