The Italian design house Pininfarina is going to develop a car for the biggest Iranian car manufacturer, Iran Khordo. That brand sells is still the car above (Bardo called) new from its showrooms, by the way.
One of Iran Khodro’s best-selling books is still a private version of the Peugeot 405, a car that Pininfarina designed. But now Pininfarina further. They are going to a completely modular platform to develop for Iran Khodro. With the development, an amount of €70 million, which us not very much seems for a completely modular platform. But perhaps the requirements placed on a platform in Iran somewhat milder than in Europe. Previously wanted Iran Khodro by the way of Turkey to learn to build cars, but apparently they are now to Italy changed.
Pininfarina three years working on the platform, the result should be a platform on which Iran Khodro has at least four different cars can develop. One of them must have a car, the other three vehicles are not yet developed. The first car will be in 2019 or 2020 are expected. Pininfarina is the complete development, production will be in Iran take place, but the cars go only after approval by Pininfarina left the factory. Pininfarina will also help with the streamlining of the production process once once it gets going.
Iran Khodro sell at this time, particularly with old crap or make-overs of Peugeots, Dacia’s and some other low-budget brands. Or Iran Khodro by Pininfarina designed cars also export to countries outside of Iran is unclear. Yet, that happened rarely, if ever, but perhaps a more modern platform and also for new doors to open for the brand.