Posted on 12/10/2005 8:00:35 AM PST by nwrep
Tehran
Germany's top automaker Mercedes Benz has opened its first dealership in Iran at Shahid Beheshti of Tehran.
The various models of Mercedes Benz from Class A to Class E are showcased here.
Mercedes Benz and Iran Khodro Diesel have established a joint company in Iran. This is the first foreign auto-making company that has established its dealership in Iran and directly purchases or renders after-sales services for its produced and imported products, said a media report.
Now the Iranians can own crappy gussied-up Chrysers, too.
PING
Mercedes, the suicide bombers weapon of choice!
Oh sure, Germany will work in good faith to secure a nuke agreement that's in everyone's best interest. </sarcasm>
Or are they still using the PLO and Hamas maps?
Toyota, and I imagine many other automakers, sell their cars in Iran.
Should I start posting pictures of Tojo on Prius threads?
The reverse is actually the truth.
The Chrysler 300 is essentially a reworked (previous model) E-Class.
Tojo never rode in a Prius, Hitler did ride a MB. There.
Toyota manufactured trucks for the Japanese Army. Mitsubishi manufactured the airplanes that bombed Pearl Harbor. I don't know what kind of car Tojo drove/rode in.
It's just unfair to imply that DaimlerChrysler is a bunch of Nazis, because of Germany's trade policies.
You are absolutely right. The real way to deal with this factory deal is to check it against the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act, and if it complies... or not – we should all... Boycott Benz. They must know that they [Mercedes] are sponsoring the economy that sponsors the government that is the most active sponsor of terrorism. The support for terror does have and origin!... Thanks Mercedes!
NEW MERCEDES MARKETING SLOGAN:
What "factory deal?" Did you read the article? This is about opening a dealership in Iran.
we should all... Boycott Benz
So, we should boycott Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, etc. (all part of the same company as M-B)?
How about Toyota, Hyundai and the other companies that are selling, or are planning to sell, their cars in Iran?
I have no problem with criticizing countries that trade with Iran, but I don't see why one company should be singled out like this.
I guess the commercial of the terrorist in the Volswagen would be appropriate.
"I guess the commercial of the terrorist in the Volswagen would be appropriate."
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ARTICLE:Mercedes Benz and Iran Khodro Diesel have established a joint company in Iran.
IRAN KHODRO was founded with registered capital of 100,000,000 Rls. on 18 Aug., 1962 . by Mr. Hadj Ali Akbar Khaiami, Mr. Ahmad Khaiami, Mr. Mahmood Khaiami, Mrs. Marzieh Khaiami and Mrs. Zahra Sayedi Rashti in Ekbatan street in Tehran.
It is a public joint stock company with the objective of creation and management of factories to manufacture various types of vehicles, parts, selling, and exporting of them. Now after 35 years, we continue to design and manufacture automobiles and buses as the largest vehicle manufacturer in the country, and try to supply for domestic demand , penetrate into world markets, go deeper into locally parts manufacturing, and eventually, to realize the highly objectives of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
IRAN KHODRO is the largest vehicle manufacturer company in Iran, having an average share of 65 to 70 percent of domestic vehicle production. Registered Capital of IRAN KHODRO by the end of the Iranian fiscal year 1381(March 20, 2003) was Rls. 2,404,687,500,000 for 2,404,687,500 shares, each 1000 Rls.In 1997, IRAN KHODRO broke the record in the 30 years history of production of the company by producing 111,111 units of various passenger cars and vans.
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