Iran Khodro Co. (IKCO) was founded in 1962, with the name of Iran National. Over the years, IKCO has developed its capabilities and has become the biggest industrial group in Iran that performs industrial and service activities in the automotive sector in both passenger cars and commercial vehicles employing about 58 thousand people.
Determined to be a world-class car manufacturer, IKCO founded its own R&D, engine development, and test centers, together with latest technology of production machinery, equipment and facilities, which were established in cooperation with European leading countries in automotive industry including Germany and France.