Production Facilities
Samand has been also manufactured in Minsk, Belarus, by the Unison firm alongside Lublin vans since September 2006. The Export Development Bank of Iran will finance the implementation of the project with a $36 million budget. By 2010, the plant's annual production capacity will reach 120,000 vehicles. Tehran would then be able to export additional production to Central Asia and European Union member states.
Star company assembles Samand sedan in Azerbaijan under the local name AzSamand Aziz.
Venirauto company started assembling Samand sedan (badged Centauro) in Venezuela from 2006.
Siamco launched in March 2007 the assembly line of Samand (Samand Shaam) in Syria.
Iran Khodro also plans to assemble the Samand in Egypt, China and Senegal in joint ventures in the future.
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