Société Anonyme Iranienne de Production Automobile

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Société Anonyme Iranienne de Production Automobile

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legal form Corporation
founding 1966
Seat Tehran , Iran
management Ahmad Ghalehbani ( CEO )
Number of employees 18,500 (2008)
Branch Automobiles
Website www.saipacorp.com

The Société Anonyme Iranienne de Production Automobile , SAIPA for short ( Persian سایپا), is an Iranian manufacturer of automobiles , engines and utility vehicles founded in 1966. The company's headquarters are in Tehran . The group employs 18,500 people worldwide. Saipa mainly manufactures and sells French , Japanese and South Korean vehicles under license: Renault and Citroën from France, Nissan from Japan and Kia from South Korea. The manufacturer also develops and sells its own vehicles such as the Saipa Caravan minivan . Saipa is listed in TEPIX on the Tehran Stock Exchange .

The company does not concentrate solely on the Iranian market , the export or production of vehicles abroad has also been promoted for years.

The Saipa Group has 24 subsidiaries in Germany and abroad. In addition, more than 80 companies from the domestic vehicle and supplier industry are close to the group.

Certificates

As of June 30, 2008

history

A modified version of the Kia Pride, the Saipa "Saba" as it was built from 2003.
Saipa "Tiba" 2009
  • 1966 - Saipa Company founded
  • 1968 - Assembly of the Citroën Dyane small car
  • 1975 - Completion of the new assembly plant
  • 1976 - Renaming from Societe Anonyme Iranian De production Automobile Citroën to Societe Anonyme Iranienne De Production Automobile - Saipa
  • 1977 - production of the Renault 5
  • 1984 - Production of the JN Auto as Saipa Nasim
  • 1985 - Production of the Nissan Junior Pick-up (2000)
  • 1990 - Production of the Nissan Junior Pick-up (2004)
  • 1993 - Construction and commissioning of a new paint shop with a modern EDP system
  • 1993 - production of the Renault 21 (middle class vehicle)
  • 1994 - Production of the SABA (mid-range vehicle in four versions)
  • 1996 - construction and commissioning of a new factory
  • 1997 - Receipt of the ISO-9001 certificate as the first automobile manufacturer in Iran
  • 1998 - Production of the Nasim Safari
  • 1998 - Acquisition of the Iran Kaveh and Zamyad Companies
  • 1999 - conversion to private company and IPO
  • 2000 - Production of the Kia Pride (small car in four versions) under the name Saipa Nasim
  • 2000 - Acquisition of 51% of the Pars Khodro shares
  • 2000 - Conclusion of a contract for the production of the mid-range Citroën Xantia
  • 2001 - Production of the Citroën Xantia, Nissan Maxima , Nissan Pick-up and Volvo FH12
  • 2001 - Obtaining ISO 14001, QS9000 and OHSAS 18001 certificates
  • 2002 - Pars Khodro stake increased to 85%
  • 2002 - production of the Saipa 141; a modified version of the Kia Pride hatchback, the notchback variant is henceforth called Saipa 131
  • 2003 - Receipt of the ISO 9001: 2000 certificate
  • 2003 - production of 1,800 vehicles per day
  • 2003 - Production of the Volvo FM 9 and Volvo NH12
  • 2003 - Production of the six hundred thousandth (600,000) Kia Pride / "Saba"
  • 2004 - Increase in market shares in the passenger car sector by up to 40%
  • 2005 - Production of the Kia Rio
  • 2006 - market share increased to 55%
  • 2006 - Start of production in Venezuela
  • 2006 - Production of the Saipa L90 by Pars Khodro
  • 2007 - mass production of dual fuel vehicles (gasoline and gas)
  • 2007 - Worldwide presentation of the Saipa 132, the successor to the Saipa 131
  • 2007 - Start-up of a production facility in Syria , see Siamco
  • 2008 - Presentation of the new Saipa Miniator model
  • 2009 - Series production of the Saipa Tiba, previously called the Miniator
  • 2010/2011 - Series production of the Saipa 111, the hatchback version of the Saipa Sedan 132, which is also going into series production.

As of June 30, 2008

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Société Anonyme Iranienne de Production Automobile  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e company history (English, accessed on May 8, 2016)
  2. ↑ Saipa's Subsidiaries: 24 subsidiaries (23 in Iran and one in South Korea) ( Memento from April 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ ISO 9001 (explanations) (accessed on May 8, 2016)
  4. ↑ QS 9000 (explanations) ( Memento from October 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive )