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19/06/2008 - The manufacturer of SUVs Zahav Motor will open a plant in the Bay of Cadiz that will create 540 jobs.

The counselor Andalusian innovation, Science and Business, Francisco Vallejo, announced today in Cadiz installation of a new company in the Bay, Zahav Motor dedicated to the manufacture of jeeps, which will invest in the zone and 50.7 million euros will create 540 jobs.

In press conference after chairing a meeting of the committee monitoring plan Competitive Bay, Vallejo explained that this is an international company of Chinese and Iranian capital, which has production sites in China, Iran and Russia.

According said, Zahav Motor intended locate a plant in Europe, referring to the "perfect location of Cadiz" because of its proximity to the African continent, since these vehicles are to "emerging countries, mainly in Africa."

Thus, the plant will Cadiz assembly of vehicles and added that the installation of this company, in Port Royal, on land that the Board purchased a Delphi a few years ago, will take place "immediately", he said.

On the other hand, responsible for advanced innovation that the Government of Andalusia is in "very advanced talks" with three other companies for installation in the Bay of Cadiz and hoped that the various agreements can be closed "in the coming weeks", meaning that involve a "significant development for jobs and industry" in the area.

Finally, Vallejo stated that the Programme for the Improvement of Competitiveness and Development of the Bay of Cadiz sum and ten industrial projects which are at different stages of development and to mobilize private investment in excess of 657 million and generate 3,400 jobs.

June 19, 2008 - Spain, the first country in Western Europe assemble vehicles in China.

Undoubtedly the most important news related to the picture of the engine in Spain in recent weeks. The manufacturer of Chinese-Iranian capital Zahav Motor will begin assembly of its vehicles in Cadiz, specifically on land that belonged to Delphi years ago and now are of Andalusia.

At the moment we do not know many details about it on the range of models that could be marketed in Spain, although it seems clear that its key models, and pick up the Super all-terrain will be among them. In any case, the main market for these models will be the African.

With the creation of the new company, Zahav Motor SA, will create over 540 direct jobs and invest in the area no less than 50.7 billion euros, which will undoubtedly benefit the entire Bay area Cadiz.

martin_krpan na strani 58 je napisal/-a:Pars Khodro je osvežil model P.K - avto, ki temelji na prvi generaciji Renaulta 5:

One of the more memorable attempts to interest the great American public in French cars was the persistent but doomed marketing of a tiny hatchback called the Renault Le Car, which now seems just a quirky footnote in motoring history.

Amazingly, though, the model - first launched in Europe in 1972 and usually known as the Renault 5 - lives on in the unlikely setting of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

With its radically simple, forward-looking styling and full length sloping rear door, the little French car was actually one of the great pioneering European hatchbacks, selling in huge numbers in France and across Europe over a long career lasting until 1984. Economy was its raison d’être, and its base engine was just 845cc.

Best suited for zipping around the back streets of Paris, the smallest Renault of its day was a bizarre choice of model to export to the USA, where it arrived in 1976. With federal bumpers and inset round headlights, which ruined the styling, it was much misunderstood and failed to tempt many buyers away from their Honda Civics.

Worse still, in a misguided attempt to capitalise on the model’s French origins, the Renault 5 title in the US was soon changed to Renault Le Car, emblazoned on the sides in large letters, to the bewilderment of French speakers (car actually means coach in French). In later years, these baby Renaults were sold through AMC showrooms, and boasted a five-door model with a 1.4-litre engine.

The model died in 1984, although a much enlarged second-generation Renault 5 was available in Europe until 1996, by which time it had been eclipsed by the more modern Clio.

Somewhere along the road, however, the original 5 went into production in Iran under the auspices of a company called Pars Khodro, which still makes it.

Iran’s market has traditionally being closed to imports, meaning such oddities are more common than you might think: until recently the Paykan, a variant of the 1960s Hillman Hunter, was the country’s best-selling car.

The Renault 5 was originally sold in Iran under the name Sepand in a form little-changed from the French original. More recently the model has been renamed simply the PK and limited exports have taken place to neighbouring countries such as Syria.

Pars Khodro itself is now a subsidiary of another Iranian manufacturer, SAIPA, which successfully manufactures various versions of the Kia Pride (better known to Americans as the original Ford Festiva). Somewhere down the line the PK apparently acquired the Kia Pride's mechanicals and floorpan - which has necessitated a wider track, leading to the latest model having slightly odd proportions - together with other modern features such as air conditioning.

Around 2006 a supposedly new version of the PK was launched but, with the exception of new wrap-round rear light clusters it looks pretty similar to the five-door version of the French original.

Pars Khodro also assembles more modern Renault models, notably the Megane and the increasingly-ubiquitous Dacia Logan. It seems possible the Logan may eventually supercede the PK as the choice of economy-minded Iranians.

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