Chinese Car-Makers, Iranian Traders Meets in Shanghai

A host of Iranian businessmen and merchants participated in the conference of “Automobile Industry in China” on Saturday to discuss the industry, and exchange views on promoting cooperation.

Iranian traders residing in China took part in the conference “Automobile Industry in China” in the port city of Shanghai today to meet with representatives from Chinese car-makers.

According to the Public Relations Department of the Chambers of Commerce of Iranian traders residing in China, in the specialized meeting, the experts of the field said that the industry is growing very fast in China, and they also presented statistics on that.

They said that the automobile industry has grown rapidly in the past 10 years, and in 2018, China was able to produce 29 million cars to surpass the American and European ones and top the world.

The traders also discussed the problems of producing cars and car parts and some solutions were suggested.

Iran and China are enjoying strong bilateral relations, and earlier in September, the two countries launched a 9,000-kilometer-long railway within the framework of new Silk Road Program between the two countries.

The new Iran-China railway used by cargo and service trains connects China's Inner Mongolia to the city of Bam in Southeastern Iran.

During the opening ceremony of the new railway, a cargo train moved from Inner Mongolia logistic and industrial town to the city of Bam. It is estimated to arrive in Bam in 15 days.

The train consists of 41 containers carrying equipment, machineries and car spare parts. The consignment is worth $1.5 million.

In another development, a cargo train left the city of Bayannur in Western Inner Mongolia for the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

The two railways are part of a larger rail network which is to connect China to the Europe via Iran.

source: FARS News Agency