Saipa Diesel

SAIPA Diesel Company, originally branded Iran Kaveh, is an Iranian-based manufacturer of trucks and trailers.

SAIPA Diesel
TypePublic limited company
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1963 (1963)
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsHeavy commercial vehicles, medium commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, quarry/construction site vehicles, special vehicles, city and intercity buses, firefighting vehicles, defence vehicles
ParentSAIPA
Websitewww.saipadiesel.ir
www.saipadiesel.com

Beginnings

The company began operations in 1963 under an exclusive agreement with Mack Trucks to assemble their trucks and various types of trailers. By 1978, the factory was producing a total of 7,512 units.[1]

During the years 1979-1984, the company began assembling a wider variety of vehicles in both the cargo and passenger sectors, in order to prevent the shutdown of the factory and make use of existing capacities. In 1984, having carried out studies on restarting the truck production line, a contract was concluded for the production of Volvo F4x2, 6x2, and 6x4 trucks. In the same year, another agreement was sealed with Goša (Gosha), a former Yugoslavian company, to produce platform semi-trailers.

Since 2000

Environmental standards

Beginning in 2000, Iranian truck fleets running on international roads were being stopped at European frontiers due to their non-conformity to European environmental standards. SAIPA Diesel[2] committed itself to helping international transportation companies out of their plight by introducing Volvo FH12 and NH12 trucks. Since 2001, they have been equipped with Euro II & III engines, meeting the European requirements, and Saipa has captured 90% of the local market share.

Updating technology

SAIPA Diesel has also taken on the responsibility of updating the Iranian truck fleets. Besides the production of heavy trucks, there was a need to fill the gap in light and medium trucks, which were mostly out-dated models. Volvo FM & Renault Midlum trucks were added to the range of the company's products.

Present & future

At present, SAIPA Diesel's annual production capacity is 20,000 units of different types of trucks and 6,000 units of various types of trailers and truck bodies. Several actions have contributed to the company's current position as domestic market leader.

Products

Truck
SAIPA Diesel New Budsun NB8(right) vs. SAIPA Diesel Budsun(left) designed by Sivan design group

Minibus
  • Mahsun T18,Y21

Superstructures

Previous

See also

References
  1. "Saipa Diesel, Dongfeng ink MOU". Tehran Times. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-auto/65683/saipa-diesel-seeking-foreign-partnership-to-expand-production
  3. "Saipa Disel trucks". trucks-car (in Persian). 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2020-11-30.


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