Private Iranian Carmaker Seemingly in Good Shape

While semi-state owned automotive companies say they are struggling to stay afloat, CEO of the private car company Karmania seems upbeat, saying that his firm has devised a strategy to weather US sanctions and the economic hard times.
Calling the stringent US restrictions a full-fledged economic war against Iran, Pouya Salari Sharif said, “Spare parts needed for maintenance of vehicles sold by Karmania have been imported in large quantities.”
Based in the southeastern city of Bam in Kerman Province, Karmania is a subsidiary of Kerman Automotive Industries Company. Karmania is the producer of Chinese BYD cars in Iran, including the SUV model BYD S6.