IKCO, IUST Sign R&D Deal

Iran’s major automaker Iran Khodro (IKCO) has signed a research and development agreement with the Iran University of Science and Technology to expand cooperation and technologically upgrade its products.
During a Tuesday visit to the company, Jabbar Ali Zakeri, dean of the university, and IKCO’s CEO Farshad Moqimi signed a deal on expanding their collaboration, Mehr News Agency reported.
The deal calls for implementing tech research projects related to the automaker’s new production strategies, detecting flaws and troubleshooting the production chain.
Furthermore, the deal envisages developing logistic plans, upgrading the production technology and manufacturing a series of auto parts via state-of-the-art technology with the help of academic experts and university’s laboratory facilities.