Alireza Razm Hosseini, Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade, on Saturday, December 20, 2016, attended car factories and visited different parts of Iran Khodro’s production line, including the press hall, the body hall and the engine hall; Iran Khodro unveiled a new product called Tara. Also during this visit, mass production of the new engine of Tofa Plus + TU 5 of Tara product started. Razm Hosseini further told reporters at the Saipa Automotive Group Research Center: “We are looking to improve the production capacity of the private sector to create a competitive market.” Emphasizing on domestic construction, he said: “Certainly, special privileges should be given to car manufacturers and companies that take steps towards self-sufficiency, breaking dependence and relying on domestic construction using domestic power.”Source