Bahman Group

Bahman Group
Type	Public
Industry	Holding Company
Founded	1952
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Key people	Buick Alimoradloo (CEO)
Products	Automobiles Buses Trucks Motorcycles Engines
Website	www.bahman.ir

Bahman Group (Persian: گروه بهمن, Goruh-e Bahman) is an Iranian car manufacturer founded on February 5, 1953, by Iranian industrialist Amanollah Sarbaz.

Bahman Group began its operations on February 5, 1953, with the registration of the company "Iran Khalij Co." and an initial capital of 600,000 Rials. For its first seven years, the company was active in the maritime transport sector.

In 1959, the company produced its first product—a three-wheeled Mazda pickup truck—and subsequently changed its name to "Mazda Automobile Manufactory." During the 1970s, introduced the compact Mazda 1000 pickup to the market. By 1984, the Mazda B1600 pickup had entered production. That same year, the company was renamed "Iran Vanet," continuing to offer both the Mazda 1000 and the Mazda B1600 in the Iranian market.

In 1999, Iran Vanet Company joined the "Bahman Group" holding company—which operates in the sectors of automotive and motorcycle manufacturing, commerce, and investment—and was renamed "Bahman Motors." The brand gained further recognition with the launch of the "Bahman 110" motorcycle. Concurrently, the company prioritized the production of Mazda passenger cars, leading to the manufacturing of the eighth-generation Mazda Familia—marketed as the Mazda 323F—that same year. In 2003, Bahman Group began producing the Mazda B2000 pickup in both single-cab and double-cab configurations; it also replaced the 323F with the ninth-generation Mazda Familia, known as the Mazda 323 GLX. Subsequently, the facelifted version emblemd as Mazda 323FL was introduced to the market by Bahman Group; it served as a primary competitor to the Citroën Xantia, which was being manufactured by Saipa.

To date, the only product from Bahman Group released under the "Bahman" brand name has been the Bahman 110 motorcycle, which was the Iranian version of the Malaysian-made Modenas Kriss series.

In 2004, with the objective of manufacturing light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks as well as minibuses, the company established Bahman Diesel (B.D.C.) and began producing commercial vehicles under the Japanese Isuzu brand. Within a short period, it captured a dominant share of the market for such commercial vehicles.

In 2016, Bahman Group entered into partnerships with foreign automakers such as Mazda, Isuzu, FAW, ZX Auto, and Great Wall Motor. They became shareholders of the Siba Motor Company after its creation in 2007. In 2013 Bahman Group formed a relationship with FAW Group, China's biggest automaker.

‌The Bahman Group has been listed annually for many years in the Iran 100 top companies based on assessments by the Industrial Management Institute (IMI).

Recently, Bahman Group planned further exports of motor vehicles to Afghanistan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Syria, Yemen, Cuba, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, post-Soviet countries, Africa.^{[citation needed]}

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External links

• Official Website

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