Azerbaijan increased its domestic car production in 2019, decreasing its import dependence.

Iran Khodro carmaker has produced 260,634 cars in nine months (March 21-Dec. 21) of this Iranian year (began March 21, 2019), Trend reports referring to the Iranian Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO).

Some 1,880 passenger cars were produced in Azerbaijan from January through October 2019, which is three times more than in the same period of last year, Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee.

Automobile industry has been playing an active role in Azerbaijan’s non-oil industry in recent years.

Azerbaijan will deliver to Russia ten Khazar SD cars produced by the joint Azerbaijani-Iranian car production plant in Neftchala Industrial Zone, Trend reported, citing Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iran.

Azerbaijan is taking major steps to develop its automobile manufacturing market to increase local production and decrease import dependence.

Automotive industry is where Azerbaijan invest in, and rising volumes of production and sales justify themselves as a promising investments.

Since the beginning of 2019, the car industry has confidently become one of the most active spheres within the non-oil industry.

French car manufacturing corporation Groupe Renault plans to start producing budget cars in Uzbekistan, including the KWID hatchback, Uzbek media reported.

The output in production of machinery and equipment, other vehicles, cars, trailers and semi-trailers amounted to 91.7 million manats in Azerbaijan in January-May 2018, Trend reports on June 28.