Alghoul - Regional Mananger for Middle East from Davoteam co. of France

The automotive industry first developed in Iran 4 decades ago. During the last decade (from 1993 to 2003), the automotive sector has evolved fkom an industry dedicated to Completely Knocked Down (CKD) car assembly under foreign licenses, to producing cars under national or foreign brands with a high percentage of local content parts. After ten years of efforts. Iranian automotive industry has come to another turning point. During the last tuo years, new policies and strategies were determined and declared in 2003. The year 2004 closes the industrialization period of this sector in Iran, and announces the beginning of a new one: The process of integration to the world market. There for, the need for real strong IT bases and utilization of e-commerce in business to business and consumer to business relationships surfaces and become more important for the automotive sector in Iran.