Zamyad Co. Explained

Zamyad. (Persian: خودروسازی زامیاد, Xudrusazi-ye Zamyad) is an Iranian commercial vehicle manufacturing company. It was founded in 1963 as part of the RENA Industrial Group in Tehran.[1] In 1963, the company began producing Volvo N-Model trucks.[2] and in 1970 started production of Nissan Junior 2000 pickup. In 1998 SAIPA took over the Zamyad company, who then undertook the production of the Z24, a license built version of the 1970-1980 Nissan Junior with a 2.4-litre engine. Since 2003, this truck is sold under the Zamyad brand.[3] Zamyad produces a rebodied version of the Z24 called the Shooka.

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Environmental concerns

The company's manufacturing plant in south-east Tehran was the focus of a 2006 study of the use of treated wastewater in agriculture.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zamyad . 2007-09-28 . www.zamyad.ir/ . Iran Exports Magazine.
  2. Web site: Volvo in Iran . Volvo . 2007-09-28.
  3. Book: World of Cars 2006·2007 . Media Connection Sp. z o.o. . Warsaw, Poland . 156–157 . 2006 .
  4. Study on the Reuse of Zamyad Factory Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent in Irrigation . Massoudinejad, M. R. . Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering . 3 . 4 . September 2006 . 2007-09-28 .