Workers are busy fitting doors, hoods and other parts onto bodies as they assemble Mazda cars at a Bahman Group plant in an industrial zone in the western suburbs of Tehran.
The Bahman Group has been assembling the Mazda 3, known as the Axela in Japan, since 2007, with all the major components and technology provided by Japan's Mazda Motor Corp. under the "complete knockdown" system.
The cooperation dates back to 1959, when the Bahman Group started assembling Mazda three-wheel pickups with a cargo capacity of 200 kg. The first Mazda vehicle the Bahman Group produced is displayed in front of the entrance of the plant office.