Iran Khodro Model History

Iran · founded 1962

Iran's largest automaker and the Middle East's dominant car brand — builder of the legendary Paykan, Iran's 'national car' for four decades, and now its successor the Samand and modern Tara.

Models

Paykan

Iran's most iconic car — a licensed Hillman Hunter that became the 'national car' of Iran, produced for nearly four decades.

Compact car · 1967–2005
Peugeot 405 / Pars

A deeply localized Peugeot 405 that became an Iranian institution — produced for over 30 years and eventually sold as the Pars after a front-end facelift.

Mid-size car · 1991–2024
Samand

Iran's first domestically designed car — a Peugeot 405-platform sedan that replaced the Paykan and became Iran's official 'national car'.

Mid-size car · 2001–2022
Runna

A Peugeot 206-based compact sedan — Iran Khodro's smaller and more affordable alternative to the Samand, produced from 2012 to 2020.

Compact car · 2012–2020
Dena

Iran Khodro's mid-range contemporary sedan — unveiled in 2011, reaching production in 2014, and continuing as the Dena+ with an updated interior.

Mid-size car · 2014–present
Tara

Iran Khodro's most modern sedan — a Peugeot 301-derived compact on the IKP1 platform, launched in 2021 after Western sanctions forced IKCO to localize the design.

Compact car · 2021–present

Other makes