Yandex.Taxi purchased Iranian Tara cars

Yandex.Taxi purchased Tara cars manufactured by the Iranian company Iran Khodro. This became known on August 24, 2023.

According to Izvestia, the Russian aggregator received 12 Tara sedans. They model appeared in the internal classifier "Yandex" for trips in Moscow in the tariff "economy." This means that it is actually used by one of the drivers, the source explained.

Yandex.Taxi purchased Iranian Tara cars

Sales of Iran Khodro Tara in the Russian Federation began at the end of 2022, cars are carried by the Rolf dealer. The minimum equipment with an MKPP and a 1.6-liter engine (113 hp) costs 1.46 million rubles, the version with a six-speed "automatic" - about 1.7 million. The car is based on the French PSA PF1 platform, and the body elements and interior are borrowed from the Peugeot 301. According to experts, a total of 300 Tara were delivered to Russia, about 100 were sold (by the end of August 2023).

The publication notes that Russian taxi aggregators have been experiencing a shortage of cars for the Economy class since 2022. According to Yandex the "" estimate, the company needs about 50,000 cars annually. The Chinese models on the market are not suitable due to the high cost, and Russian manufacturers have not yet mastered the automatic transmission, experts explain. The supply of the usual for taxi companies, and Skoda Kia does not Volkswagen meet demand.

In Moscow, there is an acute shortage of new, high-quality cars for economy class taxis, "said Stanislav Shvagerus, head of the competence center of the International Eurasian Forum" Taxi. "

Two taxi drivers with whom Izvestia talked are skeptical about the use of Iran Khodro products in a taxi. The manufacturer and dealers have not yet established a service system and the supply of spare parts.

According to one of the Moscow taxi drivers contacted by the publication, the assembly quality of Tara plastic parts is not the best, acceleration is slow. Of the advantages of the car, he called the presence of a large number of electronics, heated seats, soft travel and low cost of the model.^[1]

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