AzSamand explained

AzSamand was an automobile factory belonging to Evsen Group Company located in Şamaxı, Azerbaijan.^[1]

History

The project opened in October 2005, with the support of the Government of Azerbaijan. The automobiles branded "Aziz"^[2] have the "AzSamand" label. AzSamand works with Iran Khodro and also was planning to produce cars with diesel engines. In May 2010, both groups submitted designs for the engine.^[3]

The factory closed in 2010, having produced 1,500 Samand cars over four years.^[4]

Models

• IKCO Samand (2005–present)
• IKCO Samand Soren (2010–present)
• IKCO Runna (2010–present)

External links

• AzSamand page at Evesen Group (archived)

Notes and References

1. Web site: THE CAR MARKET AND THE DEPRESSION . 2025-03-09 . Region Plus . 1 April 2009 . Anvar Mammadov . Baku . The Evsen group of companies is implementing a successful project to assemble cars. In early 2006, it launched a factory in Samaxi to assemble AzSamand cars..
2. Short for az|Azərbaycan inamla zirvələrə|lit=Azerbaijan confidently at the top.
3. The new models of diesel cars will start producing in Azerbaijan this year.
4. Web site: In 2010, car sales grew by a third, and production doubled . Auto Review . ru . Vadim Dobrovolsky; Igor Vladimirskiy . 2025-12-17.