Iveco

IVECO S.p.A. (“IVECO”) was listed as a participant at the 16th International Exhibition of Transportation Urban Services & Related Industries (“ITUF”), which took place at the Tehran International Permanent Fairground from January 2-5, 2019. (ITUF 2019, “Exhibition Profile”). (http://www.avinholding.com/index.php/en/exhibitions/ituf2016)

"At the Mashhad International Auto Exhibition in August 2016, Zamyad Khodro, a subsidiary of Iranian automaker SAIPA, announced its plans to expand its collaboration with IVECO, a subsidiary of CNH Industrial whose trucks have previously been documented transporting Iranian missiles and being used to stage public executions. Zamyad Khodro is reportedly the official representative of IVECO in Iran and this year will be introducing IVECO’s heavy-duty truck, the Starlis 500." (Financial Tribune, “Mashhad Hosts Int’l Auto Expo,” 8/11/2016). (https://financialtribune.com/articles/auto/47312/mashhad-hosts-int-l-auto-expo)

Iveco trucks sold for "civilian purposes." (Courtesy of Getty)

Iranian Opposition members say these trucks also serve another sinister purpose: the public hangings of homosexuals and dissidents. I have seen a photograph showing these executions on Iveco trucks at an October 2007 exhibition in Rome organized by Italy's largest organization against the death penalty, 'Nessuno tocchi Caino.'

Iveco is listed as a participating company at the 14th International Exhibition of Transportation & Urban Services & Related Industries which takes place October 27-30th, 2016 in Tehran Iran. (Participating International Companies)   (http://www.avin-co.ir/Facts---Figures/About-Shows/%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%88-%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%DB%8C.aspx?lang=en-US)

"Iranian commercial vehicle manufacturer, Zamyad, and Turin-based IVECO have agreed to expand cooperation. Under a recent agreement, the sides have decided to manufacture and offer new and highly-qualified products of the European manufacturer in Iran. Therefore IVECO will increase the volume of its exports of CKD (Completely Knocked Down) car parts to Iran, Zamyad announced." (March 2018) (http://www.4-traders.com/news/Iranian-vehicle-manufacturer-to-widen-cooperation-with-Italian-IVECO--26147186/)

Maurizio Pignata, director of Iveco's press office, assured me Wednesday that their 'vehicles, like the ones in the photograph with missiles in Tehran, are always sold for civilian purposes.' He added however that the company 'can't know the ulterior exploit of our vehicles. The photograph of the truck with Iranian rockets shows normal Iveco vehicles converted for different goals. In China they used our vehicles for public executions of prisoners. So we can't know if our trucks are used in Iran for military or repressive purposes.'" (The Wall Street Journal, "The Rome-Tehran Axis," 1/14/10) (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703510304574625620914295450.html)