Iran car lovers hope for nuclear deal dividends - FT.com:
"A tongue-in-cheek TV report this year highlighted just how fed up Iranians are with one of their most well-used cars. A Painful Choice — a segment on a news programme — showed several dozen Kia Prides lined up at the border for export to Iraq.
“Now for Iraqi people, the question is whether Pride is more dangerous than Daesh (Isis),” the reporter joked, referring to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the jihadi movement that has overrun swaths of Syria and Iraq.
Tough western sanctions mean Iranians looking to splash out on a new car have few options. The Kia Pride, made in Iran by Saipa, is one of them. It accounts for 40 per cent of the cars on the country’s roads — and is increasingly becoming a national joke."
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