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WHEN Mohammad Kolahi wanted to replace his French Peugeot sedan this year, the Teheran business consultant looked East instead of West.
A friend was already driving a JAC J5, an Italian-designed four-door assembled in Iran for Chinese carmaker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Mr Kolahi paid 570 million rials (S$27,300) for an automatic-transmission version about a month ago - or about 30 per cent less than other comparable new cars he considered.
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