"We will enter into a contract with Japan's Datsun in the nextfew months," Yekezare was quoted as saying by Financial Tribnedaily.
IKCO's talks with Nissan for production of affordable cars ofhigh quality began in early 2016, with the Iranian automakertargeting Datsun cars in the price range of 11,500 U.S.dollars.
The production of Datsun cars can potentially enable IKCO tophase out its dilapidated models in the same price categoryincluding the Peugeot 405.