Thursday, January 10, 2013

CAR MAKERS PULL BUSINESS FROM IRAN AFTER PRESSURE FROM De BLASIO, HIKIND


CAR MAKERS PULL BUSINESS FROM IRAN AFTER PRESSURE FROM De BLASIO, HIKIND

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Assemblyman Dov Hikind joined Iran180 and United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) today in announcing that Maserati and Lamborghini have agreed to pull back their plans for business expansion into Iran. The decisions came following their joint press conference of October 22, 2012 held outside a Maserati showroom in downtown Manhattan calling on the companies to not do business with Iran.

De Blasio, together with Iran180 and UANI, launched IranWatchList.com in the summer of 2012 as a public campaign to pressure companies doing business in Iran to pull out. Following the announcement that Maserati and Lamborghini have complied, they will be removed from IranWatchList.com. Maserati agreed to engage in legal action against the Arta Group, a company that was using the Maserati brand name for a luxury car showroom it had to open in Tehran. The company has also agreed to no longer build their vehicles to match Iran’s specific import standards, which will make it more difficult for Iranians to import Maserati vehicles from distributors.

“This is one more step in the right direction in a crucial campaign to hit the Iranian regime at its economic core”, said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. “Maserati and Lamborghini have done the right thing in pulling their business from Iran – and I am pleased we can remove them from IranWatchList.com. This is also a strong message to New Yorkers and Americans: We as consumers can help fight against a nuclear Iran, and I plan to continue this fight relentlessly, with as many allies as we can assemble.”

"I applaud Maserati and Lamborghini for doing the right thing. There can be no compromising with those who support and espouse terrorism. I thank the Public Advocate for leading the charge and being on the front lines for the well-being of New Yorkers and our great country,” said Assemblyman Dov Hikind.

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