Bahman Group (Persian: گروه بهمن‎, Gruh-e Behmen) one of the most reliable Iranian car manufacturers, was originally registered under the name of Iran Gulf Company on February 5, 1953. During the first seven years of its operations, the company was involved in maritime transportation. It then launched the production of three-wheel Mazda pickup trucks. Soon after, by producing Mazda Pick-up 1000 cc and 1600 cc, it changed the name of the company to “Mazda Car Manufacturing Plant”, and then renamed it to “Iran Vanet”. As Iran Vanet kept rolling down the path of development and progress, it was transformed in 1999 into a multi-disciplinary company involved in production of vehicles as well as commerce and investment.