After many months of rumors and deliberations, Maserati and
Lamborghini have confirmed that they’re withdrawing all business from
Iran effective immediately. The shock announcements comes after a
campaign run by the United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) organisation
pressured the two firm’s to shut up shop.
Back in October 2012, UANI spokesman Nathan Carleton said, “We
weren’t trying to just embarrass anyone. We sent several letters to both
companies asking them about their business in Iran and they just didn’t
write back”.
Following on from these talks, Carleton added that “After the event
we were immediately contacted by Lamborghini. They told us they were
out, they weren’t doing any business in Iran anymore. We’re happy with
that,” and not long after, Maserati followed suit. Maserati which is an
arm of the Fiat Group, stated it was leaving the region after Fiat
announced in May 2012 that it had lost a presence in the Islamic
Republic.
New York City Public advocate Bill de Blasio concluded by stating,
“This is one more step in the right direction in a crucial campaign to
hit the Iranian regime at its economic core. 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.”
News Source: Algemeiner
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