Gap is Growing Between Haves and Have-nots

But as the health ministry struggled to acquire dollars, car importers were doing brisk business. Between March and November 2012, Iranian customs data show importers used more than $617m acquired at the preferential rate to import over 5,000 cars. This included $277m for Kias and Hyundais, $109m for Toyotas, and – at the luxury end – $41m for around 200 Porsches and $10m for 35 Maseratis.