Khosro Kalbasi
Auto & Tech Desk
Khosro Kalbasi
Auto & Tech Desk
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June 08,2019It has been a month since Iranian e-commerce websites were barred from listing car prices. And now a section of local news outlets are reporting a “noticeable decline” in demand and prices, a claim... -
May 05,2019At a time when most Iranian startups are devising damage control strategies to weather economic headwinds caused by US sanctions, Iran’s major online package delivery firm has launched an expansion...
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May 04,2019With car prices hiking north of 30% over the past three weeks in Iran, local media and officialdom have rushed in to lay the blame at the feet of auto dealers and online marketplaces. Since...
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April 30,2019Urban authorities, tech enthusiasts and startup owners gathered in Tehran on Monday to discuss smart solutions for overhauling waste management in the Iranian capital. Households in Tehran...
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March 23,2019If you have an eye for smartphones, walking on the streets of Tehran or other Iranian cities, you will simply not miss Iranians pretty well-versed in the workings of smart gadgets and handsets....
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March 04,2019A bill proposed by the Interior Ministry that put online taxi firms’ survival at stake and could wipe out thousands of jobs has been dismissed by Cabinet. If ratified by the parliament, the bill...
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February 23,2019The fight over the future of ride-hailing firms has intensified with company directors and unionists sounding the alarm that online taxi firms’ survival is at the stake. A bill proposed by the...
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February 15,2019Entrepreneurs, startup managers, stakeholders, guild members and ICT officials converged in Tehran for the 11th Iran Web and Mobile Festival (IWMF). Organized by the private sector, the two-day...
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January 27,2019To help uphold consumer rights and some prodding from the Iran Information Technology Organization, Samsung has revised its smartphone warranty conditions. As is customary with the South Korean...
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January 19,2019As is customary on the occasion marking National Clean Air Day in Iran on Jan. 19, urban managers and politicians of different stripes try to impress public opinion in more ways than one. In...
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January 15,2019A bloated bureaucracy, red tape and lack of well-defined and unambiguous legal frameworks regarding copyright and user privacy are the main hurdles Iranian startups and e-commerce firms say they...
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January 07,2019The secretary of Iran E-Commerce Union says the new US sanctions have had an impact on local startups and online businesses. “US sanctions have impacted Iranian startups and the local e-commerce...
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January 01,2019Sixty Iranian online hospitality service providers received calls at the weekend from Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) warning them that if they do not...
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December 11,2018Tehran Municipality launched an open API portal at the 2nd Smart Tehran Congress on Monday in a fresh move to boost transparency, openness, local startup ecosystem and enhance digital urban...
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December 10,2018At the opening ceremony of the 2nd round of Smart Tehran Congress on Monday, the mayor and ICT minister signed an agreement to join forces and support plans for transforming Tehran into a smart...
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August 18,2018During the first four months of the current fiscal which started in March, Iranian automakers manufactured 436,136 cars and commercial vehicles, down 0.1% from last year’s 436,413 units. According...
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August 04,2018During the first four months of the current fiscal which started on March 21, Iran exported cars, commercial vehicles, tractors and auto parts with the total value of $40,277,057, indicating a 33%...
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July 23,2018During the first three months of the current fiscal which started on March 20, 336,699 cars and commercial vehicles rolled out of Iranian carmakers’ production lines indicating a 9.4% year-on-year...
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June 25,2018Iranian car importers have run into an insurmountable brick wall, facing a total ban as per a directive signed on June 20 by the industries minister and officially announced two days later. In...
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June 18,2018During to the first two months of the current Iranian year ending on May 21, with 226,584 cars and duty vehicles rolling out of factories, the key automotive sector recorded a 31.1% year-on-year...
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April 28,2018Iran's key automotive sector experienced a significant surge during the fiscal which ended in March. With 1,534,799 units rolling out of factories, the companies collectively recorded a 13.7% year-...
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January 08,2018While the online auto import registration system was restored a week ago and the Trade...
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January 05,2018Whistleblowers from Perry Fellwock in 1970s to Edward Snowden have revealed how...
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November 29,2017In one event where the future role and strong presence of foreign carmakers in Iran was...
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September 24,2017Apple’s new handsets iPhone 8 and 8 Plus arrived in Tehran on Saturday...
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