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Read the latest news about Iran’s automotive industry, market trends, output figures, & import data, along with updates about Iran Khodro, Saipa and Pars Khodro

  • Commercial Vehicle Market in Fiscal 2022-23 Surveyed
    Iran’s commercial vehicle manufacturers could not utilize their full production capacity, while demand declined in the current fiscal year (ending March 20). Statistics indicate that the Iranian...
  • Auto Parts Market Grappling With Price Hike, Slow Import Clearance
    The domestic auto parts market is grappling with a price hike worsened by the jump in foreign exchange rate against the rial and delays in clearing imported car components in the last days of the...
  • Automotive Recession Explained
    The domestic automotive market is experiencing one of the biggest recessions ever and a car expert lists the reasons behind it as well as the impact of car imports in the closing days of the...
  • 500,000 Cars to Be Sold Via Nat’l Online Portal
    A total of 500,000 domestic cars will be sold through the national online car registration portal, according to the spokesman of the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade. “All domestic car...
  • Vehicle Production Exceeds 1 Million After Four Years
    Vehicle production has exceeded 1 million units for the first time in four years, as 1.2 million vehicles were produced from the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 21, 2022), the head of...
  • Gov’t, Majlis Dispute Auto Policy
    The domestic auto industry faces numerous challenges, the most debilitating of which is protracted disagreements between the government and the Majlis (parliament) over key policy decisions. Their...
  • SAIPA Signs Deal to Export 45,000 Vehicles to Russia
    SAIPA has signed a deal to export 45,000 cars worth €450 million to Russia, the head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) said. Speaking during a ceremony for signing the agreement...
  • Rising Car Prices Blamed on Higher Cost of Raw Materials
    Higher raw material cost is the main reason behind the rising domestic car prices, according to a member of the Board of Directors of the Iran Auto Parts Manufacturers Association. “Car prices are...
  • IKCO Will Not Increase Car Prices in Fiscal 2023-24
    The factory prices of Iran Khodro Company’s (IKCO) vehicles will not increase in the Iranian New Year starting March 21, according to the company’s CEO. “As per the budget bill of 1402 [fiscal...
  • IKCO Engine Output Sets Record 
    Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) has produced the highest number of vehicle engines (also known as EF7 engines) ever manufactured by this company and set a “historic record”. IKCO succeeded in producing...
  • Car Import Plan Lackadaisical
    Only an insignificant number of cars have been imported since the launch of the car import plan, which process has further slowed down. An automotive expert believes challenges posed by currency...
  • Two Automotive Labs Launched
    The Iran Standard & Quality Inspection Company has launched two laboratories for the quality inspection of vehicles and parts with the support of the Institute of Standards and Industrial...
  • 20% Growth in Vehicle Production  
    The total number of vehicles (including heavy, commercial and passenger cars) produced in the 10 months ending Dec. 21, 2022 has grown by 20% compared with the corresponding period of last year,...
  • Import of Used Vehicles Next Year
    The Majlis Joint Commission has approved the import of used vehicles, including passenger cars, tractors, trucks, vans, buses and minibuses, under 5-8 years in the next fiscal year (starting March...
  • Car Sales Shifting Gears
    All domestic car companies must from now sell through the national online car ordering portal, sale.iranecar.com, the so-called National Competition Council said Monday. In the past few months...
  • Roadside Assistance Service Tenable   
    Emdad Khodro, Iran’s main roadside assistance company, says its performance in the outgoing year (ends late March) improved compared to last year. The company provided services to about 1 million...
  • Details of Upcoming Auction of Imported Cars via IME Clarified
    With the automotive market abuzz about the entry of imported vehicles, a stock exchange official has clarified details of their upcoming auction through the Iran Mercantile Exchange. After a five-...
  • Shortage in Spare Parts Market Could Lead to Higher Prices
    If spare parts shortage in the domestic market were to continue in the next two months, prices will increase, according to the head of the Auto Spare Parts Union. “The shortage in the domestic...
  • Providing After-Sales Services for Imported Economy Cars Is Mandatory
    It is mandatory to provide after-sales services for imported economy vehicles compared with other classes, according to a faulty member of the Automotive Engineering Faculty of Iran University of...
  • Auto Spare Part Users Object to Subpar Quality, Overcharging
    Low-quality and overcharging are the main customer complaints about domestic auto spare parts, according to a member of the Board of Directors of Tehran Automobile Spare Parts and Machinery Union...
  • Production, Sale of Domestic Commercial Vehicles Surveyed 
    Domestic automotive producers have registered growth in the production and sale of most of their commercial heavy and semi-heavy vehicles in the first nine months of the current fiscal year (March...
  • Call for Addressing Truckers’ Woes
    Lack of supervision over the supply of motor oil and tires, non-clearance of imported trucks, continued use of decrepit vehicles and high customs duties are the main problems facing truckers,...
  • IKCO Breaks Own Sales Record 
    Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) has managed to break its last year’s record by selling 458,459 passenger, semi-heavy and heavy vehicles from March 21 to Dec. 25. IKCO also announced that this...
  • Funding, Import Procedures to Delay Entry of Foreign Sedans
    The Iranian car market is rife with speculations about the brands and models approved for import, but the ground reality is that the import of 100,000 sedans touted by officials will not...
  • Laws Impede Scrapping of Old Cars
    Two laws on scrapping age and scrapping age limit are being used by different organizations with contradictory results. The two laws were devised to get rid of worn-out cars, but they are not...

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