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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
July 19, 2023 17:47
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September 11,2019Tehran’s Taxi Organization is in talks with the government to accelerate the long-awaited plan to gradually induct electric-vehicles into the capital's taxi fleet and establish the required... -
September 11,2019Since August 2018 and following the reimposition of harsh US sanctions, 280,000 Iranian workers have lost their jobs in the domestic auto parts industry. Iran Auto Parts Makers Association has...
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September 04,2019Parts manufacturer SAPCO, affiliated to Iranian carmaker SAIPA, has signed agreements worth 4.2 trillion rials ($37 million) with Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and several industrial units based...
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September 02,2019By October 2018, the accumulated debts of Iranian carmakers, Iran Khodro (IKCO) and SAIPA, had reached 1 quadrillion rials ($8.8 billion), the industries minister said in a recent interview. In a...
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August 26,2019Iran Khodro’s (IKCO) Board of Directors appointed Deputy Industries Minister Farshad Moqimi, 43, as the automaker’s new CEO.
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August 12,2019Iranian parliamentarians have harshly criticized foreign automotive companies over their “lack of commitment” and for terminating their operations in Iran in the face of US sanctions. A recent...
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August 10,2019Over the past 11 years, 34% of those who lost their lives in road accidents in Iran, constituting 70,056 victims, died in SAIPA’s small city car, Pride.
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July 24,2019Almost half of the cars rolled out by local automotive companies over the past four years do not meet emission standards and cannot receive technical inspection certificates, the CEO of Tehran...
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July 22,2019Major Iranian automotive companies and 32 parts makers from the private sector signed a $60 million deal on Saturday to curb the auto industry’s reliance on foreign suppliers. During an event held...
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July 20,2019The €844 million loan earmarked for local auto parts makers is yet to materialize, due to disagreements between automakers and state players, a deputy industries minister says. In February, the...
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July 15,2019PSA Group’s sales in the Middle East and North Africa plunged 68.4% in the first half of 2019, punished by the automaker’s forced withdrawal from Iran under the threat of US sanctions. According...
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July 13,2019Syrian Labor Minister Rima Qadiri said the production of Iranian vehicles has resumed in Syria. Speaking to reporters during a visit to Tehran, Qadiri said the sedan Samand designed by Iran Khodro...
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July 10,2019Demand for vehicles in the past four months has increased sixfold than the projected annual output of local car companies for the fiscal 2019-20, Iran’s industries minister says. “Since the...
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July 10,2019Currently 13,000 passenger vans are operating in Iran’s public transportation fleet, all of which are dilapidated and in dire need of upgrades, the head of Iran Taxi Union said.
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July 03,2019Iranian automaker SAIPA has registered pre-orders for 350,000 vehicles, of which about 50,000 units—mainly Renault and Brilliance cars—cannot be delivered even in the best-case scenario, an Iranian...
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July 01,2019As accusations against Iranian carmakers pile over the alleged hoarding of vehicles, the Industries Ministry has cautioned major auto firms to avoid shady practices and fall in line.
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June 29,2019The Iranian government is rolling out a nationwide scheme to convert their fossil fuel-powered vehicles to CNG hybrids by providing all car owners with cheap loans. Motivating people to switch to...
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June 26,2019With online platforms being barred from listing vehicle prices and extensive disruptions in the supply chain, the Iranian car market slid further into a murky state of disorder. It has been a...
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June 26,2019Technical inspection tariffs have been increased nationwide by 55% in the current Iranian year (started March 21) after three years of remaining unchanged, Tehran’s Vehicle Technical Inspection...
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June 24,2019The Iranian government plans to sell off its share in the two major automotive companies: Iran Khodro (IKCO) and SAIPA.
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June 22,2019A two-year tussle between Iranian auto importers and government officials is coming to a close, with 7,500 imported vehicles receiving permits to hit the domestic roads. Secretary of Iran Auto...
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June 17,2019Iran Khodro Diesel, a subsidiary of the country's major carmaker Iran Khodro, is planning to renovate the country’s aging bus fleet.
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June 15,2019A new scheme for curbing traffic and air pollution in the central parts of Tehran has been planned, the director of Tehran Municipality’s Transport and Traffic Organization says. Mohsen...
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June 12,2019Since June 2018, Iran’s auto production has been plummeting. Data released by the Industries Ministry show that the decline has continued in the second month of the current fiscal year (ended May...
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June 10,2019While complaints against local automotive companies over delayed deliveries have piled up at the judiciary, the government has given the green light to these firms to launch new presales, albeit...
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