Iran Khodro is looking to expand its footprint in the new Iranian year which started in March by taking steps toward the optimization of the enterprise.
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<p>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</p>
Volkswagen distributor in Iran, Mammut Khodro, is set to offer Golf GTI in the country in the coming months. The company already has Tiguan and Passat on sales in Iran.
A new report by RevealNews.org says electric vehicle maker Tesla failed to record workers’ serious injuries accurately. Mislabeling and under-counting injuries made Tesla’s safety record look…
On March 18, one of the cars in Uber’s self-driving vehicle pilot program hit and killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg as she was walking across the street in Tempe, Arizona. The next day, Uber…
Import of auto parts stand at the top of the list of goods imported into the country according to data published by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration. During the year ending in…
Tehran Municipality submitted a bill to the city council on Wednesday, proposing a rise in bus and taxis fares. Mohammad Karroubi, secretary of Tehran City Council’s Transportation Commission,…
US trade negotiators have significantly softened their demands to increase regional automotive content under a reworked NAFTA trade pact in an effort to move more quickly toward a deal in the…
Hybrid car import tariffs have been reduced in Iran after a long, heated fracas between the private sector and the Ministry of Industries. The government introduced an amended version of import…
Vehicles that fail to earn a technical inspection certificate and are used for commute can be fined in Iran. The total fines collected in Tehran over the matter amounted to 2.13 billion rials ($…
After meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall in Dakar, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said automotive ties between the two countries will be bolstered.
Accompanied by…
Volkswagen plans to replace CEO Matthias Mueller as the German automaker takes another step to move past the lingering effects of its 2015 diesel emissions scandal, according to sources familiar…
France is entitled to bring criminal proceedings against local managers of ride-hailing app Uber for running an illegal taxi service, the EU top court ruled on Tuesday, dealing the Silicon…
In an effort by Tehran City Council to cut losses and compensate for a small segment of funds required for manning and maintaining the capital’s expanding subway system, train fares are to see a…
The immediate deaths arising from accidents during Norouz, the Iranian New Year holiday season (March 21 to April 2) regrettably rose compared to the same period of last year.
Statistics…
Nissan Motor Co. hardly seems like an automaker in need of more corporate tie-ups, with its alliance links to Renault and Mitsubishi, and a network of partnerships with Daimler AG of Germany,…
German carmakers BMW and Daimler are under increasing pressure to diversify production of their sports utility vehicles outside of the United States as a result of Washington’s growing trade…
Iranian automotive firms produced 1,515,396 cars and heavy-duty vehicles in 2017 indicating an 18.19% year-on-year growth.
According to the latest statistics released by Organisation…
Iran’s largest carmaker Iran Khodro and Belarusian firm Unison have forged a deal under which two sedan models, namely Dena and Dena+, are to be manufactured in Minsk.
“IKCO and Unison…
Major Iranian automotive companies have participated in Automechanika Istanbul 2018, a world-renowned automobile aftermarket held at Tuyap Convention and Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey,…
The Trump administration is considering ways to require imported automobiles to meet stricter environmental standards to protect US carmakers, according to two sources familiar with the…
For the first time in decades there were zero bus crashes resulting in death across the country during the Norouz holidays (Iranian New Year holiday season from March 21 to April 2). The…
Tesla Inc. sees progress ahead for the mass-market sedan that keeps falling short of targets and said a capital raise will not be required this year, spurring a partial rebound for the electric-…
The Philippine antitrust authority is examining a plan by ride-sharing rivals Grab and Uber Technologies to integrate their Southeast Asian operations, saying the deal creates a “virtual…
Meituan Dianping, China’s largest provider of on-demand online services, is buying bike-sharing firm Mobike for $2.7 billion excluding debt, in a deal that will intensify the rivalry of their…
During a state visit to Baku President Hassan Rouhani and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the Iran Khodro-Azermash OJSC joint venture on March 29.
With initial annual…
