Ford Motor Co will significantly increase its planned investments in electric vehicles to $11 billion by 2022 and have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles in its model lineup, Chairman Bill…
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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>
Next year, General Motors Co. will no longer need an engineer in the front seat babysitting the robot brain that controls its self-driving Chevrolet Bolt. The steering wheel and pedals will be…
SAIPA started a test assembly of the Citroen C3 over the weekend. As per a 50-50 joint-venture between SAIPA and Citroen signed in 2016, two models namely C3 and C4 are to produced/assembled in…
Volkswagen distributor in Iran Mammut Khodro started presales of two models, Tiguan and Passat, in Tehran last week. The cars found a warm welcome.
“In less than 24 hours, Mammut…
Iran’s auto sector has notched up its ninth consecutive month of growth with Ministry of Industries reporting that 1,103,631 cars and heavy duty vehicles were produced in the country during the…
India overtook Germany last year to become the world’s fourth-largest auto market in another sign of emerging countries’ growing importance to the industry.
According to data released by…
The fourth International Exhibition of Iran Ridex, the country’s leading exhibition of motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, skates, jet ski and related industries and equipment will be held January…
In a bid to curb air pollution in cities, the government in collaboration with local banks and carmakers introduced a taxi renovation scheme in 2016 named Nosazi. The plan (sending the old cabs…
Automakers in China face their weakest year of sales growth in at least two decades as a phasing out of tax cuts on smaller engine cars that began in 2017 looks set to further dampen customer…
Continental AG is holding exploratory talks with advisers on possible changes to its structure, a move people familiar with the matter said could amount to a major overhaul and potential breakup…
Alabama will be the site of a new $1.6 billion Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. auto plant, a victory for President Donald Trump who has prodded manufacturers to build new US factories…
The second largest local carmaker SAIPA has refitted its sedan model Saina as an electric vehicle and unveiled in on Sunday. According to company officials, the car costs twice the price…
While the online auto import registration system was restored a week ago and the Trade Promotion Organization is of the opinion that car prices will decline, the Head of Iran Auto Importers…
Local automotive company Mammut Khodro started presales of two imported VW models Tiguan and Passat on Monday in Tehran.
It charges 2 billion rials ($46,500) as down payment for the…
Auto imports during the nine months to Dec. 21 stood at about $2.9 billion indicating a 50.5% year-on-year increase according to data published by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs…
The First International Exhibition of Tire and Rubber Supply will be held at the Olympic Hotel in Tehran from Jan. 9-11. The event is sponsored jointly by the Ministry of Industries, Iran…
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance is pooling $200 million in a new mobility tech fund, three sources said, in the latest move by major carmakers to adapt to rapid industry change by…
With the help of generous government subsidies, Norway is a world leader when it comes to the adoption of electric vehicles. Now, electrics and hybrids account for more than half of all new…
Low quality cars that rule local automakers’ logbook were again pushed into the lime light this week when Traffic Police chief announced that license plates will not be issued for 25 substandard…
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors on Tuesday flagged 4% sales growth in 2018, suggesting a slow recovery from a slump linked to their lack of SUVs in the United States and diplomatic…
Domestic automotive company, Oghab Afshan Industrial and Manufacturing Company, has introduced its ‘Navigo’ minibus and is promoting the vehicle as ‘eco-friendly’.
The model was unveiled…
Head of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization says that ride-hailing services will not be allowed to offer intercity services. Davood Keshavarzian is of the opinion that allowing…
General Motors has been granted a US patent for an exterior airbag designed to protect pedestrians during a crash.
The airbag pops out of the A-pillar and covers the windshield. It is…
After months of squabbling over shutting down the online auto import registration system by the government, the website resumed work on Sunday.
As per law, after getting auto import…
China suspended the production of 553 passenger vehicle models that have failed to meet the government’s fuel consumption standards.
The suspension took effect on Jan. 1. The models…
