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

  • Mohammad Reza Shahbakhsh, CEO of Kerman Motors Industrial Holding Group has appointed Saman Firouzi as CEO of Kerman Motors on June 9.

    Kerman Motor and its many subsidiaries manufacture…

  • Iran Standards and Quality Inspection Company has released a new report on the quality of 33 locally-made cars.

    The new statistics show locally produced cars are still suffering from lower…

  • Iran's leading automakers SAIPA and Iran Khodro Diesel Company (IKD) recently launched initiatives in Ivory Coast and Azerbaijan Republic respectively.

    Ivory Coast received representatives…

  • New regulations have been communicated to carmakers and vehicle importers in regards with the cap of payments for the presale of vehicles. Carmakers and vehicle importers have been forbidden from…

  • A total of 10,000 vehicles worth $255 million were imported into the country in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (started March 20).

    According to the list of imported cars…

  • Russian new car sales fell 13% in June to 122,633, the Association of European Businesses said in a report released on Friday.

    Registrations for the first six months declined by 14.1% to…

  • French automaker Renault’s small car Kwid has clocked 150,000 orders since its launch in India last September, playing a key role in boosting the group’s sales in Africa, Middle East and India in…

  • Tesla Motors missed its vehicle delivery target for the second consecutive quarter and is on track to fall short of its annual target, suggesting the US electric carmaker is still wrestling with…

  • Iran Khodro's CEO Hashem Yekezare recently confirmed a South Korean press statement that his company is in talks with LG International Corp to jointly develop electric-powered vehicles.

  • The latest statistics released by the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade show that only car and pickup production edged up in the first quarter of the Iranian year (started March 20).

  • With the participation of more than 18 automotive brands, an exhibition opened at Padide Shandiz shopping center in Torqabeh on Sunday. According to the local automotive website Asre Khodro, the…

  • Nearly 7,000 taxis have applied for and are waiting to receive loans to replace their vehicles, the head of Tehran's Taxi Organization said in a recent statement.

    Meysam Mozaffar also…

  • The pace of US auto sales slowed in June compared to a year ago, as slumping sales of sedans offset strong demand for pickups and sport utility vehicles.

    The seasonally adjusted annual…

  • In a jointly released notification, presidential advisor Akbar Torkan and an unnamed Free Trade Zone High Council secretary informed deputy directors of Iran's Free Trade Zone Organization that…

  • Iran's auto sector has begun to shake up the country's Tehran Stock Exchange, according to a new report from a local brokerage firm.

    According to Firouzeh Asia, this week Iranian and…

  • The CEO of Vehicle Inspection Center Organization has complained about obstacles in the way of privatization of the automotive sub-industry.

  • After unveiling the sleek Alaskan concept pickup last September, Renault has launched the production version.

    Renault's first global one-ton pickup truck loses the icy look and concept-only…

  • Following an internal review, the Chinese-derived SAIPA's Ario sedan has been announced as the new entrant to join the capital's taxi fleet.

  • Bahman Group, an Iranian private auto manufacturer, has announced the results of its second public tender offer by declaring that Visman Motor's consortium has joined the group as one if its…

  • Iran Khodro’s CEO Hashem Yekezare in a follow-up announcement concerning IKCO’s plans to team up with Japanese automaker Suzuki said that in addition to Swift, Celerio and Ciaz, another model,…

  • Toyota is recalling 1.43 million vehicles globally for defective airbags, although it is not part of the massive recalls of Takata airbags, the Japanese automaker said on Wednesday.

    Toyota…

  • Azim Khodro brokerage group, renowned in Iran for its national auto sales network, has purchased a 70% share of Zagros Khodro, as part of a deal to revive the southern-based auto producer's…

  • The central city of Qom has been selected as the ideal location for production of electric motorcycles for the first time in Iran.

    Director of the Iranian Standards Association in Qom…

  • Iran's second largest carmaker, SAIPA (Société Anonyme Iranienne de Production Automobile), has begun shipping locally made cars to the Mediterranean country of Lebanon.  

  • Morad Majlesi, the director of the newly created ICKOP, a joint venture between PSA Group (Peugeot-Citroen) and Iran Khodro, passed away on June 26. Majlesi was rushed to  hospital with…