As part of SAIPA's push to develop its regional market, one of its latest locally assembled products, Ario—a midsize sedan—has been released in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. SAIPA has…
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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>
German regulators suspect that Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler, like Volkswagen, used illegal software to cheat on emissions tests, a newspaper report said on Sunday.
The German…
The turnover of Iran's auto industry in 2015 was recorded as $23 billion, according to the chief executive officer of Iran's leading carmaker Iran Khodro.
Speaking at the First…
Auto production of the Chinese-derived H220 started at Iran's second largest carmaker SAIPA Group earlier this Iranian month (started April 20), according to reports from several automotive…
SAIPA, Iran’s second largest carmaker, has announced that interested parties can now purchase their latest small sedan, Saina, on a national e-commerce website called Iranecar.com.
Hyundai Motor is likely to resume knockdown exports to Iran of its Mighty medium-duty trucks, as the automaker is undergoing the legal review of a deal to export auto parts to SDM, a local company…
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Testuro Aikawa said Wednesday that he will step down to take responsibility for the mileage cheating scandal unfolding at the Japanese automaker.
Suzuki shares dived 15% on Wednesday over reports that it may have used improper fuel-efficiency testing methods, as rival Japanese automaker Mitsubishi wrestles with a fuel-economy cheating…
The Italy-Iran Chamber of Commerce has again announced that the long-awaited deal between Iran Khodro and Fiat Chrysler is in the offing.
Ahmad Pourfallah, the co-chair of the chamber,…
The Competition Council's price-setting measures are an impediment to foreign direct investment in the automotive industry, the secretary of Iran's Auto Parts Manufacturers Association said.
Luxury cars stored in the parking lots of the Appropriated Properties Organization cannot be released nor will they receive license plates, said the head of the organization's Tehran office.
One of South Korea's auto maintenance products makers, Bullsone, has announced its entry into the Iranian market during a launching event held at a Tehran hotel last weekend. The company announced…
Several national carmakers have begun to offer special discounts on several vehicles in commemoration of the anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr from the occupying forces of the executed…
France's Renault has announced it will start assembling the Kwid hatchback at Ayrton Senna Industrial Complex in Curitiba, Brazil.
The modified Brazilian version of the originally Indian-…
Iran is poised to become a major trade and logistics hub, as the government is mooting projects to boost production and improve infrastructures through partnerships with various countries.
PSA Groupe’s Citroen brand plans to launch five new models in the Iranian market, according to a report released in local media over the Iranian weekend. According to a report by IRNA, the French…
The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has recently issued revised regulations for car importers that have obtained the official representations of foreign car brands via intermediaries.…
A major South Korean Company has announced an agreement with Iranian business partners to produce electric vehicles and auto parts in Iran.
The company, which is reportedly a…
SAIPA says discussions are underway to start a joint venture production with PSA Groupe.
Following courtship by western automotive supplier bodies such as FKG in Sweden and FIEV in France,…
The 12th Isfahan Auto Parts Exhibition opened on Tuesday with the participation of 130 local and foreign firms.
Aside from leading Iranian parts maker SAPCO and its subsidiaries, local…
China's BYD is on the cusp of launching in the Iranian market the S6 sport utility vehicle with a special offer price of 920 million rials ($26,000).
The model, according to Donyaye Khodro…
The range of Lexus’ hybrid NX vehicles is getting cheaper, according to a new report from Donyaye Khodro. That’s right, a foreign imported car has actually declined in the domestic market…
The Competition Council on Monday declared that it will no longer be responsible for setting the prices of two cars, the head of the council said.
Reza Shiva added that critics of the…
Honda Motor Company plans to recall more than 20 million airbag parts made by Takata Corporation as a preemptive measure globally.
Plans to recover the Takata products, including in areas…
In most markets, resurrecting a car brand that last built an automobile the year John F. Kennedy became the US president would appear foolhardy. Unless, it seems, you want to sell in China.
