European Union car and truck safety rules will be revised by the end of the year, after pressure from campaigners to cut the number of road deaths by forcing manufacturers to include technologies…
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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>
MG Pars Motor, the official subsidiary of Chinese carmaker SAIC-MG in Iran, will soon launch sales of MG360 sedan.
The company contacted Financial Tribune saying the previous prices of 530…
Data regarding production of CNG hybrid vehicles indicate a 6.3% year-on-year decline during the last fiscal year that ended in March.
According to the Ministry of Industries, Mining and…
A fire was reported at the Tabriz factory of Iran Khodro (ICKO) on Sunday afternoon with large plumes of smoke bellowing across the sky, according to several reports.
Fire crews responded…
The US Ford Motor Co. is replacing CEO Mark Fields amid questions about its current performance and future strategy. CEO Mark Fields is “retiring” at age 56 after 28 years at the company, said a…
BMW said its annual production capacity in China will reach 450,000 vehicles, 144,274 more than last year’s output, once an investment plan to upgrade its local factories is completed.
Aston Martin may consider an initial public offering (IPO or stock market launch) as early as next year as the British automaker seeks to capitalize on the success of the Italian Ferrari’s listing…
The Republic of Azerbaijan and Iran will launch a joint auto manufacturing plant in the Azeri industrial city of Neftchala by August, according to reports from Baku.
Azerbaijan’s economy…
The second largest automaker in Iran, SAIPA (Société Anonyme Iranienne de Production Automobile), has started exporting cars to Guinea in West Africa.
According to the firm’s export manager…
The Chinese JAC S3 small sports utility vehicle is currently being test driven by Kerman Motor technicians, according to a local media report. JAC S3 is the “little brother” of the already…
The CEO of industrial vehicle manufacturer Zamyad, has made known that the company’s light-duty commercial vehicles have a 35% share in the market. Fereydoon Hamidi, says the company’s production…
The director of Iran’s Auto Parts Dealers Guild, Ghulam Reza Bakhshizade, has dismissed claims by several auto industry experts that the main problem with Iran’s auto parts sector is…
French automakers are using their leverage in Iran in the absence of several competitors. This has been made possible with other car companies remaining fearful of the so-called ‘snap-back’ Trump…
Renault Pars, a local subsidiary of the French carmaker says it will upgrade the transmission system used in three models.
According to a press release from the company, Renault’s JHQ…
The quality report for the first month of the current fiscal year (March 21-April 20) has been released with no car reaching the fabled five-star quality rating by the Iran Standards and Quality…
Private automaker Bam Khodro has launched a production line for China’s Geely GC6 sedan, in the city of Bam in central Kerman Province.
Earlier it was reported that the automated production…
Officials from Apex-Brasil (Brazilian business export agency) and Sindipecas (Brazilian auto parts makers’ guild are on a trade mission in Tehran to explore business prospects.
Offered by Karmania — a local car company and the official representative of China’s BYD — sport utility vehicle S6 will hit Iran roads in June.
Initially, the presold units of the model…
Automotive industry output has seen a 20.1% year-on-year jump in the first month of the current fiscal year (started March 21).
According to latest statistics published by ISNA, Iranian…
New-car sales in Russia rose 6.9% to 129,476 in March as the market’s rebound gathered momentum after four years of falling demand. Registration increased to 129,476, according to data from the…
The first batch of Renault’s new model of a luxury SUV, Koleos entered Iran over the weekend.
Negin Khodro, the official dealership of imported Renault vehicles in Iran, will sell the model…
Automotive giant Iran Khodro has imported several units of the S30 sedan produced by Chinese Dongfeng Motor Corporation, as part of a test drive.
IKCO first showcased the model painted in…
The Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) is establishing an auto production factory in Damghan city in Semnan Province.
The plant will be set up in…
Iranian-Chinese joint venture MG Pars has begun testing its new vehicle, the MG360 in Tabriz this week. The company will soon take pre-orders of the new sedan.
It will be priced at 530…
One of the most popular low-cost ride hailing apps in Iran, Tap30, has offering services in the northeastern shrine city of Mashhad, capital of Khorasan Razavi Province, following a successful…
