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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>

  • Following a denial by a senior Khodro Sazi Sina executive that his company had won a contract against Mammut Khodro to produce Volkswagen vehicles in Iran, the German automaker has responded with…

  • Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization, affiliated to the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade, has released the latest data on automotive exports.

    It says that during the last Iranian…

  • The head of Iranian Automakers Guild has called for deregulation of the auto market and move towards freeing price mechanisms to help boost the car market's competitiveness.

    Ahmad…

  • Zagros Khodro, a now defunct producer of Proton models, may come back from the dead according to the Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade, Mohammad-Reza Nematzadeh who visited the mothballed…

  • Contrary to reports that commercial vehicle importer Khodro Sazi Sina (KSS) has outbid Mammut Group's subsidiary on the contract for the import of Volkswagen-branded cars to Iran; the managing…

  • CEO of Iran Khodro (IKCO) has finally announced the price for its Peugeot 2008. Hashem Yekezare told local news website Eghtesad Online that the car will be sold for 900 million to 1 billion rials…

  • A classic car show opened in the Kurdish city of Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan Province in west Iran, on April 20, with more than 500 vehicles on show for the first time. The Sanandaj Classic…

  • China’s premium car market will grow by half over the next decade, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler said, citing growing personal wealth and the emergence of flourishing private enterprises as key drivers…

  • The recently revived German luxury mark Borgward says it is negotiating with Iranian carmakers to launch joint production lines in the country.

    Deputy director Tom Anliker, said he recently…

  • Iran Khodro, Iran’s largest carmaker, announced on Saturday that its Samand sedan production in its Iskandariya plant in central Iraq is now producing 45 to 50 units per day.

  • On the sidelines of the Shanghai Motor Show on April 21, the director of MG Pars, Lin Yong, told a press conference he expects Iran to become a regional hub for the production of SAIC’s MG…

  • Volkswagen reported a 28% jump in first-quarter operating profit, helped by a return to earnings growth at its core VW brand which has struggled to recover from the German carmaker’s diesel…

  • Iran Standards and Quality Inspection Company (ISQI) has released data on the quality of locally-made and assembled cars during the last month of the last fiscal (ended March 20).

    According…

  • In the last month of the last Iranian year (ended March 20), carmakers recorded significant year-on-year growth in production, according to the latest statistics. According to ISNA, Iran Khodro,…

  • Chinese car company Lynk & Co has taken the covers off its latest concept vehicle called, the 03. The tech-laden vehicle is the first concept sedan to attract customers in a new way with short…

  • A Sino-Iranian joint venture, MG Pars Motor, has produced a test run of 80 MG360 sedans, during the last days of the last fiscal that ended on March 20.

    The 50-50 joint venture was created…

  • Superfast 5G (fifth generation) cellular networks are seen as paving the way to truly autonomous driving, but the technology is still about 10 years away, Hyundai’s auto intelligence chief said in…

  • Bam Khodro, a small independent car producer, is set to manufacture China’s Geely GC6 sedan, in the city of Bam in central Kerman Province.

    According to automotive website Asbe Bokhar, Bam…

  • Iran’s second largest auto manufacturing company, SAIPA, will start production of spare parts in Algeria following a joint venture with the Algerian firm Tahkout Manufacturing Company (TMC).

  • Russian carmaker Sollers said it had turned a profit of 1.6 billion roubles in 2016 ($28.02 million), versus 3.1 billion roubles in 2015 following a slowdown of the Russian automotive market due…

  • Six months after rumors circulated on the possible entry of Indian-owned British-built Jaguar Land Rover to Iran, the company has confirmed it is coming with more than half a dozen new SUVs and…

  • Bahman Group, previously known for producing the Mazda3 sedan, will introduce three new models into the Iranian auto market.

    The Tehran-based company has been able to forge two production…

  • Turkish automotive production increased by 23% year-on-year, producing 157,729 vehicles in March according to data provided by the Ankara's Automotive Manufacturers Association.  Production…

  • Head of Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company (ITMCO), announced the firm's production and export figures in the last fiscal that ended on March 20.

    Abolfat’eh Ebrahimi told IRNA that the…

  • The Central Bank Iran has released data on the government’s income from taxes in the automotive sector for the 11-month period ending February 20.

    The data is part of a comprehensive report…