Iran's Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh has urged Japan to act quickly, if the country wishes to invest in the country's automotive sector.
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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>
After the recent news of Japan's willingness to reengage in economic activity with Iran, Mitsubishi's local representative, Arian Motor Co. has announced a new version of the Mitsubishi Outlander…
Automotive production and car sales over the last seven months have witnessed a slowdown as drastic as that of 2013, at the height of western sanctions.
The decline in demand for new cars…
Fiat is look to mimic the success of Renault's no-frills Dacia brand with its new compact car range based on the recently unveiled Aegea concept.
Iran's largest car producer, Iran Khodro, participated in a car show called AIAS-2015 in the Kazakh capital city of Astana this week.
The company presented four vehicles in Central Asia's…
As Iran's auto sector stagnates, several automotive manufacturing units, including auto part makers, are struggling to survive.
The severity of the situation has gone so far that…
Martin Winterkorn, the former boss of Volkswagen who quit last month, will step down from his remaining posts at the company, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper and TV stations NDR and WDR…
Texas joined the Volkswagen litigation bandwagon, accusing the company’s US unit of violating state consumer protection laws and clean air standards by using rigged software in some of its diesel…
Automotive parts and production industry in Iran is slumbering right now, while the domestic tire market continues to be one of the areas of potential foreign direct investment and heightened…
Iran Khodro Company, Iran's largest auto manufacturing firm, will set up an assembly line as a joint venture in its Persian Gulf neighbor Oman.
IKCO CEO Hashem Yekezare said Iran's Ministry…
Nissan Motor and other Japanese automakers are looking to restart exports to Iran, as the prospect of sanctions relief grows stronger.
Iran will host the Third International Conference on Automotive Industries with a special focus on environment. According to Ali Mohammad Goudarzi, advisor to the minister of industries,…
The latest statistics released by the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade indicate that the number of vehicles produced during the Iranian month ending September 22 declined by 47.6% year-on-…
Volkswagen plans to launch in January a recall of vehicles with software at the center of the emissions-rigging scandal and aims to fix them all by the end of next year, the company's new chief…
In a surprise move, Arian Motors, previously the sole distributor of Mitsubishi cars and pickups, has announced it will be the sole distributor of Citroen's premium DS brand of vehicles in Iran.…
Japan is seeking Iranian business partners to start manufacturing vehicles and auto parts inside Iran, the chairman of Japan External Trade Organization said in a recent announcement.
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A hybrid electric-fuel cell vehicle made at Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology was unveiled this week at the university's Faculty of Computer and Electronic Engineering.
The…
An amendment to the guidelines for independent vehicle imports was communicated to all Iranian vehicle importers last week, both commercial and private.
According to Donya-e-Eqtesad, the…
Toyota has announced that it will begin shipping cars from its Thailand-based assembly lines to Iran, according to a new report from a local automotive website.
Asre Khodro reports that the…
The South Korean-made Ssangyong Tivoli, a small sports utility vehicle has been officially unveiled in northern Tehran's up-market Palladium Shopping Mall this week. Among those present at the…
In the clearest signal yet that its self-driven car project is ready to face the everyday car, Google has said that it is on the lookout for original equipment manufacturers to take up the car's…
China’s auto manufacturers got a big boost after the government slashed the purchase tax on small cars by half to 5% last week.
Volkswagen officials have visited Iran this week to discuss possible joint projects with local carmakers, according to a report broadcast on Iranian television.
The German car manufacturer…
As Iranian carmakers have failed to pay their debts to auto parts makers, some companies have had to lay off up to 50% of their workforce.
Czech car producer Skoda Auto's communications chief, Tomas Kubik, said Iran is a very attractive market, however, no decision has been taken so far for doing business in Iran.
Kubic was…
