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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

  • VW’s Golf GTI on Sale in Iran
    Volkswagen distributor in Iran, Mammut Khodro, has launched the presale of Golf GTI in the country. In addition to the Golf, Mammut has Tiguan and Passat on offer in Iran. According to an official...
  • Imported Geely Cars Poised for Summer Debut in Iran
    Iranian automotive firm Arian Khodro Pars has brought several units of Geely cars into the country to be tested by Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran and the Ministry of...
  • Electric Bike Production on Track in Iran
    Jahanro Industrial Group, a local manufacturer of motorcycles, is set to launch production of an electric motorbike jointly designed with Sharif University's Shahid Rezaei Research Center. As a...
  • Sedan model Dena designed by Iranian engineers is manufactured at the Khazar production facility.
    The very first products of a joint venture between Iran Khodro and Azerbaijan's AzEuroCar LLC are set to go on sale in the coming days under the brand name Khazar. President Hassan Rouhani's chief...
  • Rigan Khodro Eyes JMC Pickup for Production in Iran
    Rigan Khodro has imported a prototype of Tiger pickup trucks produced by the Chinese Jiangling Motors Corporation, as it is weighing the introduction of the model to the Iranian auto market.   A...
  • Lawsuit Seeks Tesla Board’s Shakeup
    Elon Musk’s multi-billion dollar compensation package should be rescinded and the board of...
  • The customs duty for hybrids now stands at 35%.
    The unending saga of hybrid car import tariffs has taken another turn for the worse as the government decided to once again raise the rates by 10%. The officials have once again increased the...
  • Spot a Parking Spot Online in Tehran
    A new scheme has been devised to facilitate the arduous task of finding a parking place in the tightly-packed streets and alleys of Tehran. Using a mobile application, citizens will be able to book...
  • Borgward BX7 Hits the Road in Tehran
    Local automotive company Kian Motor Varna delivered the first units of presold Borgward BX7 to customers this week in Tehran. Back in 2017, Kian Motor Varna signed an import agreement with the Sino...
  • New Price Rise for Peugeot 2008
    Peugeot 2008, the first product of a joint venture between the largest domestic automaker Iran Khodro and the French PSA Group, does not seem capable of finding a way out of price fluctuations....
  • App Alerts Drivers on Road Hazards
    In an effort to reduce motor vehicle fatality rates, a smartphone application has been designed to notify drivers of imminent danger when drawing close to an accident-prone area. Unveiled on...
  • Iran Auto Industry’s Overview
    Iran’s Industries Ministry has released its monthly automotive statistical report covering local manufacturers’ output during the first Iranian month, which ended on April 20. According to the...
  • Trump Tariff Plan Threatens GM Korea Rescue
    Fresh off a $7 billion rescue for its loss-making South Korean operation, General Motors faces a new...
  • More than half of global sales of EVs in 2017 were in China, followed by the US.
    Teslas and Nissan Leafs are likely to become a much more common sight on the world’s roads in the...  
  • Tesla Updates Model 3
    Tesla has begun to issue an over-the-air firmware update that CEO Elon Musk says will improve the...
  • Lynk & CO Steers Clear of Volvo’s Looks
    A few years ago, as a design director of Volvo Cars, Andreas Nilsson was given a blank piece of paper...
  • SAIPA Jumps on Green Bandwagon
    Iran’s major carmaker SAIPA has completed the third phase of a scheme which aims to help mitigate the depletion of underground water resources. The plan allows the company to use 1,400 cubic...
  • Auto Industry in a Shambles
    The automotive market is mired in a state of limbo as evidenced by a stagnant market fanned by volatile foreign currency exchange rates and instances of up to 20% hikes in car prices.   Head of...
  • Auto Startup Offers  to Uplift Urban Life
    A local startup has been launched to offer on-demand automotive services to residents of Tehran. The business aims to save the citizen’s time in the city’s traffic-clogged streets by coming to one...
  • Fiat Chrysler Recalls 4.8m Vehicles
    Fiat Chrysler is warning the owners of approximately 4.8 million vehicles to stop using the cruise control...
  • No Change in Citroen’s Iran Strategy
    In the face of Washington’s withdrawal from the historic nuclear deal with Tehran, Citroen’s CEO Linda Jackson says while waiting for the European Union to take a clear position on US sanctions and...
  • Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada, the US
    Tesla Inc has flown six planes full of robots and equipment from Europe to California in an...
  • Prices have been jacked up by car dealers and some makers by 6-22% only in the past few weeks.
    Authorities are set to ratify new car prices for models costing under 450 million rials ($10,700) in the early days of June. Head of the Competition Council Reza Shiva said on Tuesday that the...
  • Uber Plans Taxi-Hailing  in Japan
    Uber Technologies plans to launch its first taxi-hailing pilot service in Japan that will connect passengers to...
  • SAIPA Devising Strategy  to Counter Headwinds
    Second largest automaker in the country SAIPA says they have an action plan in place in the event of probable headaches coming in the way of Iran’s auto industry. Managing Director of SAIPA Mohsen...

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