Iran's largest vehicle manufacturer, Iran Khodro Company, has signed a contract with an Algerian private company to set up a production line and exchange technical and engineering knowhow.
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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>
Mercedes-Benz has reportedly signed off on a new platform for electric cars, with four new electric cars planned–two saloons and two crossovers.
Honda Motor Company confirmed on Thursday that a Takata airbag inflator ruptured in a July crash of a Honda Accord and likely led to the death of the young driver, the ninth death in the world…
Imagine the car of the future. It’s not a Tesla. Rather, it’s 3D printed and recyclable.
According to a report published by Forbes, Arizona-based Local Motors plans to debut its…
The British automotive industry has been littered with marques that have long-since disappeared: Austin, Triumph, TVR... But one of the greatest and most innovative of them all was Jensen. And now…
Persia Khodro, the Iranian representative of Germany's BMW in Iran, opened a new after-sales service center in northern Tehran last week. This is the 17th BMW after-sales service center set…
Iran’s automotive industry has had a rollercoaster of a year such that stagnancy hampered production for a protracted period.
Audi, the German luxury carmaker, has reaffirmed that it has not entered the Iranian market or signed up with a local distributor.
The new press release followed a report by a local…
Only 500,000 of the total 3.5 million vehicles plying the streets of Tehran obtained quality inspection certificates last year, said the head of Tehran's Vehicle Quality Inspection Headquarters.…
Currently, some 5,300 Paykan taxis are plying the streets of cities, said the head of the Civil Engineering Committee of Tehran’s City Council.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said on Thursday it will recall 570,000 SUVs for fire risks in two campaigns linked to problems with vanity mirror wiring and a low-pressure hose.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday that an eighth US death is linked to a faulty Takata airbag inflator, marking the first reported death since April and the…
Toyota Motor Corp sold more cars than Volkswagen AG for the fifth consecutive month in November, putting the Japanese firm on track to remain the world’s top-selling automaker in 2015, as sales at…
The German auto manufacturer Audi will be unveiling a range of products for sale in Iran via an official local sales representative.
Ramak Khodro, the official retailer of the South Korean…
Over 80 competitors from 10 Iranian provinces raced last week in an off-road racing competition. According to Tasnim News Agency, the competition was held at a newly-established 1,800-meter race-…
A total of 626,101 passenger vehicles have been produced in the current Iranian fiscal year (started March 21, 2015), said the spokesman of Iran’s Automotive Policymaking Council. Compared to the…
Porsche workers have agreed to concessions worth several hundred million euros to secure production of an all-electric sports car at the manufacturer's biggest plant, a company spokesman said.…
Russia's automotive sector is likely to be one of the main beneficiaries of the nuclear deal reached by Iran and the West come January, as it has initiated moves to develop a market for its…
Google and Ford Motor Company are in talks about forming a partnership to develop autonomous car technology, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
A total of 165,000 clunkers have been taken off the streets up to now, Iran’s Transportation and Fuel Management Headquarters announced.
In the last Iranian fiscal year (ended March 20,…
Iran's second largest vehicle manufacturer, SAIPA, has announced a plan that will allow owners of SAIPA cars to swap their secondhand cars and clunkers with newer models, said the company's sales…
Uber on Tuesday announced a partnership with a major Chinese automaker, as the controversial ride-sharing service revved up efforts in the country.
Uber and Guangzhou Automobile Group will…
Tehran Taxi Union has agreed on purchasing SAIPA’s Ario sedan as a replacement for the aging Peugeot 405 and Samand fleet of vehicles, a spokesman of the union said.
Parviz Abbasnejad added…
Commercial and industrial Russian automaker GAZ Group is taking part in the Iran-Russia Trade and Industrial Expo underway in the Iranian capital.
An environmentally-friendly city bus was unveiled in Iran this week.
The bus named Parsian has been manufactured by Iran's Oghab Afshan Industrial and Manufacturing Company, which is the…
