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UK car production rose 9% in November, helped by a strong increase in exports, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said on Monday.
This compares with a nearly 1% fall in October…
At present, 18 official representations of foreign car brands are active in Iran, said the head of Iran’s Automobile Importers Association.
Not one to settle on pushing its competitors into the dust in terms of Internet speed, MTN-Irancell, Iran’s second largest mobile network operator, has announced it is moving into new territories…
The current share of compressed natural gas in the national fuel basket is more than 23%, that is, gas comprises almost a quarter of all transport fuel consumed in Iran.
French car manufacturer Renault has announced that the company exported 8,050 cars to Iran in November 2015.
According to Tasnim News Agency, a year-on-year comparison shows a…
Starting in the second half of 2016, Iran’s second largest auto manufacturing company, SAIPA, will start the production of five models in Algeria, said Mehdi Jamali, the company’s CEO.
The…
The auto loans helped jumpstart the auto part manufacturing industry, said a member of Iran’s Auto Part Manufacturers Association. Last month, the auto part industry made a fresh start and the…
The second edition of Iran Ridex is scheduled for January 19-22 at Tehran's Mosalla, in the heart of the Iranian capital.
Ridex is a specialized exhibition of motorcycles, motorcycle parts…
German environmental lobby group DUH turned on carmaker Daimler on Wednesday, saying test results had shown nitrogen oxide emissions from one of its Mercedes diesel models far exceeded European…
Ford on Tuesday said it has given a green light to test self-driving cars in California and should have them on roads in the most populous US state next year.
General Motors plans to invest $356.4 million in three Michigan plants, part of a pact with the governor’s administration to cap the value of state business tax credits it receives.
So far…
Chinese cars made in Iran need to be repaired twice as much as the same models in China, said the CEO of Modiran Vehicle Manufacturing Company. MVM Co. is an Iranian company representing the…
Toyota is expecting to sell more than 10 million vehicles in 2016, but little changed from what it expects to sell this year. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's top-selling automaker for the last…
Bridgestone, one of the world's largest tire-makers, has upped its bid for US auto service chain Pep Boys, after a competing offer from American investor Carl Icahn threatened to derail the…
Volkswagen is teasing a new concept for the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show that could be a modern take on the VW Camper van/microbus.
Depending on how old you are and where you live, you’ll…
Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh foreign managers can help boost exports in different industries, especially the auto industry.
In an interview with Tasnim…
A delegation of Italian businessmen recently paid a visit to different parts of Iran Khodro’sindustrial complexin western Tehran.
The visit of the 25-member delegation…
Iran's second largest carmaker SAIPA has announced that the company sold more than 2,000 Renault'sSandero hatchback in an hour and a half, according to the company's director for marketing and…
German auto companies are suffering losses from anti-Russian sanctions, according to a new report from Moscow. Russia is one of the most important export partners of Germany in the engineering…
Iran Khodro Industrial Group has invited international car manufacturers for cooperation in various fields in Iran after successfully negotiating with some European countries.
Kamran…
Trade Promotion Organization of Iran has issued a permit allowing Iran’s Customs Administration to import 106 special cars for disabled people.
The permit has been issued upon the request…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has agreed to pay $70 million in fines to resolve a US investigation that it failed to disclose vehicle crash death and injury reports.
Lada has introduced a brand new crossover called XRAY in its home country of Russia.
XRAY signals the company’s intent to ditch its ultra-low-cost image and move up a notch on the market.…
Faraday Future, the new electric-vehicle company backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, has chosen Nevada for the company’s planned $1 billion US factory.
“We hope to bring our $1…
