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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>

  • A member of Majlis Industries and Mining Commission has pressed for releasing the details of the new contract signed by the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran with Renault…

  • Iranian automakers will soon begin the production of two models of tour buses, five months after the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade rejected a proposal by the tourism authority to remove…

  • Iran’s Industrial Development and Renovation Organization will hand half of its share in IDRO-Renault deal to Iran’s private sector over the next three years.

    The announcement follows the…

  • Faurecia, a leader in auto equipment and parts, said its historical ties with Iran have been noticed by Tehran’s automotive sector, which is rapidly inking a raft of deals with French companies as…

  • Iran’s auto industry production observed a 53.6% jump in the Iranian month ending Sept. 21 year-on-year.

    During the period, Iranian auto manufacturers produced 93,515 units that mark a…

  • Moscow-based Cognitive Technologies said it is ready to release a pre-commercial version of an advance driver assistance system with artificial intelligence, or ADAS, for Russia’s KAMAZ truck.

  • Iran Khodro Company, the largest domestic auto manufacturing firm, has announced that it has plans to bring in Peugeot 508.

    The announcement was made on the sidelines of the 20th edition of…

  • The Fourth International Conference of Auto Industry will be held this autumn in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to automotive sources. Sasan Qorbani, the secretary of the event, noted that…

  • The latest auto deal was signed by Renault in Iran earlier this week, but what does the new deal mean in the long run to the Iranian automotive buying public?

    Are car buyers likely to…

  • The 20th edition of Tabriz Automobile Industry and Spare Parts Trade Fair was held in the Iranian province of East Azarbaijan.

    Representatives of several local and foreign firms took part…

  • SAIPA, Iran’s second largest auto manufacturer, is to produce a new Chinese mini-car in the country.Asbe Bokhar, a local automotive website, reported on September 29 that a Changan Benni has been…

  • Volkswagen’s sub-brand Skoda is reportedly entering the Iranian auto market by mid-2017, which confirms comments from the German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce that the brand will start production…

  • Afra Motor, an Iranian auto importing firm, has unveiled two models of the British handmade Lotus sports cars in Iran.  According to local automotive website Carnet.ir, the two models were…

  • The Paris Motor Show opened this week with several dozen new cars on show and a number of dazzling concept vehicles.

    Some of those cars will even make it to Iran, but which cars will we be…

  • The first product of a Sino-Iranian joint venture is to be unveiled this week.

    “MG 360 is the newest car to be produced in Iran,” CEO of Iran Khodro Azarbaijan Nasser Naqdi announced on…

  • An industrial delegation headed by SAIPA visited Lebanon last week to look at business opportunities.

    During the trip, SAIPA’s CEO Mehdi Jamali said he was looking at setting up an official…

  • Yazd Tire, a major Iranian tire producer, announced that it is aiming to double its production capacity.

    According to Eskandar Sotoudeh, CEO of Yazd Tire, the company aims to produce 9,000…

  • The Third Alborz Auto Show opened on September 27. Over 30 automotive firms are taking part in the exhibition that is being held over an area of 4,000 square meters in Karaj, west of the capital…

  • SAIPA, Iran’s second largest automaker has announced that the company has sold 4,000 Sandero Stepways in less than an hour.

    “Iran’s auto market is eager to embrace the introduction of new…

  • There’s a lot of talk this week about the development of the electric car industry globally, with several car companies announcing their new landmark deals and electric driving range.

  • Iran is one of the three major target markets of Scania, the Swedish truck giant.

  • As part of an agreement between Iran Khodro and the Omani Industrial Fund, Iran will jointly produce the Dena and export it to Africa and Yemen within a year, according to Omani officials who…

  • Renault Pars, along with its Iranian subsidiary Negin Khodro officially launched its latest vehicle, the Talisman, in the Iranian market on September 25, at a press conference marking the latest…

  • As part of its corporate-social responsibility (CSR), Modiran Vehicle Manufacturing (known better by its acronym MVM), will be gifting Iranian medal-winning Olympians new vehicles. Iranian…

  • The Fifth International Tool and Die and Raw Material Exhibition is underway in Tehran (Sept. 26-29).

    The event has been organized by SAPCO, the main automotive part supplier of Iran Khodro…