China may be the first country where Volkswagen Group could invest billions in one or more plants to manufacture battery cells and packs, a source close to the senior management said, citing the…
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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>
Switzerland has joined a growing number of places around the world exploring the potential of electric autonomous buses, with a pair of driverless shuttles now ferrying passengers around the city…
Automakers with operations in the UK are weighing the implications of the country’s vote to quit the EU amid warnings that Brexit will impact sales and production in Europe’s second-biggest auto…
Iran Khodro Group and PSA Groupe (consisting of Peugeot and Citroen) finally took the wraps off their long-awaited deal last week to produce new vehicles in the country under a new joint venture…
Persia Khodro, the official firm representing BMW in Iran, introduced the company’s newest X1 model last week in a ceremony held in Tehran. BMW has a large following in Iran, with sales dating…
The pre-sales of four Nissan models will start in Iran in the second week of July, said the CEO of Jahan Novin Company, Nissan’s official representative in Iran.
The four models…
France's Peugeot-Citroen (PSA) announced its return to Iran on June 21, signing a €400-million joint venture with its old partner Iran Khodro Company in Tehran.
The first cars produced…
Faraday Future plans to begin testing prototype self-driving electric vehicles on California roads later this year after winning approval from the state, an industry source said on Tuesday. The…
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Volkswagen's controlling stakeholder, will endorse the carmaker's former top management at a shareholder meeting on Wednesday, a spokesman said, despite new…
A report published in the local media has recently ranked Iranian cities at the forefront of auto manufacturing.
Auto production lines are active in eight Iranian provinces. Tehran tops the…
High cost, an unpredictable market and lack of a supervisory body are the main challenges hindering the production of electric cars in Iran, according to a recent study conducted by Majlis…
An electric motorbike designed and built by Iranian researchers at Tehran's Amirkabir University of Technology is now undergoing the commercialization process, said the assistant professor leading…
The government has announced a new ruling regarding certain imported cars.
The administration has ruled that "all vehicles imported to Iran under a valid order issued in the import order…
Volkswagen will stop producing more than 40 car models in the coming years, as part of a new strategy by Europe's biggest automaker, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Saturday.
Toyota Motor Corp is targeting developing in the next five years driver assistance systems that integrate artificial intelligence to improve vehicle safety, the head of its advanced research…
Following negotiations with the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade, an auto manufacturing factory will go on stream in Sahne, said the governor general of Kermanshah province. Sahneh is a…
Permits are now mandatory for importing vehicles valued higher than $100,000 into free trade zones, said an official with the Arvand Free Zone Organization.
According to the organization's…
Iran’s auto sector is currently evolving, according to several well respected sources in the field, with new cars slowly entering the market and the range of vehicles available today expanding…
Following the easing of economic sanctions at the beginning of this year, ZF Friedrichshafen is intensifying its business commitments in Iran.
The company has opened up the ZF Pars SSK…
Rolls-Royce has unveiled its first driverless vehicle, a concept car that promises to help its owner announce their importance to the world.
The Vision Next 100 is an autonomous vehicle…
An Iranian carmaker has called for expansion of trilateral ties with Turkish and Azerbaijani carmakers.
In an interview with Trend News Agency, the vice chairman of the board of directors…
Modiran Vehicle Manufacturing Company has unveiled its latest model in Kerman. The Chery Arrizo 5 was unveiled in Kerman’s Faiton Shopping Center Last week, the local automotive website Carnet…
Iran Khodro Diesel, a heavy goods vehicle producer and subsidiary of Iran’s largest carmaker Iran Khodro Company, and Oghab Afshan, a producer of Scania branded buses in the Islamic Republic…
Setting up an industrial park in Arg-e Bam to produce auto parts could play an important role in the development of the auto manufacturing industry and boost business relations between Iran and…
Tehran’s Shariati Street has been home to automotive dealers for time immemorial (the street is the oldest north-south road in the capital and referred to by Tehran’s natives as the “Old Road”).…
