In a bid to support Iran's auto parts industry, the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has obliged foreign carmakers to allocate a 20% share for domestically-made car parts if they want to…
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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>
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has visited numerous sites across the country in recent days, apart from meeting Iran's political leaders in the process.
Sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in China will "moderate" over the remainder of 2016, compared with a 39% year-on-year growth in the first quarter, the brand's China head said on April 25. Mercedes…
Benoit Tiers, Audi Volkswagen's regional chief, notes the challenges and opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa region, including Iran. In a recent interview on Audi's plans,…
Iran's car parts produced domestically are of high quality, said a member of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association.
According to Farhad Behnia, $177 million worth of parts were exported…
Toyota Motor Corp. expects to have a production decline of 80,000 units after shutting down nearly all of its assembly plants in Japan after two killer quakes disrupted parts supplies.
"The…
Opel, General Motor's European arm, has recently been given a new license to have its cars imported by the Iranian government.
A deputy industries, mining and trade minister has announced that companies are allowed to pre-sell cars only with the express permission of the ministry.
Iran's second largest car manufacturer, SAIPA, has announced that it will soon be selling a new SUV in Iran: Changan CS35.
The company has said the new car is being released due to the high…
According to analysts Frost & Sullivan, Japanese brands constituted nearly 69% of UAE passenger vehicle sales in 2015, according to a new report.
Demand for Japanese parts is also at an…
Britain's transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, has pressed Volkswagen on why it is offering compensation to customers affected by the diesel emissions scandal in the US but not the UK, a…
Iran Khodro's announcement of producing Dongfeng's H30 Cross on the western edge of Tehran has got some Iranians excited about the possibility of owning a station wagon again, but is that the case…
The compact version of the Peugeot 208 is no longer available in the Russian market as of this week, according to a new report from the country.
Iran's car manufacturers produced a total of 976,836 units of passenger and commercial vehicles in the last Iranian year (ended March 19, 2016).
Iran Khodro Industrial Group has already exported 30,000 vehicles of different models to the international markets since March 20, said IKCO’s deputy for export and international affairs.
The Mahindra e20 has been launched in the UK as an affordable electric vehicle, costing from £12,995 ($18,000) (after grant) and sold online to customers. The cost of most electric cars has been…
Automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company will launch a new brand next year, codenamed "L", with cars based on joint architecture developed with Volvo, three people with knowledge of the…
Iran's Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade recently released production figures for Iran's auto manufacturing industry, which show the country's 1% share in the global auto industry during…
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani recently stated that the government will not support the local car industry indefinitely.
Speaking at the Third Iran International Automotive Conference in…
Beijing's BAIC car conglomerate has announced plans to produce around 100,000 vehicles through a new Iranian venture, the company announced on April 14.
BAIC, which has grown its share of…
Volkswagen's Beetle may be slated for discontinuation, if a Tweet from a trusted source is to be believed. Autoline recently Tweeted: "Goodbye Beetle. VW to axe its iconic car at end of 2018.
Much to the chagrin of car buyers, an official at the Iran Automobile Association has said that imported car prices may increase by at least 12-15% in the current Iranian year (started March 20)…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told automakers that they should soon be able to test self-driving vehicles on the country's roads by promising to remove legal barriers.
Uber Technologies Inc. on Tuesday released its first-ever transparency report detailing the information requested by not only US law-enforcement agencies, but also by that country's regulators.
Mercedes-Benz boosted sales twice as fast as BMW in the first quarter of 2016, moving the brand closer to grabbing the lead in the world's luxury-car market for the first time in a decade.
