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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
August 10, 2022 18:54
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May 28,2022Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Reza Fatemi-Amin said the privatization of SAIPA and Iran Khodro (IKCO) are in the final stage. "The determination of the market value of SAIPA and IKCO... -
May 23,2022Iran Khodro is designing a hybrid electric vehicle called “Eco Cross” that will initially use gasoline and later electric power. "K125 is the first hybrid gasoline-based and electric vehicle,...
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May 21,2022To improve the quality and safety features of domestic cars, the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran has obliged domestic automakers to follow 15 directives, according to Mehdi...
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May 18,2022Iran’s two major automakers have formed an alliance to improve the safety standards and quality of their products. “SAIPA Automotive Group’s Shahin car will soon be equipped with the engine...
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May 16,2022After announcing the decision to lift the car import ban, the government is encouraging the import of more economical vehicles. "Under the new regulations, in addition to the top two deciles, car...
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May 14,2022The global ranking of Iranian automakers has fallen noticeably and experts blame numerous factors for this issue. “Economy cars produced by domestic producers do not have an acceptable quality, so...
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May 11,2022Lawmakers have ordered Iran’s two major auto producers to submit roadmaps for enhancing the quality of their vehicles. According to the Majlis news outlet, SAIPA Group and Iran Khodro have been...
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May 10,2022SAIPA Automotive Group, in addition to completing the deficient cars, has produced 20,845 vehicles in the first fiscal month (March 21-April 20), according to SAIPA Automotive Group's deputy for...
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May 07,2022Car production capacity could be increased by 50%, provided prerequisites created by growth in inflation should be put in place in the current fiscal year (started March 21), secretary of the...
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April 30,2022SAIPA Automotive Group has started the sale of Shahin from April 19, without holding a car lottery, in response to high public demand. Accordingly, the delivery time of this car is a maximum of 90...
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April 27,2022The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade plans to meet car demand by placing imports and higher production on its agenda, the head of the ministry’s Automotive Industry Office said. “In the...
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April 25,2022One of the reasons behind the high tire production cost is the high tariff levied on imported raw materials, which also impacts tire price, a spokesman for the Iranian Tire Industry Association. “...
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April 20,2022Counterfeit and substandard smuggled car components, which continue to blight the domestic market, have serious ramifications for the safety of users and the country’s economy. One of the most...
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April 18,2022Smuggled fake spare parts and substandard domestic parts have a negative impact on the Iranian market and the only way to weed them out is by purchasing standardized and original parts from...
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April 13,2022SAIPA Automotive Group has always been a leader in the automotive paint sector, as it uses advanced robots, paints and solvents in accordance with the latest technology. SAIPA uses paint layers...
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April 11,2022The production of commercial and heavy vehicles increased while other segments registered a decline in the fiscal 2021-22 (ended March 20), such that vans registered the highest growth and buses...
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April 09,2022Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) delivered 100,000 vehicles in the last two months of the fiscal 2021-22 (Jan. 21-March 20), the company’s vice president for marketing and sales said. Babak Rahmani...
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April 06,2022SAIPA Industrial Group produced 397,000 cars last year, of which a quarter were manufactured in the last two months of the fiscal 2021-22 (Jan. 21-March 20), according to the group’s CEO. "In the...
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April 04,2022Solving the challenges of the automotive industry depends on the correct understanding of the prevailing situation, according to a member of the Majlis Industries and Mines Commission. “Currently...
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April 02,2022With the rise in vehicle production in the current fiscal year (started March 21), the termination of car lotteries is possible, according to the CEO of Iran Khodro Company (IKCO). Mehdi Khatib...
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March 16,2022The number of vehicles scrapped in the fiscal 2021-22 has exceeded 30,000 vehicles and according to an official, the number of cars scrapped in the second half of the current fiscal year (ending...
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March 14,2022Iran Khodro Diesel’s electric bus named E-Atros was unveiled on March 13. Operating on batteries and without the use of Overhead Catenary System, this fully electric vehicle is based on the...
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March 12,2022An official believes that car import is the only solution for streamlining the current unfavorable condition in the automotive market, as he warned about the consequences of prolonging the import...
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March 09,2022Vehicle import tariffs will remain unchanged in the next fiscal year (starting March 21), a deputy minister of industries, mining and trade said. “The tariff of vehicles that are to be imported in...
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March 07,2022Problems related to high prices of low quality car components can only be fixed by increasing the quality of parts used in domestic cars, or by after-sales service networks, automotive experts say...
