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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
January 22, 2022 19:29
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October 18,2021Iran Khodro Company (IKCO), the country's major automaker, has launched a new auto part production line that will purportedly save €17 million in imports each year. Farshad Moqimi, the CEO of IKCO... -
October 03,2021Iran’s automotive production decreased by 1.4% during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22) compared with the year-ago period. According to data released by Securities and...
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September 28,2021The number of dilapidated vehicles on Tehran's streets has reached 3.5 million and is expected to hit 8 million in four years, if no scrappage is carried out, according to the secretary of the...
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September 17,2021An Iranian knowledge-based firm has signed contracts collectively worth 8 trillion rials ($29 million) to supply catalytic converters to SAPCO and Mega Motors, major auto parts producers. During...
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September 05,2021The Iran Standards and Quality Inspection Company has issued a report on the quality of domestically manufactured automobiles assessed during the Iranian month ending July 22. The quality watchdog...
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August 29,2021Iran’s automotive output dipped by 0.8% during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Aug. 22) compared with the year-ago period. According to data released by Securities and...
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August 27,2021One-third of automobiles on Tehran's roads failed emission and safety tests, during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Aug. 22). Hossein Moqaddam, CEO of Tehran Vehicle...
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August 22,2021Iran’s major automaker SAIPA plans to increase production by 12% by March 2022 by introducing brand new models in its product lineup. Early this week, the company announced that it plans to...
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August 14,2021Iran Standards and Quality Inspection Company has released a report on the quality of locally-made automobiles surveyed during the Iranian month ending June 21. The quality watchdog is a private...
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August 11,2021The procurement of raw materials and key components in Iran’s auto parts manufacturing sector has been beleaguered by US sanctions, an industry insider said. Mohsen Razmkhah added that the sector...
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August 08,2021A total of 2,500 dilapidated urban taxis have been renovated and delivered to applicants since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21), the head of Iran Taxi Union said. According to...
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July 31,2021Iran’s automotive output increased by 9.75% during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22) compared with the year-ago period. According to data released by Securities...
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July 19,2021The domestic engineering and energy giant, MAPNA Group, unveiled its first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station in Fardis County, Alborz Province, on Sunday, fulfilling its promise to...
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July 05,2021Iran Standards and Quality Inspection Company has released a report on the quality of domestically-produced cars surveyed during the Iranian month ending May 21. The quality watchdog is a private...
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July 03,2021Iran’s automotive output decreased by 1.14% during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21) compared to the year-ago period. According to data released by Securities...
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June 28,2021One-third of vehicles plying Tehran’s roads failed to meet emission standards and pass technical inspection tests, during the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21). Hossein...
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June 26,2021Iran’s major automaker Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) has slashed capital flight worth €13 million through the indigenization of auto parts production since the beginning of the current Iranian year (...
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June 16,2021Iranian auto parts manufacturer SAPCO has devised a scheme for the indigenization of metal and non-metal components worth €26 million for the current fiscal year (started March 21). According to...
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June 14,2021The top two domestic automakers’ cumulative loss has reached 800 trillion rials ($3.36 billion) by the month ending May 21. Saeed Madani, a former CEO of SAIPA, added that in view of the...
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June 12,2021Iran’s Bank Tejarat has decided to lend 1.5 trillion rials ($6.38 million) to the major automaker Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) to boost localization. Based on the recent agreement between the two...
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June 07,2021Iran Standards and Quality Inspection Company has released a report on the quality of domestically-produced cars surveyed during the Iranian month ending April 20. The quality watchdog is a...
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May 19,2021Iran has joined the global electric vehicle race, as the domestic engineering and energy giant, MAPNA Group, and Bam Khodro, a subsidiary of Kerman Motor Company, are gearing up to jointly produce...
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May 17,2021Iran’s auto industry is crippled with massive debts, a member of Iran Auto Parts Makers Association said. Reza Rezaei also told Tasnim News Agency that over the past six months, Iranian carmakers...
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May 10,2021The government's decades-old taxi renovation program has been hampered by rising car prices in Iran, as only 9,000 dilapidated taxis were replaced with new cars in the last Iranian year (ended ...
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May 08,2021Iran’s ailing auto sector lost 300 trillion rials ($1.36 billion) in revenue during the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2021). Announcing the above, Soheil Memarbashi, the head of...
