While the Iranian automotive sector is facing various headwinds, authorities are moving ahead with plans to hold a new round of Tehran International Auto Show in November, when the annual event…
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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>
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Ford Motor Co has abruptly killed a plan to sell a Chinese-made small vehicle in the United States because of the prospect of higher US tariffs, head of the automaker’s North American operations…
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Iran’s Industries Ministry is preparing a support plan for the hard-pressed auto industry in a bid to salvage the key sector from plunging into further disarray which can hit thousands with…
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Uber says it plans to focus more on its electric scooter and bike business, and less on cars, despite the fact it could hurt profits. Boss Dara Khosrowshahi said individual modes of transport…
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The world’s first autonomous taxi to run on public roads started operating in central Tokyo on Monday.
The vehicle, developed by Tokyo-based robot maker ZMP and operated by taxi company…
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Investors on Monday were to render their verdict on Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk’s decision to abandon a proposed $72 billion buyout to take the luxury electric car maker private.
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In light of recent developments in the forex market coupled with mounting pressure by carmakers, the authority in charge of regulating the auto market in a rare move has announced that it is…
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Iranian carmakers and parts manufacturers shut down their production lines for their customary one-week summer holiday on Saturday. According to ISNA, makers usually overhaul their production…
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Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk said late on Friday he would heed shareholder concerns and no longer pursue a $72 billion deal to take his US electric car maker private, abandoning an idea that had…
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PIF, the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund that Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk has said could help him fund a $72 billion deal to take his electric car maker private, is in talks to invest in…
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Given the turmoil surrounding the government forex policies which have hampered the import of raw materials, auto parts makers are struggling to keep production lines up and running amid a…
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Major local carmaker Iran Khodro has introduced a special presale scheme, which started on Monday and runs until Aug 30. As per the scheme, eight models are on offer, including the locally…
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Extending apologies for the prolonged delay in the delivery of presold units of the SUV model Peugeot 2008, Iran Khodro, the local partner of the French automotive company, has announced that…
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During the first four months of the current fiscal which started in March, Iranian automakers manufactured 436,136 cars and commercial vehicles, down 0.1% from last year’s 436,413 units.
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US pressure on Iran’s key auto industry coupled with domestic faulty policies have pushed up car prices once again, only a few days after the introduction of the government’s new forex policy…
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Since the beginning of the current fiscal that started in March, Iran’s largest auto manufacturer, Iran Khodro has sold and presold 274,000 cars.
Since March, the value of the rial has…
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The South Korean government has said it will ban about 20,000 BMWs from its streets after a spate of the vehicles catching fire. The ban will apply to cars which have not yet been sent to BMW…
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Tesla Inc’s board named a special committee of three directors on Tuesday to decide what to do about Chief Executive Elon Musk’s potential offer to take the electric carmaker private, although…
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The widespread clash between ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft on one side and authorities and old-school cabbies around the globe has made its way to Iran, with municipalities across the…
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Since March, and through a joint venture between Iran Khodro and the Azeri automotive company AzEuroCar LLC, over 300 units of family sedan model Dena have been produced in the Republic of…
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Iranian auto importers, who had brought vehicles into the country when the open market forex rate was significantly lower than the current average of 95,000 rials per US dollar, need to slash…
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Two electric vehicle-sharing platforms backed by powerful Chinese carmakers plan to seek external funding totaling almost $730 million to fuel their growth, people with direct knowledge of the…
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Iranian parliament members in step with the government are moving ahead with a proposed plan to relax state sway on the country's auto market, a move aimed at removing the car price caps that…
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Few days after the introduction of government's new forex policy, local parts makers have expressed deep concern over the fate of their business.
Parts makers are of the opinion that the…
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Elon Musk and Tesla Inc. were sued for manipulating share prices with the chief executive officer’s bombshell tweet that he was thinking about taking the company private and that funding was…
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