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<p>Read the latest news about Iran’s automotive industry, market trends, output figures, &amp; import data, along with updates about Iran Khodro, Saipa and Pars Khodro</p>

  • Mega Motor, one of Iran’s largest auto parts manufacturers, has broken its previous daily production record by making 1,800 auto parts per day during the first seven months of the current Iranian…

  • France’s top automaker Renault has reportedly decided to start assembling cars in Pakistan by 2018 under the newly approved incentives announced in its five-year auto policy, official sources said…

  • Iran’s automotive production observed a 26.1% year-on-year jump during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (started March 20).

    During this period, Iranian auto manufacturers…

  • IrToya, Toyota’s official dealer in Iran, is delivering presold 2016 Prius with registration plates, according to an announcement from the company.

    In October 2015, IrToya announced the…

  • A number of billboards in Tehran have cropped up with an image of a white peacock standing between two parked vehicles with a catchy tagline: “Stand out, Nissan-style.”

    Sponsored by Jahan…

  • Japan’s Honda Motor Co. says its net profit in the last quarter was 188 billion yen ($1.7 billion), up 39% from a year earlier, buoyed by sales in small, medium size and SUV models. The company on…

  • With demand growing in the auto market, pressure has mounted on vehicle licensing authorities to offer an increasing number of registration plates faster.

    Every Iranian number plate comes…

  • The Paris-based company has launched the manufacturing plant in collaboration with Iran’s largest auto manufacturer Iran Khodro (IKCO) and the Industrial Development & Renovation Organization…

  • Vehicles and spare parts that entered the country during the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 20) are estimated to be worth $837 million.

    This shows a 68% year-on-year…

  • MAN has detailed plans to become one of the top three automotive companies specialized in commercial vehicles in Iran’s market, said a member of the board of directors of the German company.

  • Arian Motors, the official representative of Mitsubishi Motors in Iran, has introduced a new scheme for the sale of Mitsubishi Mirage 2017. The company is selling the car in 12-month installments…

  • Britain will aim to achieve tariff-free trade with Europe for the auto industry and other manufacturers after the country leaves the European Union, Business Secretary Greg Clark said on October…

  • Negin Khodro, the local dealership of imported Renault vehicles, has announced a new payment option for the Duster model.

  • Renault’s Mouna Sepehri, the top-ranking woman in Europe’s auto industry, sees transactions such as partner Nissan Motor’s purchase of a $2.3 billion stake in Mitsubishi Motors as adding much-…

  • Russia’s analytic agency AUTOSTAT conducted a study of the Russian new-car market’s taste for the Lada XRAY crossover built by Renault-owned AvtoVAZ in September and some of the results were…

  • The chief executive officer of Proton visited the headquarters of SAIPA, Iran’s second largest automaker, in Tehran and hinted that the two companies will sign a deal in the near future.

  • Spanish-based SEAT, which is a subsidiary of Germany’s Volkswagen, arrived in Iran with two models of a medium family-sized car, the Leon, on Oct. 24.

    The model, which is seen as a rival to…

  • Iran’s Auto Policymaking Council has issued a new report on production, exports and customer satisfaction earlier this week.

    Sasan Qorbani, the spokesperson of the council, reported that…

  • Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed met with SAIPA CEO Mehdi Jamali in Tehran on Monday.

    The Malaysian minister said expansion of bilateral ties is the main…

  • Nissan Motor and Renault are open to partnership with other companies to equip their vehicles with sophisticated technology, as the automakers race to develop cars of the future, Ogi Redzic, the…

  • Renault Group, the French company that has made inroads into the Iranian market, announced that third-quarter revenues were up 13% across all markets. Revenues rose to €10.55 billion ($11.5…

  • A specialized exhibition on Iran’s automotive industries opened in Lebanon on October 25, according to reports from the East Mediterranean country.

  • The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has set a deadline for car importers to register as official dealers of foreign companies or face closure and prosecution.

    The deadline is until…

  • The mayor of Yazd has unveiled a new all-electric vehicle for tourists visiting the historic location. Yazd is a city in Iran’s central province of the same name. The city is famous for being the…

  • Yazd recently hosted its 13th Auto and Parts Exhibition, with car companies claiming that responses from customers were positive about the new models on show.

    The event, which concluded on…