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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>

  • SAIPA 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…

  • The 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.

  • One 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…

  • Counterfeit 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. 

  • Smuggled 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…

  • SAIPA 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…

  • The 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…

  • Iran 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…

  • SAIPA 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.…

  • Solving 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.

  • With 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…

  • The 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…

  • Iran 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…

  • An 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…

  • Vehicle 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…

  • Problems 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…

  • The number of imported cars, which has been discussed intermittently by the Majlis Joint Commission as part of the fiscal 2022-23 budget bill, has been ratcheted up to 70,000.  This issue…

  • Following widespread public complaints about the poor quality of domestically-produced cars and the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s expression of dissatisfaction in…

  • SAIPA, one of the two major Iranian automakers, plans to increase auto output by 25% in the next fiscal year (starting March 21), despite facing several problems, including its mounting debts to…

  • Any successful car pricing reform should narrow the wide gap between a car’s factory and market price.  "It is important to first take actions [and remove this difference], in order to…

  • The Organization for Protection of Consumers and Producers has postponed a review of tire prices to the first month of the next fiscal year (starting March 21), according to the head…

  • Three car scrappage plans have been approved by the parliament, which will hopefully be implemented, secretary of the Association for Scrappage and Recycling Centers said.

  • Two major auto manufacturers are negotiating with banks to boost liquidity for increasing their production by 260,000 units in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year (December 22, 2021-…

  • Experts believe the conversion of domestic gasoline-powered cars to electric vehicle is more economical than producing a new one.  Earlier, the production of electric cars was touted by…

  • After the Majlis Joint Commission’s approval for importing 60,000 vehicles in the fiscal 2022-23 (starting March 21, 2022), media outlets are speculating about the models on the import list.…