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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

  • Iranian Government Throws a Lifeline to Tire Companies
    Tire companies are to be provided with subsidized foreign currency at a faster pace, with the government raising the status of their raw material imports to ‘high priority’. In a move to preserve...
  • Need to Rewrite Vehicle Emission Rules in Iran
    Vehicle emission rules are simply outdated and need to be rewritten, the secretary general of the High Council of Traffic says. Pouria Yazdi told ISNA that vehicle emission standards and...
  • Iranian Tire Companies Want Higher Prices
    Iran Tire Industry Association has sent a note to the Ministry of Industries and the Consumers and Producers Protection Organization demanding local manufacturers be allowed to raise prices by 30...
  • Car Imports Remain at Zero in Iran
    Informed sources say the ban on auto imports introduced in June by the government will be extended to the next  fiscal year that begins in March. President Hassan Rouhani will present next years’s...
  • Taken for a Ride
    Following the strange and extended delays in delivery of thousands of vehicles presold by domestic carmakers, would-be buyers and sections of the print media are openly accusing the state-...
  • Mitsubishi Sacks Carlos Ghosn as Chairman
    Carlos Ghosn's downfall from the top of the auto industry is almost complete after Mitsubishi Motors removed him as chairman. The Japanese carmaker's board voted on Monday to oust the industry...
  • Subsidized Tires for Taxis
    With tire prices skyrocketing, the Taxi Union is providing cabbies with tires at rates 40% lower than the market prices. The tires are offered to the cabbies at prices around 3 million rials ($24)...
  • Tehran’s New Fight Against Smog: Polluting Vehicles Beware
    Tehran Municipality’s long overdue plan for curbing air pollution took off at the weekend. The so-called Air Pollution Reduction (APR) plan bans dilapidated vehicles from the sprawling capital to...
  • Autumn Heralds Pollution Season in Tehran
    With winter approaching, a blanket of smog is enveloping Tehran. As the mountains in the north gradually vanish in the autumn haze, residents and environmentalists are once again calling for action...
  • Import of Secondhand Buses Proposed by Tehran Bus Company
    Head of Tehran Bus Company said import of secondhand buses should be considered as an option for renovating the dilapidated transportation fleet of the capital. Peiman Sanandaji told a local news...
  • Air Pollution Deadlier Than Smoking or War
    US researchers have said that air pollution, primarily caused by burning fossil fuels, is the world's top killer. The findings were published in the University of Chicago's Air Quality Life Index...
  • Renault-Nissan Boss Arrested for Financial Violations
    Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn has been arrested over suspected financial violations, the NHK reported, and the carmaker said it will seek a removal of the industry icon as its chairman...
  • Iran Carmakers Expanding Operations in Syria, Azerbaijan
    Iran Khodro and SAIPA are planning to expand their overseas operations. SAIPA is poised to increase production in Syria and IKCO has started manufacturing its Samand model in neighboring Azerbaijan...
  • Tehran Subway System Getting Disabled-Friendly
    Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operation Company is trying to adjust the expanding subway system to make it more friendly to the disabled. Entrance gates, elevators, and escalators are to be ...
  • Tehran Air Pollution Reduction Plan Set for Weekend Launch: Better Late Than Never
    Despite extended delays, a plan introduced by Tehran Municipality to help curb air pollution will take effect on November 24. The plan bans dilapidated vehicles from the sprawling capital to...
  • JICA Helps Improve Air Quality Monitoring Systems in Tehran
    As part of a joint effort between Japan International Cooperation Agency and Tehran Municipality to reduce air pollution, decades-old air quality monitoring systems in the capital are to be...
  • Car Prices in Iran at the Crossroads
    No decision has been made about increasing car prices, the Industries Ministry said in a statement released on Thursday following comments from deputy minister of industries Mohsen Salehinia to the...
  • Tires at Subsidized Rates for Taxis
    With car tire prices rising at a terrible speed, Iran Taxi Union said it will provide taxis with 30,000 tires at subsidized rates. ITU’ boss Morteza Zameni says that as per an agreement signed...
  • Iran Auto Sector Plight Here to Stay
    US sanctions and economic headwinds have taken a toll on Iran’s auto industries with local car companies reporting 15.1% decline in output. In an offhand response to business insiders’ warnings and...
  • DOE Boss: Delays in Tehran Anti-Air Pollution Scheme Inadmissible
    While a new scheme was to be implemented in Tehran to help curb air pollution, the plan has been delayed. The inaction by authorities has raised concern among environmentalists who say further...
  • 2 More Cities Join Snapp Pool: Iran Ride-Hailing
    The widely used ride-hailing application Snapp has made inroads in two more cities, increasing the number of cities to 69. Residents in Shahr-e Kord, in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province and Amol, in...
  • Results of Vehicle Dependability Study in Iran
    Iran Standard and Quality Inspection Co. has carried out a Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), which indicates that cars made/assembled locally show unacceptably high levels of wear and tear after...
  • New Measure to Curb Smog in Downtown Tehran
    In the latest move to curb air pollution in Tehran Province, dilapidated vehicles and motorbikes will be barred from Eslamshahr County in the southwest. The decision is part of a plan ratified in...
  • Iran International Auto Parts Exhibition Opens
    The 13th Iran International Auto Parts Exhibition opened on Monday in Tehran. Held at Tehran International Fairground, this year’s event brings together 191 foreign and 526 local automotive firms...
  • Tehran Taxi Fleet Renewal Must Wait
    As per a scheme introduced by Tehran Municipality, 5,000 Toyota Camry electric hybrids were to join the capital’s taxi fleet. Given the economic problems visiting the country, the plan is on hold.

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