Local carmaker Kerman Motor unveiled its first locally produced Hyundai Accent during Norouz (the Iranian New Year holidays from March 21 to April 2).
The company showed the car on March…
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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>
Although this will come as no surprise to industry insiders, after dozens of debuts at this year’s New York Auto Show, small luxury SUVs, especially hybrids, are the darlings of the bunch.
Renault shares rose sharply over the weekend following renewed media reports of merger talks between the French carmaker and its longstanding alliance partner Nissan. Renault’s stock was up 4.6…
Volkswagen has picked partners to provide battery cells and related technology worth around €20 billion ($25 billion) for its growing electric car program, adding further pressure on US pioneer…
Iranian automotive companies exported 2,237 shipments of vehicles, agricultural machinery and auto parts worth $98 million during the 11 months to Feb. 20.
According to the latest…
To renovate police cars in Iran ahead of Norouz (Iranian New Year), when the police have a busy time monitoring the roads, Toyota's Land Cruisers 2018 have been added to Iran's law-enforcement…
President Hassan Rouhani is set to inaugurate the Iran Khodro-AzEuroCar LLC joint production plant known as Azermash during his visit to Azerbaijan in the coming weeks.
Iran's Minister…
Emdad Khodro Iran has signed a deal with Setareh Iran, Mercedes-Benz's distributor in the country, to offer mobile emergency services to the products of the German manufacturer. Owners of…
During the Cabinet meeting on Sunday, import tariffs for hybrid vehicles were once again amended after the government relented to mounting public pressure.
Saeed Bastani, spokesman of…
SAIPA delivered 200 Volvo heavy-duty vehicles to customers on Tuesday, as part of a renovation scheme introduced by President Hassan Rouhani in February.
This is the first batch of the…
Volkswagen’s sports carmaker Porsche could develop a flying passenger vehicle to compete with rivals in a market for urban air taxis and ride-sharing services, Porsche sales chief Detlev von…
More than half of the Iranian vehicles do not meet the standards to acquire a premium technical inspection certificate introduced by the Department of Environment to curb the emission of air…
SAIPA launched the presale of its latest hatchback model Quick in late January and started delivering a limited number of the vehicle last week. However, the company is yet to announce a final…
Before Li Shufu rose to become the largest single shareholder at Mercedes-Benz through the acquisition of almost 10% of Daimler’s shares, the billionaire was apparently also in talks with the…
SAIPA is set to produce a subcompact crossover based on Citroen C3, which is an exclusive model offered by the Franco-Chinese joint venture Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroen in the Chinese auto market.…
Iran’s largest automaker Iran Khodro is set to offer two of its locally manufactured sedan models, namely Samand and Peugeot 405, to join Nigeria’s taxi fleet.
Hassan Golchubian, IKCO’s…
Tehran Municipality announced that 44 cars will be added to Tehran Subway’s fleet next week.
Deputy mayor for transport affairs said the subway fleet’s capacity will increase by 174,000…
Snapp unveiled an application labeled “Promoter App” to computerize the recruitment process for new drivers.
The application allows field marketers to submit applicant information on the…
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle arm of Alphabet Inc, says it will launch a self-driving trucks pilot in Atlanta to carry cargo for Google’s data centers. The announcement comes two days after…
Iran Khodro has launched the presale of the automatic Peugeot 207i sedan.
The presale started via IKCO’s website at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday.
The company has…
Renault has released its latest monthly sales report, which indicates that the French automotive giant sold 15,846 cars in Iran in February and accounted for 83% of motor vehicles sold by the…
The days of unchallenged dominance of yellow taxis at Iranian airports are set to end, as ride-hailing companies are now permitted to offer services at airports.
Daimler Chief Executive officer Dieter Zetsche on Tuesday welcomed Geely Chairman Li Shufu as a new shareholder and said any industrial alliance will depend on whether current China partner BAIC…
This year’s Geneva Motor Show is arguably the most tech-heavy to date, with the eye-watering performance figures traditionally touted by internal combustion engine supercars replaced by stats…
The costs of bringing vehicles into Iran are not limited to the customs tariffs, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration’s list of cost breakdown showed.
