Iran Auto Industry

Iran Auto Industry

  • With Supply Chain Bottlenecked, Car Production Declines in Iran
    Imported auto parts have been languishing in customs warehouses as restrictive regulations have put the brakes on commodities getting clearance for entering the country, leading to a slide in Iran'...
  • Talks Underway to Tame Iran’s Unruly Car Market
    Tehran Auto Dealers Association has been holding talks with authorities and carmakers offering proposals on market management so as to rein in the auto sector's chaotic conditions and control the...
  •  State Bodies Gear Up to Regulate Iran Auto Market
    Given the recent fluctuations in the auto market as the US prepares to reimpose sanctions against Iran, various executive entities in the country have outlined plans to undo a portion of the harm...
  • Car Deals Put on Hold
    Following a total ban on car imports as per a directive signed on June 20 by the industries minister, vehicle prices have once again hiked in Iran’s market, with many putting their plans to...
  • Currently Renault Sandero is produced in Iran by local carmakers.
    French carmakers, PSA Group and Renault have held talks with Iranian officials during recent weeks to come up with “packages” to preserve their operations in the country. In the face of mounting...
  • Car prices have declined slightly during the recent days.
    Iran's auto market was last month watched in astonishment by jittery customers and bewildered citizens in the face of skyrocketing prices. In order to redress the volatile situation and put in...
  • Hyundai Elantra
    After local media reported that the South Korean carmaker Hyundai has suspended its collaborations with its Iranian partner Kerman Motor, customers who have placed preorders for Hyundai cars...
  • Auto Sector’s Facts and Figures
    During to the first two months of the current Iranian year ending on May 21, with 226,584 cars and duty vehicles rolling out of factories, the key automotive sector recorded a 31.1% year-on-year...
  • Through the deal, ISQI’s testing facilities are to be upgraded.
    Local private auditing firm Iran Standard and Quality Inspection Company has signed a deal with the Barcelona-based engineering firm Applus+ IDIADA. The agreement is to assist the Iranian company...
  • The Citroen C3
    Automakers are putting measures in place to mitigate the impact of the upcoming sanctions imposed by the truculent US President Donald Trump in the wake of his underhand move to pull the country...
  • VW’s Golf GTI on Sale in Iran
    Volkswagen distributor in Iran, Mammut Khodro, has launched the presale of Golf GTI in the country. In addition to the Golf, Mammut has Tiguan and Passat on offer in Iran. According to an official...
  • Sedan model Dena designed by Iranian engineers is manufactured at the Khazar production facility.
    The very first products of a joint venture between Iran Khodro and Azerbaijan's AzEuroCar LLC are set to go on sale in the coming days under the brand name Khazar. President Hassan Rouhani's chief...
  • The customs duty for hybrids now stands at 35%.
    The unending saga of hybrid car import tariffs has taken another turn for the worse as the government decided to once again raise the rates by 10%. The officials have once again increased the...
  • New Price Rise for Peugeot 2008
    Peugeot 2008, the first product of a joint venture between the largest domestic automaker Iran Khodro and the French PSA Group, does not seem capable of finding a way out of price fluctuations....
  • Iran Auto Industry’s Overview
    Iran’s Industries Ministry has released its monthly automotive statistical report covering local manufacturers’ output during the first Iranian month, which ended on April 20. According to the...
  • Auto Industry in a Shambles
    The automotive market is mired in a state of limbo as evidenced by a stagnant market fanned by volatile foreign currency exchange rates and instances of up to 20% hikes in car prices.   Head of...
  • Battery producers say their lead inventories have all but depleted in recent weeks and they are now facing a serious lack of raw materials.
    Increased lead exports in the first month of the current fiscal year (started March 21) over fluctuations in foreign currency market were a boon to producers but caused a shortage for local...
  • Prices have been jacked up by car dealers and some makers by 6-22% only in the past few weeks.
    Authorities are set to ratify new car prices for models costing under 450 million rials ($10,700) in the early days of June. Head of the Competition Council Reza Shiva said on Tuesday that the...
  • A parliamentary meeting to take stock of the auto industry was held on May 20.
    After the public outrage over soaring prices of locally manufactured cars prodded the Iranian Parliament to summon the directors of Iran's largest automotive companies and the deputy minister of...
  • Local car dealers say car prices have observed significant hikes over the past two weeks.
    The auto industry faces scrutiny on multiple fronts as car prices spike in Iran, with the bullish market observing a 10% price increase only in recent weeks. The industry seems to be stuck in a...
  • PSA Hopes Unified EU Position on Iran Deal
    French carmaker and owner of Peugeot brand PSA Group said on Wednesday that it hoped the European Union would adopt a common position on Iran, following US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull...
  • Industries Minister Ignites Controversy: : Carmakers’ Full Privatization Still a Long Shot
    Iran’s minister of industries maintains that prior to triggering public offering of managing shares of Iran Khodro and SAIPA, the number of active automotive firms in the country needs to be...
  • Among the new vehicles with a four-star quality is the Peugeot 2008 produced in Iran through a joint venture between Iran Khodro and the French automaker Peugeot.
    While Iranian carmakers have constantly been under fire for low quality of their products and inadequate safety standards, reports by Iran Standard and Quality Inspection Company indicate a slight...
  • A customer now has to pay 61 million rials ($14,523) to purchase the crossover Sandero Stepway, up 8.9% compared to a few days ago.
    Iran’s second largest auto manufacturer SAIPA hiked the prices for its products, some by as much as 9.4%, according to leaked data vaguely affirmed by officials. In an underhand move, SAIPA...
  • Auto Sector Annual Report
    Iran's key automotive sector experienced a significant surge during the fiscal which ended in March. With 1,534,799 units rolling out of factories, the companies collectively recorded a 13.7% year-...

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