Iran Auto Industry

SAIPA has increased production in the first two months of the current fiscal year (March 21-May 21). It produced 1,303 vehicles per day in the first fiscal month (March 21-April 20) and 1,523…

Iran Khodro is designing a hybrid electric vehicle called “Eco Cross” that will initially use gasoline and later electric power.

To improve the quality and safety features of domestic cars, the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran has obliged domestic automakers to follow 15 directives, according to…

Iran’s two major automakers have formed an alliance to improve the safety standards and quality of their products.

The global ranking of Iranian automakers has fallen noticeably and experts blame numerous factors for this issue.

SAIPA Automotive Group, in addition to completing the deficient cars, has produced 20,845 vehicles in the first fiscal month (March 21-April 20), according to SAIPA Automotive Group's deputy for…

Car production capacity could be increased by 50%, provided prerequisites created by growth in inflation should be put in place in the current fiscal year (started March 21), secretary of the…

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.

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Some of the cars produced in Iran have witnessed the least change in terms of design and standards for more than 20 years. 

Fifteen legal mandates have been devised for upgrading the quality and safety of domestic cars and unless automakers abide by them, no presale of vehicles will be allowed, the head of the…

Kerman Motor Automotive Company, which imports and assembles JAC products in Iran, has published pictures of JAC's new electric car that it plans to assemble in Iran. Kerman Motor has started…

In the last eight years, no good quality vehicles have been produced, the head of the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran announced. Mehdi Eslampanah added that nine…

The 10-15% increase in total costs due to the removal of subsidized currency will have a direct impact on the prices of automobiles and related parts, a faculty member of Iran University of…

An automotive official said quality should not determine the price of a vehicle, as it puts pressure on component makers, raw material producers and workforce due to the lack of favorable…

Iranian component manufacturers have faced many problems over the last two years, due to restrictions imposed by sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic.  However, despite these conditions…

Industries, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Fatemi-Amin has announced that car lotteries will be ended in the next Iranian year (starting March 21).

Iran’s major automaker Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) has helped save €69 million through the indigenization of auto parts production since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21).…

The domestic auto industry's debt to parts makers has reached a new high of 450 trillion rials ($1.45 billion), according to a member of the Iran Auto Parts Makers Association.

Iran’s automotive production increased by 4.8% during the current Iranian year’s first eight months (March 21-Nov. 21) compared with the year-ago period. According to data released by…