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Spanish firm plans to tap Iran’s car parts market

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Spanish car parts maker is seeking partnership with Iran to produce car parts in the country, Financial Tribune daily reported on Sunday.

The Unending Saga of ‘Localization’ in Iran Auto Industry

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - The main hurdle in the way of implementing Renault’s joint venture deal with the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO)…

Launch three new products of IKCo in ۱۳۹۶

عصر خودرو- Asrekhodro - At the annual general assembly of shareholders, performance and strategic plans of IKCo in the fields of profitability continuity,supply new cars, …

Peugeot’s China, Europe sales decline offset by Iran

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - PSA Group said first-half sales dipped in Europe and continued to plunge in China, although the French carmaker's formal return to the Iranian mar…

Iran Government to Choke Auto Imports?

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has announced a proposal, the implementation of which is certain to tighten the grip of Iran Khodro a…

Iran Khodro to Offer ۴ New Models

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Iran’s largest automaker, Iran Khodro is set to introduce a face-lifted version of its popular sedan model the Tondar ۹۰ along with three other ne…

PSA hires Renault-Nissan exec to lead push in Africa

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - PSA Group has picked a veteran Renault-Nissan executive to lead its sales and marketing efforts in the Middle East and Africa. PSA aims to sell ۱ …

VW to start importing cars to Iran in August with partner Mammut Khodro

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) will start importing cars to Iran next month, returning to the resurgent Middle Eastern market after ۱۷ years in a move th…

Iran Gets New Opel Dealer

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Sapra Motor, a newly launched auto dealership, has announced that it will be the distributer of models of German-based Opel in Iran.

۲ Companies Fighting Over Volvo Dealership

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Two local firms both claiming to represent Volvo cars in Iran, are lobbying with the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade for monopoly of the …

Iranian Firm to Introduce New Megane

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Negin Khodro, the official importer of Renault cars in Iran, has announced it will replace its Fluence sedan model with the latest version of the …

Automaker Plans to Produce Electric Motorbikes, TM Says

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Farshid Babakhani, the project manager of air pollution control in Tehran Municipality, says the carmaker SAIPA is to import a number of electric …

IDRO Rules Could Restrict Space for Chinese Carmakers

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro: Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) has released new guidelines on collaboration for private firms active in the auto…

Iran JV to Launch Peugeot ۵۰۸

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - The joint venture between France's Peugeot and Iran Khodro, IKAP, has announced that the presale of Peugeot ۵۰۸ will commence in the next few week…

Iran MP Calls for Kia Pride Production Halt

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Head of Iran's Majlis (parliament) Industries Commission Aziz Akbarian, has said production of the substandard ۲۵-year-old Kia Pride model should …

Renault-Nissan seeks Ghosn heir to drive integration

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is recruiting a new operational second-in-command for the carmaking alliance, company sources told Reuters, in a …

Iran Automakers Need Logistical Spread

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - There is an overall “geographical dispersion” in the automotive industry, but the distance between Iranian automakers and parts suppliers raises t…

Iran Auto Output: All That Clamor for Naught

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - After local media frenzy over the official launch of the production line of Peugeot ۲۰۰۸ by Iran Khodro, data released by the Ministry of Industri…

Hyundai Models Earn Higher Ranking

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Iran Standards and Quality Inspection Company (ISQI) has released the latest report on the quality of ۴۲ locally-made cars and seven pickup trucks…

What Future for Iran Car Market?

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Over the past several years there has been a significant shift in how Iranians purchase new cars with the beginnings of broader range of cars and …

Alborz Motor Show in July

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - The Fourth Alborz Motor Show is scheduled for July ۴-۷ in Karaj, west Tehran, according a press release from the organizers.

ISQI Seemingly Issues Final Warning to Local Carmakers

عصر خودرو- asre Khodro - Production of vehicles that fail to comply with the ۸۳ automotive standards will be halted by the end of ۲۰۱۸, says the director of Iran Standard …

Maybach Enters Iran via Kish

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - The S۵۰۰ Maybach model now available in Iran's free trade zone on Kish Island, is the first of the brand to be given an Iranian registration plate…

Iran Car Production

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Car Production in Iran decreased to ۵۲۱۹۱ Units in ۲۰۱۶ from ۹۵۸۳۳۵ Units in ۲۰۱۵. Car Production in Iran averaged ۱۰۵۷۴۸۶.۵۰ Units from ۲۰۱۰ unti…

France’s Peugeot, Total Looking for Stronger Presence in Iran

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - With the world having learnt who will steer Iran’s government in the next four years, a large number of foreign firms have once again lined up to …

False Peugeot News Shakes Iran Auto Stocks

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Uncorroborated reports circulating on social media about "the possible departure of Peugeot from Iran" due to “pressures imposed by the US gover…

Groupe Renault senior management appointment

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro :Boulogne Billancourt – Groupe Renault today announced a senior management appointment.

Iran follows up technical projects in Iraq

عصر خودرو- Asre khodr -Head of Iran’s TPO has travelled to Iraq to pursue progress of technical and engineering projects being implemented by Iranian companies in the neig…

MG ۳۶۰ Coming Soon to Market

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro :MG Pars Motor, the official subsidiary of Chinese carmaker SAIC-MG in Iran, will soon launch sales of MG۳۶۰ sedan.

Azeri-IKCO Plant to Open in August

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - The Republic of Azerbaijan and Iran will launch a joint auto manufacturing plant in the Azeri industrial city of Neftchala by August, according to…

Auto Parts Industry Unfriendly to Imports

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro -The director of Iran’s Auto Parts Dealers Guild, Ghulam Reza Bakhshizade, has dismissed claims by several auto industry experts that the main prob…

French Leverage in Iran Auto Industry

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - French automakers are using their leverage in Iran in the absence of several competitors. This has been made possible with other car companies rem…

No ۵ stars vehicle manufactured in first month of ۱۳۹۶ in Iran; ISQI reported

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Based on Iran Standard & Quality Inspection Co. (ISQI) report on quality of manufactured vehicles in Iran in first month of ۱۳۹۶ Persian calendar …

Iran Industrial Agency Kicks Starts Another Car Factory

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - The Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) is establishing an auto production factory in Damghan city in Semnan Provinc…

Iran Automotive Production Up ۲۰% y/y

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Automotive industry output has seen a ۲۰.۱% year-on-year jump in the first month of the current fiscal year (started March ۲۱).

UAZ looking for ۳۰% export

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro- Russian vehicle producer, UAZ says it is aiming to export around ۳۰% of its production as companies look to take advantage of a relatively weak exc…

Iran Auto Firms Target ۳m Production Target

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro- Automakers are aiming at a production rate of ۳ million units over the next eight years, says the investment director of the Industrial Development…

Iran Khodro Production Comes to Kermanshah

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro- Iran Khodro, a local car producer which assembles a range of different vehicles, has started a new Peugeot Pars production line in western Kermansh…

Scania interim report January–March ۲۰۱۷ – Automotive World

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro - Scania’s net sales rose to a record high SEK ۲۸.۴ billion and earnings for the first quarter reached SEK ۳,۰۸۱ m. Higher vehicle and service volum…

TIGGO ۲ (MVM X۲۲) harvested both sales and reputation in overseas market – Automotive World

عصر خودرو- Asre Khodro- TIGGO ۲, an all-new SUV model of Chery positioned for young consumers, was launched into market in Chile, Peru, Iran and Russia, etc. at the beginn…