Iranian tire manufacturers produced 131,733 tons (over 12.732 million) of car tires in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), registering an 11-percent rise from the output in the first half of the previous year.
Based on a report by the Research Center of the Iranian Parliament, the country’s auto output in the calendar month to October 21 has registered a 26.5% growth in comparison to that of the preceding year.
Iran has imported some 25,448 passenger cars in the seven calendar months to October 31, marking a 12-fold year-on-year increase, according to a report by the country’s customs administration (IRICA).
Iran has exported some $2.054 million worth of cars in the six calendar months to late September, according to a recent report.
Iran’s auto production in the Iranian month of Shahrivar (August 21 to September 21) this year registered an eight percent growth compared to the previous month (July 21 to August 22), an industry ministry official said.
The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) has said that some 22,264 passenger cars were cleared from Iranian customs and entered into the country in the six calendar months to September 21.
Iran has plans to produce 5,000 electric and hybrid cars by the end of the calendar year to late March 2025, according to an official with the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade (MIMT).
Iran’s industry minister Abbas Aliabadi says car output in the country will reach 1.7 million units in the current calendar year which ends on March 20, 2025.
Iran has plans to increase its auto output to a record 1.7 million in the current calendar year to March 2025, according to an official familiar with the matter.
Municipal authorities in Tehran have decided to replace 2,000 worn-out taxis with electric vehicles (EVs).