Iran’s largest carmaker the Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) has unveiled a new version of its flagship EF engine as it moves ahead with plans to diversify its models and improve emissions standards of its powertrains.
Iran’s first shipment of imported cars arrived in the country’s southern port of Lengeh last night, according to the spokesman of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade.
Spokesman of Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade said on Tuesday that the ministry has plans to import as many as 200,000 of cars within the next six months.
Economy cars are a priority for imports, but in case costlier cars are imported, they will be subject to the luxury car tax, the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Agriculture has announced.
Iran says there will be no ban on car imports from China like one imposed on French suppliers.
Iranian tire manufacturers produced over 16.279 million car tires in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), rising two percent from the output in the same period of time in the previous year.
Iran’s largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles the Iran Khodro Diesel Company (IKDC) has unveiled a first home-made diesel vehicle with the Euro-6 emissions technology.
Iran’s car output in January-September reached nearly 950.000, an increase of 31.2% year on year.
Iran’s second largest carmaker Saipa has officially entered the car market in Venezuela with the export of a first shipment of sedan cars.
Iran’s largest carmaker the IKCO says car exports to Azerbaijan Republic are expected to hit a new record of 3,500 units in the next 12 months.