EghtesadOnline: Following the introduction of more rigorous automotive standards that have brought the matter of fuel-efficiency to the fore, Iranian authorities have given the axe to several car models which for long have been singled out for being fuel intensive.

EghtesadOnline: Gasoline consumption has reached an unprecedented average of 90 million liters per day and substandard cars are definitely the major contributors to the worsening air pollution and related problems, former deputy director of the Majlis Research Center said Tuesday.