EghtesadOnline: Knowledge-based companies and startups active in the automotive sector will get a boost following an agreement signed between the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology, and local carmaker Iran Khodro.

EghtesadOnline: While the Iranian automotive sector is facing various headwinds, authorities are moving ahead with plans to hold a new round of Tehran International Auto Show in November, when the annual event is customarily held.

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Parliament on Sunday passed a law on regulating the country’s automotive sector months after a turmoil spiked car prices to unprecedented heights.