EghtesadOnline: Iranian carmakers manufactured 420,000 vehicles in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), a 20 percent rise year on year, the industry minister Mohammadreza Nematzadeh announced.

EghtesadOnline: After local media frenzy over the official launch of the production line of Peugeot 2008 by Iran Khodro, data released by the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade indicate that during the first two months of the current calendar year (started March 20) only four units of the model were produced.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s auto production saw an increase of 37 percent during the last Iranian calendar year ending March 20, 2017.

EghtesadOnline: In the last month of the last Iranian year (ended March 20), carmakers recorded significant year-on-year growth in production, according to the latest statistics.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s auto sector has notched up its ninth consecutive month of growth with Ministry of Industries reporting that 1,103,631 cars and heavy duty vehicles were produced in the country during the nine months to Dec. 21, indicating a 16.1% year-on-year increase.

EghtesadOnline: The International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) says Iran’s auto industry had the largest growth rate internationally during 2016.