Iran car industry

EghtesadOnline: A deputy road minister has called for cuts in auto import tariffs so that low- and middle-income families would be able to afford safer and better cars.

EghtesadOnline: Iran Khodro and SAIPA say they want to export 30% of their cars to regional markets. Question: which countries would buy?

EghtesadOnline: Local carmakers are overly dependent on imported parts and in the best ‘localization’ case scenario some essential parts are still imported, though not exceeding 7%.