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NewsWhich Model Offers the Biggest Gain in Iran Khodro's Latest Instant Sale? (Monday, July 20, 2026)
Iran Khodro has offered four models in its latest instant-sale round with 30-day delivery. A comparison of factory and market prices shows a buyer gain of 72 to 242 million tomans and a margin of roughly 4.5% to 12.8%; the manual Tara tops the table and the Soren Plus sits at the bottom.
NewsCompetition Council Deems Ministry's 15% Car Price Hike Insufficient; Refers Case to Oversight Bodies (Wednesday, July 8, 2026)
At its 758th session on July 8, 2026 (17 Tir 1405), Iran's Competition Council found a 15% domestic car price increase approved by the Industry Ministry fell short of the roughly 25% the Support Organization had calculated as justified, and referred the Ministry's deviation from Directive 543 to oversight bodies.
NewsTara Jumps 195 Million Toman in a Day as Iran's Free-Market Car Prices Surge Despite a Flat Dollar (Sunday, July 5, 2026)
On Sunday, July 5, 2026 (14 Tir 1405), the free-market price of the Tara Automatic V4 jumped 195 million toman (about 7.7%) in a single day to 2.72 billion toman; the Peugeot 207 Automatic Panorama rose 60 million toman to the same level, and the Dena Plus Automatic gained 35 million toman. The moves came on a day the free-market dollar barely moved, trading around 175,000 toman.