Free Market Car Prices Rise Again Today, Mazda 3 Leads With 310 Million Toman Jump

Iran's free market car prices continued their recent upward trend on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (25 Shahrivar 1405). According to Khabaronline, domestically made car prices rose between 5 and 40 million tomans; for example, the Iran Khodro Peugeot 207 automatic gained 13 million tomans to reach 2.833 billion tomans, while the Dena Plus automatic rose 10 million tomans to 3.35 billion tomans. Among assembled (CKD) models, price increases ranged from 10 to 310 million tomans, with the Mazda 3 posting the day's largest jump, up 310 million tomans to 9.31 billion tomans. The report said continued volatility in parallel markets, particularly gold and foreign exchange, along with political uncertainty, remains a key driver of car price moves in the free market. Sahmino's own pricing data confirms a similar upward move for comparable models over the same period.