Iran's Car Market Opens the Week Higher as Imported and Assembled Models Lead the Gains

Iran's car market opened the trading week higher on Saturday, September 12, 2026 (21 Shahrivar 1405). According to Ecoiran, the free market dollar rose about 1.3 percent (nearly 3,000 tomans) over the past three days, from 233,190 tomans on Wednesday to 236,100 tomans today, but some vehicles rose far more sharply: the Mercedes Benz C200 L jumped 1.5 billion tomans (about 8.1 percent) to 20 billion tomans, and the Volkswagen ID4 rose 900 million tomans (about 9.5 percent) to 10.35 billion tomans.

Among assembled models, the Lamari Ima rose 400 million tomans (6.8 percent) to 6.3 billion tomans, and the Lucano L7 rose 200 million tomans to 8 billion tomans. Ecoiran said part of the increase reflects some models catching up on price gains they missed last week rather than a pure dollar reaction, while the domestic segment, weighed down by weak demand, has responded more slowly; the automatic Peugeot 207 Panorama fell 20 million tomans today.