Industry Developments

Turkey's commercial vehicle market has fully recovered from the country's economic crisis of 2001. By 2003, sales were back near pre-crisis levels and have continued to climb. In... 2006-06-29

The demise of Kenya's car industry is a lesson to all small African automotive producers, faced with the success of South Africa's bid to become the continent's industrial

BMI has calculated that the Turkish automotive industry will manufacture 1,007,670 vehicles in 2006 based on the latest figures published by Turkey's Automotive Industry Association... 2006-06-27

The SAIPA Group, Iran's second largest automotive company, is planning to move its headquarters from Tehran to Khomein in Markazi Province, according to the Mehr News

Dubai-based Al-Tayer Motors has emerged as one of the world's largest Ford Motor Company dealers and the world's largest Ford Mustang dealer outside North America. The firm is the... 2006-06-14

GM South Africa has secured export contracts for catalytic converters worth US$100mn per annum, with negotiations over a further contract worth US$240mn.The contracts are vital for... 2006-06-12

South African demand for new cars and commercial vehicles remained strong in May, with vehicle sales rising 14.5% y-o-y to 52,534 units. Sales in May were 15.2% up on April.National... 2006-06-06

Iran Khodro has signed an agreement to export 530 buses to Azerbaijan in a deal worth US$25mn. Managing Director of Iran-Khodro Diesel Company Majid Sheykhani said the diesel-powered... 2006-06-05

BMI estimates that the combined value of all four Gulf states' automotive markets amounted to US$7.95bn in 2005, a rise of 6.1% y-o-y. All four states have witnessed a similar trend... 2006-06-01

Although Dubai has dominated autos retail activities in the UAE, Abu Dhabi is attempting to compete with Dubai in the retail sector. Prospects for the automotive retail sector were... 2006-06-01