TEHRAN- Some 45 new locomotives, 2,700 new freight wagons, and 97 new passenger wagons will be added to the railway fleet of Iran, IRIB reported on Saturday quoting a deputy at the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI).

Mojtaba Tafaqodi, the deputy for fleet affairs at RAI, also stressed supporting private sector in the railway industry and announced about many incentives that RAI offers to this sector such as reducing tariffs and paying"...

The UAE witnessed the introduction of the holistic seat belt law in July 2017. How did seat belt usage change since the introduction of this ground-breaking law?

RoadSafetyUAE jointly with QIC Insured researched the UAE seat belt usage in February 2017, a few months before the new law got introduced. The results back then were broadly published by UAE’s leading media and gave RoadSafetyUAE and"...

The 4th International Conference on Future Mobility (ICFM) will be held in Abu Dhabi this Tuesday, featuring a world-class team of experts in the automotive industry and technologies, which is expected to reach 450 experts and professionals representing more than 175 government and private institutions from 18 countries.

The conference and its accompanying exhibition is organized by the Emirates Authority"...

TEHRAN – Over 180 foreign exhibitors and 510 domestic participants are going to participate in the 13th edition of Iran International Auto Parts Exhibition which is due to be held on November 12-15 at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds, ILNA reported.

So far, France, Greece, Turkey, China, Taiwan, South Korea, India, Italy and Poland are among the countries which are taking part in this year’s event.

The"...

A bike-sharing start-up was officially launched in the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday, in a move that city officials hope would help ease problems in the densely-populated, highly polluted city.

The bike-sharing system is operated by a start-up company called “BDood” (literally meaning emission-free) under the supervision of Tehran Municipality.

To use the"...

T he Roadside Assistance Company has started offering an emergency GPS-based on-demand service to drivers in case of breakdowns.

After contacting the firm, instead of giving their address to the company’s support team on phone, users will send their location through an online service, local news website Asr-e Khodro reported.

The firm sends users a text message that"...

HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced that the participation in the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport had exceeded the target by 30%, by the end of registration phase. Al Tayer made this statement during a press conference held to announce the finalists of the Challenge.

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A s if not to stay behind the unending race to jack up prices of goods and services in ways unseen in the recent history of the country, auto spare parts makers also have more than tripled their prices making maintenance and repair services unaffordable for many car owners.

For instance, each headlamp of the Japanese Mazda3 assembled by Bahman Motor sells for 90 million"...

Innovations are impacting every single space of the automotive and mobility industry. Almost nothing is left unchanged - Starting from the way vehicles are being designed using additive manufacturing, to light-weight and eco-friendly materials being used in car manufacturing, to Big Data applications, to a better understanding of customers, aftermarket and end of life of vehicles. However, the question is: Will GCC mobility industry players be able to employ innovations to secure long-term growth and sustainability?

Saudi Arabia’s automotive ecosystem is set for a rapid transformation in the coming years, with 20 percent of the female population, or three million drivers, expected to be added to the Kingdom’s roads by 2020, a recent whitepaper stated.

An October 2018 report said the lifting of the ban on women driving in Saudi as of June 2018, along with recovering oil prices and economic policies aimed at boosting consumer spending, will result"...