Tehran auto parts exhibit hosts 700 domestic, foreign companies
The 20th International Auto Parts Exhibition opened in Tehran on Thursday, with over 700 domestic and international companies from eight countries in attendance.
At the four-day international exhibit of automotive parts, accessories, and assemblies, the companies present their latest achievements, services, and products in the fields of light and heavy vehicle parts and accessories to visitors, specialists, and professionals in the industry, IRNA reported.
Featuring over 700 domestic and international companies from eight countries — China, Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, India, Japan, South Korea, and the UAE — the 20th International Auto Parts Exhibition 2025 in Iran/Tehran (IAPEX) is considered the most significant, specialized gathering of the country's auto parts manufacturing industry. The event serves as a platform for consolidating capacities, networking among value chain players, and facilitating innovation and cooperation.
Major domestic parts manufacturing companies, which supply a large portion of the needs of domestic automakers, participated in the showcase.
According to IRNA, unlike previous editions, this year’s exhibition is not merely a commercial space, but rather represents a coordinated initiative for industry transformation, technology enhancement, and the development of domestic and international markets.
For this edition, a four-year structure has been defined, with its first phase commencing with a focus on assembling the automotive parts industry value chain. The participation of knowledge-based companies, the design of innovative side events, and the visual representation of the value chain are among the new features of this edition.
IRNA said the significant turnout of domestic companies, particularly in the advanced and export-oriented parts sector, alongside the participation of various countries, underscores the exhibition's regional importance as special emphasis has been placed on establishing export linkages and attracting partners within the regional supply chain.
Among the special programs of the IAPEX are business interaction centers, including B2B meetings, industrial, tax and insurance consultations, holding reverse pitch events for automakers, and an innovation stage for knowledge-based companies.
Presidential Economic Advisor Masoumeh Aqapour, during a visit to the exhibition, criticized the serious disconnections in the production and value chain domain, emphasizing, "This year's auto parts exhibition can largely succeed in connecting the automotive and parts manufacturing industry chains; acting as an intermediary link between small, medium, and even larger industrial players."
Aqapour considered one of the valuable achievements of this event to be the creation of synergy among various industry players and the avoidance of insular decision-making.
She emphasized, "The government intends, in a three-year step, to only play a supervisory role and delegate development to the private sector; incentives have been foreseen along this path which will be realized soon."