Iran has banned the import of Chevrolet cars, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticised imports of U.S. autos, and asked the government to support domestic production.
The semi-official Mehr news agency quoted an unnamed official in the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade as saying on Tuesday that an order of 200 imported Chevrolet cars, worth $7 million, should be cancelled.
“The person who has registered the car orders has been informed that their import is not allowed. The cars are not in the country yet and were only loaded to be exported to Iran,” the official was quoted as saying.