# An unaffordable car market highlights Iran’s cost-of-living crisis

> His old manual Peugeot 206 model, an originally French-made car but now produced domestically after foreign counterparts left Iran due to sanctions, can fetch up to 10 billion rials ($4,350) if he sells it towards making a new purchase.

- Published: 2026-09-19T13:45:01.401Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T13:45:01.401Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser VXR, Domestic car prices, Domestically produced tyres, motor oil, brake pads and clutch kits, Duties plus value-added tax, Exeed VX, Hossein, Intercity road deaths in Shahrivar 2026, Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Rashidi, Peugeot 206, Peugeot 207, Reera

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- 2026-09-19T13:45:01.401Z - Al Jazeera English: [An unaffordable car market highlights Iran’s cost-of-living crisis](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/19/an-unaffordable-car-market-highlights-irans-cost-of-living-crisis)

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