TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Iran has banned the import of Chevrolet cars, a week after Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei criticized imports of U.S. autos and asked the government to support domestic production.
The Mehr news agency quoted an unnamed official in the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade as saying on Tuesday that an order of 200 Chevrolet cars, worth $7 million, should be cancelled. Chevrolets are made by General Motors .