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Pics: 2014 Aston Martin vanquish revealed

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Aston Martin are unarguably the most beautiful cars ever made. Their beauty is relentless and as with most of the other brands, there is no consistency in making beautiful cars but with Aston Martin, each car they produce is beautiful. The new Aston Martin Vanquish has been on sale for a while and like always, the convertible version called ‘Volante’ was expected to arrive soon and just as summer approached in the west, Aston Martin revealed the Vanquish Volante for everyone to enjoy the summers. And they are not limited to small journeys, this is a proper GT car which …

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Vehicle Amnesty Scheme Declared Illegal – 50,000 Cars to be Seized

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The previous government had announced a ‘Vehicle Amnesty Scheme’ through which FBR had planned to curb illegal smuggling of vehicle and generate 20 billion rupees in revenue for the government. The scheme was met with mixed responses as many believed that the scheme was launched for the influential who had illegal vehicles, and through the scheme, legalize those vehicles. But there were those as well who were due to lack options and unable to import the cars of their choice such as vintage and classic cars moved in to import through this scheme. However, declaring the scheme illegal, the Islamabad …

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What’s the duty on your car and who is responsible for the high prices

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We’re led to believe that the automakers’ are the first culprits in jacking up the prices of the cars so high but we’d be wrong. The government with no sight of a steady and flourishing economy, has to find ways to gain revenue to keep the system running and pockets hot. The Honda Accord that was launched just yesterday is a tremendous car, it has won awards and praise from anyone that has driven it, in its own category of course. However here in Pakistan, it is so expensive that it’s existence is rendered completely pointless. But Honda Atlas isn’t …

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Suzuki Swift facelift for Europe leaked online

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Suzuki Swift is quite a popular car, even Top Gear loves the little hot hatchback. It has been a fairly successful in Pakistan, and whatever success it couldn’t achieve was due to the price it is currently offered, it like all the locally made cars, puts their value for money in question. Nevertheless, the model we have in Pakistan has been revised two times and already, it has become redundant in Europe and therefore, a new Suzuki Swift with some amount facelift was being expected. And a facelift expected was facelift given as the Suzuki Belgium’s website have posted the …

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Honda Pakistan launches the new Accord

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Honda Atlas, which is the Pakistani arm of the Japanese automaker has finally launched the new Accord in the Pakistani market after quite a huge wait. The new 2013 Accord went in sale in the different parts of the world in around September 2012 and after almost a gap of an year, it has arrived here. Honda Accord is a mid-range sedan competing directly with the Toyota Camry and Hyundai Sonata but in Pakistan, it is considered to be of stature that BMW and Mercedes have in other more developed parts of the world. The Accord here has a 2.4 …

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Locally made car prices may increase

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Local automakers have been raging about the new budget because it does not favor them and infact, the new budget has seen some revisions which may lead to increase in car prices. The government has revised different tax slabs on registration of the vehicle which range from Rs 12,000 to Rs 80,000 depending upon the displacement (cc) of the vehicles engine. Moreover, the government has proposed to add a new tax on the purchase of jeeps and cars which ranges from Rs 10,000 and Rs 150,000 depending on the engine capacity. A 10 percent federal excise duty (FED) will also …

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Importance of emergency lanes

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How important are emergency lanes? Well no one realizes it, at least not in Pakistan. We are in real need of emergency lanes in today’s world. People are so lost they don`t even give a damn to the loud sirens anymore. I guess they have forgotten the meaning of humanity. The ambulances, fire brigades all get stuck behind traffic jams. You can clearly see the negligence of these people. Its like they are waiting for some one to tell them to “please move sir. A life is at risk.” I have also seen people who get out of their cars …

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Locally made cars to get cheaper as duty on CKD is slashed

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The full details of the budget are still coming in fresh and we are trying to update you as we come across relevant material of your interest. The new budget may have favored hybrid cars and has increased the prices of a lot of others however, the duty on CKD units is to be slashed from 35% to 25%. CKD (complete-knockdown-kit) is basically all the car parts which are manufactured in one country, and then shipped to another to be assembled into the final product. Pakistani automakers are auto assemblers and they import CKDs’ of cars and assemble them here. …

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Budget 2013-14 – VVIP Culture Takes a Hit

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In a great initiative taken by the government, duties on imported luxury cars will be the same for everyone across the board. VVIPs (including governors, chief ministers, federal ministers and the like) will no longer be exempted from tax duties on the import of cars. Courtesy: Arghan Tahir (Jumbo International)

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Pakistan to go Green – Duties Slashed Off of Hybrid Cars

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  Pakistan starts on the road to a greener tomorrow. The new government has made significant changes to the import duty structure.   According to the budget announced today by finance minister, Ishaq Dar:   Electric/Hybrid vehicles upto 1200cc: NO DUTY, NO SALES TAX Electric/Hybrid vehicles from 1201cc to 1800cc: Reduced by 50% Electric/Hybrid vehicles from 1801 to 2500cc: Reduced by 25%   Courtesy: Arghan Tahir (Jumbo International)  

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