They are protesting for a very valid reason, the local automobile manufacturer's mafia in Pakistan has always used briefcase to influence auto policies, the very reason we get cars like bolan, mehran, cultus at very high prices.. and the newer and reasonable ones start from over a million ruppees.... Still having a highly cut down quality.
Importing old used cars is an awesome way to provide consumers with quality cars at affordable rates but sadly again our corrupt government is proptecting this decades old automobile industry (that is still, according to them an infant industry)
When the import limit was 5 years old cars, the cars were really cheap and offered great value for money.. now the import limit is jjust 3 years and with added heavy taxes even a fresh imoport 660cc with a verfiable 4-4.5 grade aution sheet costs 10.5-11 Lacs which is again out of reach of most people and hence has adversly affected the business.
Cars like Prius now cost 22-36Lacs.. that is also a lot of money, and in that kind of money you can get a lot of other cars.
So yes car dealer's demands are 200% legit, their business is gone, consumers suffer too, the cause is right... but yes.. its not the right way to protest!
But guess what? Who listens to a decent, well mannered person in Pakistan? No one! Thats how it is.... we are all deaf, dumb, blind here... we dont give a s-hit even if a dozen people are blown to pieces in a bomb blast...
And bdw... if a bunch of a s s holes can get toghether and call themselves Pak suzuki... then why can't real people form an association? Its totally legit and in welfare of business men and consumers! Just because one is a "Registered Criminal Group" and named as fancy "Company" does not prove its better than an unregistered group of people trying to secure their valid rights!
And well, im not concerned in anyway to car dealers, just saying... because some of the comments above were plain ignorance!
Thats how it works in the world! YOU ARE A BIGGER, MORE MEAN, SELFISH, A S S HOLE you form a company... a seperate indivual created by law. That too a limited company, and do whatever you want to do! Thats how it works...