The owner of JW SEZ group, Javed Afridi, has been making headlines for the past couple of months. Usually, it’s about the teasers of new MG cars, most of which are just for the show. This time, it’s not another teaser but a full-fledged launch of Forland buses in Pakistan. Here are the details.
JW Forland
JW Forland is a joint venture between Pakistan’s JW SEZ Group and China’s Foton Motor Company. Foton has been ranked as China’s no.1 commercial vehicle manufacturer for over a decade. Forland is Foton’s core business of trucks and special purpose vehicles. JW Forland has been operating in Pakistan since 2018. Their vehicle line-up consists of multiple cargo trucks.
The company had plans of introducing Forland buses in Pakistan for a long time. They have had talks with different local transport companies, Daewoo, Faisal Movers, etc. Finally, JW Forland has brought 50 Forland luxury buses to Pakistan, 20 of which have already been delivered to Faisal Movers.
ALHAMDULILLAH.
JW Forland has entered in the new domain of Buses with the aim of "Shaping the Future of Transportation in Pakistan". 50 buses have been arrived from which 20 have been delivered to our valued customer "Faisal Movers" which are moving on roads already. pic.twitter.com/JYgLwzr2Mp— Javed Afridi (@JAfridi10) July 27, 2021
The buses have premium interior design and the latest technology. The cabins are beautiful and luxurious. We can bet that these high-end buses will put other companies, Daewoo, Hino, and others, in a pickle.
Shout out to Afridi!
We have been criticizing Javed Afridi for his teasers of MG cars, and we had our reasons to do so. We are fans of all three MG cars and would love to see more in Pakistan. It’s just that it’s not cool of him to tease the launch of a new MG car every other day with no end result. Anyway, this time, Afridi has done an excellent job by bringing Forland buses to Pakistan, and he deserves all the credit for it.
If you travel with Faisal Movers and get a chance to ride in these premium Forland buses, do let us know what you thought of them. Chances are you’re going to love ’em.
Not even Hino trucks have suffered from dented sales even with Forland available at half the price and you are claiming that a high number of Pakistani transporters are going to defect from Hino toward these shiny large boxes. Has it occured to you that these Chinese cartons have a very low ground clearance and therefore, cannot operate in Balochistan, KPK or Sind.
Finally you are saying they are high-end, well, I suggest that you look up on Hino Kazay, its brochure is viewable by general public and it has a more professional interior.