Cars in Pakistan

Chinese automaker, Zotye Automobile’s subsidiary, Jiangnan unveiled Jiangnan TT which not only looks like a face lifted Suzuki Mehran, but it is also the cheapest car in the Chinese Market at a starting price…

Toyota Hilux is quite a likeable vehicle that we've sort of come to hate as well, due to the 'Vigo Culture' but that's not the point here. Most of the world is receiving the new Toyota Hilux…

On Thursday, Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi, the Minister for Industries and Production, told the National Assembly in a written reply that the existing automobile manufacturers in Pakistan do not share the profits…

In some parts of the country, the temperature has already touched 50 degree Celsius whereas its 40 degrees in most parts of Pakistan. And this heat starts to add in its intensity on a surface like a tarmac. And…

Suzuki Mehran, the cheapest available locally assembled car of Pakistan is actually a Suzuki Alto of 1980s. The base VX model of Mehran comes without an Air Conditioning system or airbags or anything that a…

There are lots of places in Pakistan where there aren't mobile signals anywhere. A lot of Balochistan that we have gone for off-roading and camping for the night does not have cell coverage. Then there's…

Honda Civic 2014, is a stark reminder of Honda's dark days around the world and the company knew that if it wanted to step out into the light, it had to do not just better but a succession that is…

Nissan buying controlling stakes in Mitsubishi Motors was a major news story last week. Nissan bought the 34% stakes for USD 2.2bn in the troubled Mitsubishi. In April, Nissan told the Japanese government about…

There were rumors that Pak Suzuki has been planning to launch new models in Pakistan along with a multi-million rupee investment. Among those models, Suzuki Celerio was on the top of the list. And then a…

In November 2015, I switched from 2000 Suzuki Mehran to a 2004 Suzuki Baleno JXR. The car was in superb shape and required some maintenance jobs like clutch/pressure plate, some repair in suspension system and…

Suzuki Swift that we have in our market is the 2nd generation Swift launched in Pakistan back in January 2010 by Pak Suzuki as the first locally assembled 1300cc hatchback. This 2nd generation of Swift was…

If there's a list of things that are indestructible, Toyota vehicles will be in that list. We sometimes hate Toyota for making such boring cars but truth is, they don't break down no matter what. They work,…

Car sales in Pakistan are up by almost 26pc (25.89% to be exact) in first ten months of the fiscal year 2015-16 in comparison to FY2014-15 according to figures provided by Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers…

The summer season has arrived in Pakistan in its full glory. Temperature across Pakistani is averaging well over 30 degree Celsius. In most parts of the country, the temperature is somewhere around 35 degree…

Since last year, we have been introduced to a couple of new local and international taxi services. With Uber and A-Taxi both enjoying a successful launch in Lahore, taxi culture finally looks certain for us. So…