Cars in Pakistan

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…

Pakistan, with its small market of just 180,000 cars sold last fiscal year, is pushing to break the Japanese control over its market by inviting the European automakers. And in that regard, our boys and girls…

The government of Pakistan is trying to bring new automobile manufacturers in Pakistan in a bid to not only increase the foreign investment but also to shed the hold of Japanese automakers on Pakistan’s auto…

Personally, I am a huge fan of station wagons. Call me crazy but I find them a bit more pleasing to the eyes as compared to an average sedan. So the other day I came across an ad of an immaculate looking…

Yesterday, there was a report that said that 30000 traffic accidents occur every year in the city of Karachi. And the three main reasons for the most of the accidents include over speeding, unskilled and…

We reported in March that Toyota Indus Motors is planning to launch an updated version of its already quite successful Toyota Corolla sedan. It was reported that new updated models will be available at the…

Honda Atlas Pakistan launched 2016 Honda HRV at an exclusive event in Lahore, just a few months ago (January 2016). It is safe to say Honda Pakistan took the bold decision after looking at the success…

This title might have caught you off guard, but I will explain how electric cars might all make sense to Pakistan. Auto-market of Pakistan may not be the most competitive, but there is one thing our market does…

Since the threat of dengue, the provincial governments, especially in Punjab have been stressing the point of not keeping used tyres around. The water can collect in them and attract dengue mosquitoes. I went…

By now Pakistan is well aware of the Japanese sibling of our local Toyota Corolla, the Corolla Axio, which first appeared in Pakistan not too long ago. Although shorter and narrower to suit the Japanese market…

Ghandhara Nissan Limited planning to start the production of new cars by 2017 in Pakistan. A delegation of Nissan Japan, Ghandhara Nissan Pakistan, Renault, and Al Futtaim Group UAE met with the Minister of…

Toyota-Indus has long been known to offer fragmented variant options for its Corolla. The level of fragmentation has increased with every iteration which is understandable since Toyota has one car to put up…

The German premium automobile brand Audi AG has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Sindh Board of Investment (BoI) in order to start a feasibility study to assemble their vehicles in Sindh, Pakistan.…