Cars in Pakistan

The new 2016 Honda Civic caused quite a buzz on its launch. After it had gone on sale in USA and Canada, Honda brought the car to Asia (Philippines). A couple of days ago, a sports version of the new Civic X…

Civic has been a very successful car from Honda ever since its production kicked off in the early 70s, and has been the oldest competitor to the world’s most popular vehicle, the Toyota Corolla. Like in most…

The monopoly of Japanese car makers in Pakistani auto sector is quite evident. But if you look closely, you might feel like those three carmakers have kind of an undeclared agreement among each other. And maybe…

The automotive industry in Pakistan isn’t that diverse and has little to offer to its customers. The three giants have hardly had any disturbance from any other competitors, as whoever came in was washed out…

Stop calling yourself a car enthusiast if you’re born in the early 1990s (or before) and know nothing about Pakistan’s famous yellow cab scheme 1993. I was very young but still remember that Prime Minister…

After the delay of 3 years government has issued the new auto policy for the period of 5 years after the approval from (ECC) Economic Coordination Committee. AIDP-2 (Auto Industry Development Program-2)…

The Pakistani automobile sector is having one of its best times with regards to sales. The first nine months (July’15-Mar’16) of FY2015-16 saw sales of 64,882 units of cars (1300 cc and above) compared to…

The B30 is the entry-level sedan in FAW’s lineup. Placed under the ‘Besturn’ sub-brand umbrella, it first appeared at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show as “Besturn A-Class”; the name was later changed to B30 prior…

With the new auto policy giving hope to the people of Pakistan, we will have to see if hope materializes to substantial progress by the auto industry. With Ghandhara Nissan qualifying for Sick…

PakWheels is Pakistan's leading automotive website. Hundreds and thousands of people visit the website daily to interact with fellow automotive enthusiasts, discuss their auto-related issues, buy and sell cars,…

Automobiles are one of the major producers of greenhouse gases which lead to Global Warming. As a result, many governments around the globe are making laws to slow down the process of global warming…

The Big 3 automakers have been ruling over the market for quite some time now. And it would not be easy to break the oligopoly for the new players and enter the market without any hurdles. Chevrolet made…

Normally, PakWheels is associated with developing and shifting of views on all things automotive for everyone except Pak Suzuki because they do that themselves. Pak Suzuki is becoming the most hated car company…

Suzuki has been popular in our market mainly because of the affordable low priced cars and cheaper maintenance. Ever since they stepped in our market, the ‘Suzuki’ badged vehicles were apple-of-eye for most…

Late Thursday 31 March 2016, fuel prices were set to be increased throughout Pakistan. Approved by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the prices of both Petrol and HSD (hi-speed diesel) are increased by PKR 1.50…