It is one of those plans which are too good to be true however, Nawaz Sharif’s government will consider allowing duty free import of hybrid cars with engine power of upto 1800cc to discourage the use of CNG vehicles.
Furthermore, the government also plans to ban CNG so that gas can be supplied for domestic and industrial use.
Owners having CNG vehicles will be facilitated to import hybrid cars of upto 1800cc without paying any duty however, duty would be imposed if imported hybrid cars have engines larger than 1800cc.
Toyota Prius would be the most popular choice amongst buyers and Indus Motors had been previously testing a couple of hybrid cars to sell in Pakistan. If duty is removed, than they could penetrate the market with quite ease.
Important thing to mention here that Prius although gives a staggering 36 kmpl mileage, more than double of what Suzuki Mehran gives but the hybrid cars work with a combination of electric batteries and a petrol engine.
Electric batteries work in usually stop-and-go and slow moving traffic, they sort of push you into motion and as you speed up, the car switches to the petrol engine.
Technology has progressed so far that even if we import cars built with newer technologies, there’s no need for hybrid cars. VW Bluemotion Golf gives an astounding 30+ kmpl while the Bluemotion Polo gives an even better 34+ kmpl.
Although the plan is very good but we believe that government shouldn’t only focus on hybrids but cars such as VW Bluemotion must also be allowed and local auto assemblers should be forced to introduce new technologies and small cars, Corolla and Civic aren’t the cars for Pakistan, Prius and CR-Z Hybrid are. The plan should have a broader perspective as hybrid cars have batteries and they are very expensive to replace and in traffic like ours, their life would be considerably shorter.
its a good decision, & big revolution in pakistan.
it wil b a gr8 decision.
Nic choice
nyc decision!
if this will impose successfully I am sure no one will go for car like Swift and Vitz as the cost will be near to above mentioned cars but still if someone has exact idea of price than please share with us….(Y).
Great Step!
Reasonable & workable moving step towards advance technologies of the Automotive world i think it would be more appriciative Steps from PMLN Govt for Pakistan Hats off to This Man (y)
they are still planning…faida to tab ho ga jab jab yes implement ho jaye ga.
Good line of thinking, however, not a panacea. Duty structures which fundamentally create ripples or distortions in the market mechanism, should be very carefully considered with all its ramifications to local manufacturing industry, foreign currency, pressure on infrastructure of cities, etc.
Gr8 decission 🙂
Hatss offfff for Nawaz Shareef
Well done Nawaz party 😛
A big step towards introducing the hybrid family in a country where people cry for high fuel costs.
Seems like it's time to get a Prius then 🙂
Only if car dealers are honest though, won't be fun if they add the custom duty after the custom has been uplifted…-.-
Well done nawaz sharif
again a cycle is started just before the budget. this has now became a norm here and every year news about reducing duties comes out just before budget but when budget is announced the import duties always gets increased.
wtf you calling it a Revolution ? :S
what would be the estimated price?
Their life*
kasam kha 😮
The fuck you know about revolution bro ?
Pml-n (Y). 😀
Hhahahahahhaa Nawaz Shariff is a bigg fucker. Last time when he imposed this law that cars can be imported with duty free and he got his own cars then this law was finished and everyone else was fucked due to duty. 😀
Sir aap tu mahaan niklaayy taxi ki jaaga ub hybrid cars daingay 😛
stupid decision if it happens our bachi kuchi economy will be destroyed because the in land companies will have no sales and no production equals to no jobs.he should pressurize the main companies to introduce new cars and allow new companies to come to Pakistan this will boost our economy giving more opportunities to the jobless people.importing these old cars will have a very bad effect on our companies P.S I am not a worker in any of the pakistans automobile industry.
he is not gona ask china for the electricity because if our awam gets that deal there will be no kam just aram you know what i mean
yeh meri wall per kahan se agaya -_-
olx per daldo apni corolla talha 😛
Well..First things First.
Its Close to impossible! FBR might relax import duties on hybrids,
But..
If they ban Duty on hybrids, Prius & Civic will cost less than a Million, which in-terms will simply destroy Local Industry. There are chances to cut in levy on the import of hybrid cars to reduce load on the natural gas sector; which is by the way just 27% gas usage!
P.S: 77% car owners in Pakistan use CNG as fuel.
(P.S: 77% car owners in Pakistan use CNG as fuel)
source plz..
Gallup Pakistan as of 2010 & i personally believe it would have raised to more than 81%
hmmmm 😀 :p
Abid Sb. looks like you are trying to justify your vote here… aaa… it doesnt happen just like that.
They never said duty free, rather a rebate in duty on hybrid. Hope BT sticks to this promise as he has rejected CT's claim to overcome load-shedding as a promise made in Joshe Khitabat- Both brothers are after all master of U-TURN.
Mr. Baber this is B.S. unless you mention the source of this news.
Please don't avail it. It will be cheating with Imran khan. Don't buy these cars.
Sohaib Khan Please don't avail it. It will be cheating with Imran khan. Don't buy these cars.
Cant believe people are making a mockery of this decision just because of their political likes/dislikes. Quite sickening indeed.
pnka
Not sure but it might force the local manufacturers to ask prices what they are really deserve. Especially Pak Suzuki, ripping us with their teen dabbas.
nice decision
who the hell will repaire hybrids? yahan to machanic ko itna b nai pata k hybrid hota kia hai.
lol
Not every one can afford to buy a hybrid car the minimum cost would be around Rs 1400000 as they are not going to allow cars older than 2009 that is 4 yearsif they allow older cars then the price of 2000 model hybrid is around Rs 800000. But there is another problem the battery of hybrid cars is very costly in pakistan. So the duty releave is just for the upper class so that they can import luxuary cats without duty not to save CNG.
good step for the betterment of our industry 🙂
''Although the plan is very good but we believe that government shouldn’t only focus on hybrids but cars such as VW Bluemotion must also be allowed and local auto assemblers should be forced to introduce new technologies and small cars''.
You clearly have NO IDEA whatsoever of how unreliable and expensive VW cars are to maintain.
and Corolla and Civic ARE the cars for Pakistan. VW's Golf and Passat junk are not needed in a market that needs a reliable, comfortable, well built, safe cars such as the Civic and Corolla.
Go and do more research Mr. Baber Khan. Your just another German badge fanatic.
easy to repair. It's just wiring
more expensive to replace a CNG cyclinder than to replace a Hybrid battery
lol just wiring?????????? lollllll
Interesting!
it is!
hey! I wanna add you !
Sorry you weren't replying so that's why I am commenting hea
If the Govt is offering this incentive then there should be more awareness about it and people should be encouraged to benefit from it.
what is new corolla 2014 cost.