Opinions

Talking with a few up and coming global automakers in Pakistan, they told me that all their decisions and plans for Pakistan solely rely on what the Auto Industry Development Program (AIDP), that is our policy…

United States was recently looking for its next stealth bomber and there were only two companies that were fighting for the contract. Northrop Grumman, and a Lockheed-Boeing consortium while Northrop was the…

Pakistani car market is thriving, and there are no two opinions about it. Local automakers are going mad making cars day and night. Corolla, love of half of Pakistani car owners, is selling like anything. You…

Talking about automobiles there are two mindsets that exist, “The newer, the better” and “Old is gold”. There is a large number of people who believe the new technology, newer cars are always better than the…

Pakistani automobile sector is flourishing, there are no two opinions about it. The sales of locally made manufactured cars are ever so high. 151,134 units were sold in FY14-15, compared to 118,102 units in…

Russians are amazing people. Crazy…but amazing. The fact that they can survive in that kind of cold is enough to tell you how tough they are. Napoleon and Hitler thought it was a great idea to invade Russia,…

There are many car brands across the globe, from high end super expensive supercars to luxurious sedans. But there are a couple of them that always light up the global automotive scene and become the focus of…

When it comes to owning a car, fuel efficiency is a primary point of concern for most automobile users in developing countries like Pakistan. With the ever expanding cities of today, the distances we have to…

Bikes are an important part of daily commute of literally millions of Pakistanis. You get on Shahra E Faisal in the morning during the office hours and you will see a flood of folks on motorbikes. It was…

Good new! As James May would say; Toyota, Honda, and PakSuzuki are planning to launch more cars in Pakistani in 2016-17. Reports coming from sources say that Indus Motors is planning to start…

Cars that sell well in Pakistan are either white Corolla Xli or imported cars. Wherever you see on the roads, you will find one or two imported cars, and especially Japanese imports. I remember it started with…

We are back with another episode of our Used Car Review series and this time we have none other than the very handsome Toyota Premio. The purpose of these blogs is to help you find options in a certain budget.…

On 2nd November, Karachi City Traffic Police started a campaign against drivers who don’t hold a valid driving license. But it sadly failed on the very first day due to the incompetence and mismanagement of the…

Recently Atlas Honda, Pakistan’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, announced that it is going to invest US$100 million to increase the production capability of their plant at Sheikhupura City. If you think $100…

We are starting a series of blogs where we will be driving used cars and give our opinions about them. The purpose is to help you find a second-hand car in a certain budget. And for the first post in the…