Pakistan

The year 2016 has proven itself to be a year of revival for automotive industry in Pakistan. The automotive industry is enjoying profitability and sustainability so far; production in the manufacturing sector…

Suzuki Ravi, which is the seventh generation of the long-running Suzuki Carry has been ruling the Kei truck segment of our market for over thirty-five years. Its only real competition came into existence only…

Auto Development Policy 2016-21, Dewan's plans to return as an auto manufacturer, multiple car launches and FAW's intent to produce V2 locally are just a handful of the headlines that point towards a bright…

It’s been 16 years since the Suzuki Cultus went in to production and this car can easily be classified as the second generation of Suzuki to be bred and produced in Pakistan. It has been over 2 years, since a…

Third generation A3 saw a global debut in 2012 and a Pakistan launch in August 2014 at a price of PKR 4.45 million. The somewhat pricier A3 saw a price drop to PKR 3.8 million in the first quarter of 2015…

During the last couple of years, global crude oil prices had seen a significant decrease after oil prices hit an all-time high before the world went into the financial recession of 2008. As gasoline is…

In Pakistan we have a tradition of associating a brand with some distinct qualities and features or in other words we prefer a brand with prestige. ‘Honda’ is perhaps one of the very few companies which fulfill…

Representatives of PAAPAM (Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufactures) met with Khizar Hayat Gondal who is the Federal Secretary Industries discussing the concerns over the new…

Only recently we heard the news that two of the Pakistan’s Big Three automakers, Toyota Indus Motors and Pak Suzuki Limited had taken a stay order against the new Pakistan Auto Policy 2016-21. The legal order…

It has been 16 years since Suzuki parted its ways with the one of the original generations of its locally produced cars. As it is common knowledge these days that the life for Suzuki Khyber began as the 1st…

Back in May, I wrote a piece on Suzuki Mehran's lookalike being made by the Chinese which went on to become the cheapest car of the country. If you might recall, the company behind Mehran's copy-cat, TT was one…

Only recently we heard the news that Pakistan International Airlines will be launching a premier service in a bid to improve its image and increasingly declining profits. Yesterday, on 14th of August 2016,…

The Sindh chapter of All-Pakistan CNG Association threatened to go on a province-wide strike after having an altercation with the deputy director OGRA for Karachi, Altaf Shah. The association has now withdrawn…

One cannot deny the popularity of motorcycles in Pakistan. It can be easily judged by looking at any road in Pakistan that motorbikes are more preferred than cars. As the sales reports from Fiscal Year 2015-16…

Two Japanese small cars that are leading the pack nowadays are the new 2016 Suzuki Alto and the new Daihatsu Mira EIS. Both are small kei cars and come in hatchback body styles. Suzuki launched the…