Most are booked by premium investors. There are currently 30 brand new Fortuners on sale on premium on Pakwheels out of 90 total ads. Also corporate, government and army demand is high for Fortuner. Indus Motors production capacity for Fortuner is only 250 per month. They should be increasing their production capacity instead of refusing clients. I too had to use a reference to book one in June, delivery in December.
People who are paying premium on Fortuner especially after price increase are insane.
Price: 5.4 million
Withholding Tax: 0.4 million (non filer)
Registration: 0.25 million
Premium: 0.7 million
Total Price: 6.75 million
You can find 3-4 years old TX Prado in that price which has far better built quality than local Fortuner and comes with push start, VSC, TRC, comfortable seats, comfortable suspension etc. I am personally considering cancelling booking after price hike with no added features.