Sales of locally assembled vehicles fell sharply in November 2018 due to hike in prices and restrictions on purchase by non-filers of tax returns. Country’s weakening economic situation is also considered to be one of the reasons behind the plunge in sales.
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According to the data released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA), sales of 800 to 1000cc cars declined 25% year-on-year and 37% month-on-month basis in November. Overall, automobile sales shrunk 17% year-on-year to 17,442 units in November 2018 whereas sales dropped 30% to 17,442 units on a month-on-month basis against 24,850 units in October.
Pak Suzuki, the only assembler of small cars in the country gets the worst affect. Its sales declined 37% to 8,511 units in November on a month-on-month basis from 13,346 units last month. Bear in mind, Pak Suzuki’s profit after tax also declined by 55% for the first nine months in year 2018.
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Honda’s sales nosedived 23% to 3,452 in November against 4,456 units in the same period of last year. On monthly basis, Honda sales witnessed a downfall of 31% to 3,452 units from 5,005 units in October.
Indus Motor recorded a yearly decline of 7% in sales, which reached 5,479 units in November. On a month-on-month basis, its sales fell 15% to 5,479 units from 6,409 units in October. Toyota Corolla sales however, grew 9% year-on-year while sales of Hilux and Fortuner decreased 46% and 15%, respectively.
Below are the stats for the month of November 2018.
| Toyota Corolla | 4,957 |
| Honda (Civic & City) | 3,152 |
| Suzuki Mehran | 2,199 |
| Suzuki WagonR | 2,113 |
| Suzuki Cultus | 1,545 |
| Suzuki Bolan | 1,051 |
| Honda BR-V | 300 |
| Toyota Fortuner | 236 |
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