The National Logistics Cell (NLC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Daimler AG for the local assembly and production of Mercedes‐Benz trucks in Pakistan.
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The MoU was signed on behalf of NLC by Major General Mushtaq Faisal, the director general, and Zia Ahmed, chief executive officer of Pak NLC Motors. On behalf of Mercedes‐Benz Special Trucks, Klaus Fischinger, head of the executive committee, and Dr Ralf Forcher, head of sales, signed the MoU.
In a statement issued on Saturday, NLC said the local assembly of Mercedes‐Benz trucks will mark a major shift in the logistics and transportation industry’s preference towards European manufacturers who offer technologically advanced products that combine superior performance, environment friendliness, reliability and road safety.
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Major General Faisal termed the MoU a historic moment for Pakistan’s commercial vehicle industry. He said:
“The local assembly of Mercedes‐Benz trucks would prove as a strategic opportunity that would leverage the modernization of Pakistan’s logistics industry. Because of the incentives given in the Auto Development Policy 2016‐21, locally-assembled Mercedes‐Benz trucks would be offered at competitive prices.”
He further added that the development will ensure healthy competition in the trucking industry and meet the logistics requirements of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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Dr Ralf Forcher, head of sales at Mercedes‐Benz Special Trucks, said Pakistan’s infrastructure and construction sectors have registered significant growth in recent years, giving a boost to the logistics industry that, in turn, means increased demand for commercial vehicles.
Full story: The Express Tribune
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