Cars In Pakistan Archives - Page 11 Of 30

Anticipation of 1 Million Units & the Sudden Brake

October 18, 2022April 18, 2023 - by UsmanAnsari - 3 Comments.

Not so long ago, Pakistan was planning to enhance its annual automobile production from the existing 250,000 units to about 1 million units over the next 5 years. But even before the flight to achieve that dream could take off, the local auto industry was hit hard by the recent import restrictions by the State Bank which badly exposed the high localization claims made by the local assemblers. Even the production of decade-old vehicles has been hampered due to lack of sufficient localization achieved during all these years.

Almost a Dozen Affordable Cars in South Africa Vs Just 1 in Pakistan

October 15, 2022October 15, 2022 - by UsmanAnsari - 4 Comments.

There are almost a dozen affordable cars in South Africa (priced below ZAR 200,000 or PKR 24.0 lac) versus just 1 mass-produced option in Pakistan

Used Cars Never Depreciate in Pakistan

October 11, 2022April 18, 2023 - by UsmanAnsari - 2 Comments.

Why cars never tend to depreciate in Pakistan?

More Than 17 Obsolete Cars on Sale in Pakistan

October 9, 2022October 10, 2022 - by UsmanAnsari - 12 Comments.

Astonishingly, there are around 17 globally retired cars currently being sold in Pakistan as ‘new’.

Policymakers’ Love With the On-Money Devil

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 - by UsmanAnsari - 5 Comments.

Time and time journalists & researchers have pointed out the malpractices in the auto sector, especially regarding the on-money (own/ premium). During all these years, policymakers made some cosmetic measures to show they are serious to curb this menace, but no concrete measure has ever been taken to tackle the devil.

Pakistan is the Only Place Where Old Sportage is Still Assembled

October 1, 2022December 5, 2024 - by UsmanAnsari - 1 Comment

Pakistan remains the only country where the obsolete 4th gen Sportage is still being assembled.

The Ifs & Buts Regarding Honda HR-V Launch in Pakistan

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 - by UsmanAnsari - 1 Comment

Honda Atlas was on the verge of introducing the new HR-V crossover in Pakistan however recently some reports surfaced regarding the delay in launch of the new HR-V in Pakistan citing economic & other troubles.

Road Isn’t Going to be Easy for Local Assemblers

September 30, 2022April 18, 2023 - by UsmanAnsari - 3 Comments.

It is expected that the output figures of locally assembled automobiles are going to remain significantly lower in future and assemblers will continue to observe non-production days till the import restrictions are lifted. How the industry is going to survive in these tough times with the absence of Plan B, is something we will have to watch out for.

Newcomers and Obsolete Cars in Pakistan

September 28, 2022April 18, 2023 - by UsmanAnsari - 6 Comments.

Not only that most of the vehicles introduced by newcomers are priced in an outrageously higher domain catering to those with strong purchase power only, but the majority of what has been launched is also obsolete & discarded from the rest of the world.

“Introduced” After Retirement

September 27, 2022September 26, 2024 - by UsmanAnsari - 1 Comment

There are several examples when cars were introduced here after they were either replaced by a newer generation model, or were simply discontinued elsewhere.