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The Sufferings of “Booking Open”… Is Pakistani Auto Consumer Protected?

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 - by Guest - 5 Comments.

“Bookings Open”! The starting gun of a race that gets anyone who is looking to buy a vehicle in Pakistan to scramble after it; be it from a new brand on the market or one of the already established ones. On the other hand, it is a rally cry for all the (large-scale) scalpers (read: investors) to try and book as much of the inventory as they can in order to lock the supply and force end-user customers to come to them for their purchases and then charge them an excessive amount of own or premium.

Proton Sold Just 1233 Cars in Pakistan in 2021

January 27, 2022January 28, 2022 - by UsmanAnsari - 15 Comments.

Proton managed to sell only 1,233 units in Pakistan during the entire calendar year 2021. Out of these, 1,052 were CBU units of X70 and Proton Saga combined whereas only 181 were locally assembled CKD units.

Over 270,000 Passenger Cars Sold in CY2021

January 15, 2022 - by UsmanAnsari - 25 Comments.

For local auto industry, 2021 was nothing less than a blessing as more than 270,000 cars were sold between January and December 2021.

Cars Sales: Booked vs Delivered

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 - by UsmanAnsari - 6 Comments.

The sales numbers in PAMA data are actually ‘bookings’, when an automaker receives payment of a car, its considered as sold.

A Market Where Cars Are Expensive Than Residential Property

January 2, 2022March 24, 2022 - by UsmanAnsari - 8 Comments.

Selling a handful of expensive vehicles can sure make the automakers & few rich people happy, but the decades-old problems of the industry will persist.

Mandatory Airbag Requirements Might Put an End to These Cars

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 - by UsmanAnsari - 23 Comments.

Mandatory airbag requirements might put an end to these cars in Pakistan

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Auto Sales Trend Renders Widening Economic Divide in Pakistan

December 20, 2021 - by UsmanAnsari - 8 Comments.

Looking at the recent sales trends, it is not difficult to deduce the divide between income groups is increasing, resulting in decreased affordability. In simple words, the rich are getting richer, while the poor becoming poorer.

Honda Struggling Even With the 6th gen City

December 18, 2021 - by UsmanAnsari - 13 Comments.

Even after 5 months the 6th gen Honda City is unable to make an impact in terms of sales.

Sazgar-BAIC Now a Member of PAMA

December 15, 2021 - by UsmanAnsari - 3 Comments.

For the first time, the production & sales data of BAIC cars was made available in the stats released by PAMA

Car Sales Down by 11% in November

December 14, 2021 - by UsmanAnsari - 1 Comment

Sales of local assembled passenger cars witnessed an 11% month-on-month decline with 18,714 units sold in November 2021 however on year-on-year basis the sales were up by 29%