Comments on: Toyota Corolla Cross Coming to Pakistan?

By: Billo Rani

Billo Rani — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 10:41:03 +0000

In reply to Ubaid Ahmed.

a clown 😀

By: Ubaid Ahmed

Ubaid Ahmed — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 07:20:39 +0000

In reply to UsmanAnsari. just look at him, is he a ceo or a clown?

By: Ali Khan

Ali Khan — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:30:23 +0000

In reply to UsmanAnsari.

Well said sir.

By: UsmanAnsari

UsmanAnsari — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 10:03:09 +0000

In reply to Ali Khan.

IMC CEO Ali Asghar Jamali once said “Toyota does not have expertise in small car manufacturing”. Someone needs to remind him that Daihatsu is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota and has expertise in small cars so much so that it gives Suzuki a cut-throat competition in Japanese domestic market with a greater market share than Suzuki. IMC used to sell Daihatsu cars in past such as the popular ‘Cuore’, whats stopping them to take that route again?

Furthermore as far as Toyota’s expertise in small cars are concerned, then Vitz is the ultimate example. Plus there is a whole lot of them such as Passo, Wigo, Pixis and the list goes on… Someone who says Toyota don’t have expertise in small cars doesn’t justify his position as a CEO of Toyota Pakistan

By: Ali Khan

Ali Khan — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:16:41 +0000

Another Dumb a** decision by local car manufacturers. How do they decide on these cars? What is the process? Does it involve getting as high as possible and then just approving the first dumb thing anyone blurts out?
Just because it has the “magical” Corolla name, this SUV is not the best decision for the market. It will again be priced too high for most people; most probably around 5 million or more.
Look at the new Daihatsu Rocky/Toyota Raize. There is an article on Carspiritpk on it already. Check it out. The Rocky/Raize is the best car/SUV for the Pakistani market. At least it will be cheap enough for more people to buy. It has Turbo charged 1000cc engine with a D-CVT gearbox and the option of AWD and FWD, making it efficient and powerful to drive.
This “Corolla SUV” is not the answer. Its just style. Toyota Indus will spend million getting this into the market and when it does not sell, will complain of unfair treatment, blame the imports, and call the Pakistani car market bad. That is like kicking themselves in the nuts and then complaining about it.
Do the right thing for once. bring in small cars and SUVs from the japan market, which are already very famous here (Passo anyone?), priced around 1.8 to 2.5 million so people can at least think about buying them. If they are concerned with the assembly line/production line establishment costs. Again. bringing in small SUV and cars that more people could potentially buy means more profits and recovery of what Toyota Indus would spend. This “Corolla SUV” would mostly be sunk cost; because, as it appears, it will be priced too high, making it a play toy for the rich. Either it will just stay as a CBU import or Toyota Indus will phase it out. Either way, like i said, another dumb a** decision by the locals.

By: Tahir

Tahir — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 08:57:36 +0000

It was never going to be a RAV4 as it belongs to a segment above than Sportage or Tucson, it competes with SantaFe, CRV and somewhat to Kia Sorento and not Sportage. It could have been CHR but it is cramped and has polarising crossover styling which is not to Pakistani tastes so this seems to be a much better option although being a hybrid with more options compared to Sportage, I think it will be priced much higher, maybe half a million more atleast.

By: Khurram

Khurram — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 04:21:15 +0000

It is better looking than the Sportage, at the front at-least, however, I agree, price is crucial. However, don’t you think that 1.8L engine has a presence stretching back to a period when 2nd generation Prius made its way in Pakistan under Musharraf regime? I think in this period, the mechanics got to know it better, this knowledge of theirs’ is going to make Corolla Cross easier to maintain as compared to Sportage.
Anyway, this vehicle hardly concerns people like us, even if it is priced equal to Sportage. So, I guess not belonging to this customer group, I can hardly predict what makes a car of this category pick for the customer.