Cultus Killer? BAIC Unveils the D20 Hatchback for Pakistan

[StormBreaker]

The recently concluded Pakistan Auto Show 2020 at Expo Center Lahore offered car enthusiasts a lot of insights into cars that would be launched in the country this year. Different car makers had set up their pavilions showcasing all the upcoming automobiles.

One particular pavilion that captured the attention of car enthusiasts was of BAIC Group, which displayed a hatchback, a crossover, and an SUV. Considering the company’s partnerships with Mercedes Benz, Daimler etc. BAIC is no small-time player or an unknown Chinese brand. Most of the company’s cars are built in partnership with these renowned brands.

BAIC Group, the Chinese car manufacturer, plans to launch D20, X25, and BJ40 in Pakistan in the near future.

BAIC has designed these cars keeping the Pakistani market in mind and all of them will have a right-hand drive.

D20 Hatchback

The BAIC D20 will be a 5 door hatchback. There will be two engine trims for D20 in Pakistan; 1300cc and 1500cc. The hatchback will be available in both manual and automatic transmissions offering the buyers a lot of options.

Have a look at D20’s exterior:

Unlike many carmakers, BAIC is offering airbags, alloys, daytime running lights, parking systems, and many other features as standard. That means that even the most basic and cheapest option will come with these features which are normally available at a cost in Pakistan.

Here is the D20’s interior:

Price & Launch
While BAIC is yet to reveal the price for D20, sources within the company have hinted that the price of the vehicle will be less than the Suzuki Wagon R. That means that each variant of the car will be available for less than what Suzuki’s affordable WagonR costs. Expect the price to be under Rs. 2 million for the top end variant with price starting at Rs. 1.7 million.

BAIC & Sazgar will launch the D20 in Pakistan within the next few months as the company has already imported right-hand drive variants of the vehicles with plans to begin assembly very soon.

Source : ProPakistani

 

[StormBreaker]

@The Eagle Do you think this thread should be here or in Infrastructure/Dev section ?

 

[IceCold]

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Damn! That one hell of a looker specially when you pit it against the likes of Wagon R, Cultus, Picanto and Alto.

 

[Haris Ali2140]

A lot of others are launching too. Suzuki will be first one to take the hit.

 

[El Sidd]

Expect the price to be under Rs. 2 million for the top end variant with price starting at Rs. 1.7 million.

Sure. An average Pakistani spends this much on aftershave yearly.

 

[StormBreaker]

Sure. An average Pakistani spends this much on aftershave yearly.

Ex-Sadr e mamlikat e Pakistan ke ghar ka kharcha 80 crore tha salana.
So yes, we all spend on average 17 lacs on shave, 20 lacs on tea and 60 lacs for naswar for those concerned

Damn! That one hell of a looker specially when you pit it against the likes of Wagon R, Cultus, Picanto and Alto.

Chinese Cars have good interiors, designs, even performance. Sometimes, you might encounter really weird issues with them tho. I once said in another thread, My friend opened the engine cap, erected the stand, he was doing something, suddenly the stand broke and he was sandwiched. But lets not generalize, that was a RARE case.

Some of the best Chinese brands i have seen are cherry, Changhan, FAW.

If they Start local Production instead of CKD or Local assembly, prices can further down and come to range of a normal person. 17 lacs is no joke.

 

[El Sidd]

Ex-Sadr e mamlikat e Pakistan ke ghar ka kharcha 80 crore tha salana.
So yes, we all spend on average 17 lacs on shave, 20 lacs on tea and 60 lacs for naswar for those concerned

Austerity measures introduced = People buying brand new wheels in millions.

HandsomeOverKill

 

[proud.pakistani]

Sazgar has built a reputation of reliable manufacturers in Pakistan in the shape of CNG rikshaws. It’s the only company which is exporting vehicles abroad. They are exporting CNG rikshaws to Japan which itself is a big achievement.

I heard BAIC incorporates technology from mercedes and SAAB. They are mercedes partner in China and they bought majority of the SAAB technology when it was shutdown.