jupiter2007
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Most if not all vehicles manufactured in India are good for Pakistan. Currently, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. has all the right products for the Pakistani market. For example, the PakSuzuki Mehran could be replaced by the Maruti Alto 800, the Cultus by the new Maruti SX4, the old PakSuzuki Swift by the new Indian Swift ...and the list goes on. Toyota and Honda (India) have south/south-east Asia specific models like the Etios/Liva, Brio/upcoming Brio MPV etc., that the masses in Pakistan could do with instead of relying on overpriced junk peddled by Indus/Atlas. Most products (including passenger vehicles, SUVs and commercial vehicles) from the TATA and Mahindra stable will work well across the border, in a JV model.
Maruti Suzuki
1. Alto 800
2. Alto K10
3. Wagon R/Stingray
4. A star
5. Ritz
6. Swift
7. Ertiga (urban MPV)
8. New sub-7lakh rupee car
TATA motors
1. Nano
2. Indica Vista
3. Indica Manza
4. Safari Storme
5. Xenon (single/double cab +cargo)
6. Aria
7. TATA trucks and buses across the range
Mahindra and Mahindra
1. Bolero
2. Scorpio
3. Thar
4. Genio
5. XUV 500
6. Quanto
7. Rexton
8. Korando
9. Kyron
10. Rodius
11. Maximo
12. Mahindra trucks and buses across the range
If trade liberalisation norms are put in place effectively, then VW (India), General Motors (India), Skoda (with their awesome Laura, Octavia, Superb, and Yeti models), Hyundai (india - with their Verna, i-10/Grande/20, Elantra, Sonata) Toyota and Honda (India) could start assembling quality SKD/CKD kits across the border.
In order for Pakistan to improve it's auto industry, Pakistan need to manufacture these vehicles and majority of the parts in Pakistan.