Pakistan Automobile Industry

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Two motorbike assemblers in Sahiwal city of #Punjab have started working together to manufacture electric motorcycles in Pakistan

As the Petrol prices rising in the country, it has become difficult for most of the middle-class motorbike riders to afford them. It is a need of time for Pakistan to shift to electric vehicles from expensive fuel.

In the last few years, various companies have introduced electric motorbikes in the country. But they could not win public attention because of different reasons. One of them was that they were very costly.

According to the Usman Sheikh, CEO of Auj Technologies, a #Lahore-based electric motorcycle company, that they are working on an electric bike which will be budget-friendly. The bike is named after the animal “#Jaguar”. Usman Sheikh added that “they are first assemblers of electric bikes in Pakistan, who have designed them locally”.

 

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So much freedom in Pakistan for motorists. You can do what you want with your car.
Try driving a modified car in UK and just the mandatory insurance will cost an arm and a leg. That is even if such harmless modification gets approved by the authorities.

 

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Al-Haj Gets Greenfield Status to Assemble Proton Cars in Pakistan

Al-Haj Automotive has been granted the Greenfield investment status by the Ministry for Industries and Production to produce Proton cars in the country under the Automotive Development Policy 2016-21.

Currently, Proton is working towards establishing its assembly plant in Karachi and will be the automaker’s first CKD plant in the region, occupying a 55-acre area and an initial investment of $30 million. According to available information, it will be ready by late next year with a yearly production capacity of 25,000 units. The plant will create 2,000 direct employment opportunities and 20,000 indirect opportunities through other means such as local vendors.

The first model launch in Pakistan by Al-Haj Proton collaboration will be the 1.3 liter Saga sedan. According to reports, the company will start offering CBU version of Proton Saga by the second quarter of 2020. According to Syed Faisal Albar, Proton Chairman, Pakistan will help Proton create pathways to other markets and added that the company is aiming to introduce other models in the market as well. The creation of Proton CKD plants in the country is another impressive achievement in the fast-growing Al-Haj Automotive group’s accomplishment list.

 

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CHINESE COMPANY, PAKISTANI INVESTOR LAUNCH CAMC TRUCK ASSEMBLY COLLABORATION IN KARACHI:

A major private sector project has been launched in collaboration between famous truck manufacturing company CAMC (Anhui Hualing Automobile Company Limited) from Ma’anshan in East China’s Anhui province and Pakistani investor Haji Malik, who hails from the province of Balochistan.

The collaboration between the two has resulted in the assembly of medium and heavy duty trucks at a plant in Karachi.

Pakistan being in development mode requires huge quantities of such machinery for infrastructure development and industrial use.

Haji Malik speaking on the occasion, specifically mentioned that this project would provide jobs to the needy from low income areas and improve their quality of life.

Meanwhile, President Balochistan Economic Forum (BEF) Sardar Shoukat Popalzai, who was the chief guest at the ceremony, congratulated both partners for creating this unique venture where the capital and entrepreneur was not the qualification but the prospects of business and China-Pakistan relations were what drove the collaboration.

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I think Government should initiate a talk on building electric motorcycle locally to reduce reliance on Fossil fuel. This will reduce the oil and motorcycle importer. Once government see a positive response, they can provide low or zero interest loan to those local companies who are interested in the electric motorcycle building competition. Winning company should be able manufacturer cheaper and most reliable electric motorcycle in Pakistan. Government can invest with the winning company and offer these electric motorcycle on low interest loan.

minimum requirement should be 150 KM on a full charge.

 

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I think Government should initiate a talk on building electric motorcycle locally to reduce reliance on Fossil fuel. This will reduce the oil and motorcycle importer. Once government see a positive response, they can provide low or zero interest loan to those local companies who are interested in the electric motorcycle building competition. Winning company should be able manufacturer cheaper and most reliable electric motorcycle in Pakistan. Government can invest with the winning company and offer these electric motorcycle on low interest loan.

minimum requirement should be 150 KM on a full charge.

Already being done. Two companies both using CD70 chassis.

 

[jupiter2007]

Already being done. Two companies both using CD70 chassis.

Which companies? How much did government invest in this project?

 

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Which companies? How much did government invest in this project?

It's not government's business to be in business.

 

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Which companies? How much did government invest in this project?

Scroll up already a story there.

 

[jupiter2007]

It's not government's business to be in business.

Government can go into joint venture to promote local industry. Same can be done with Electric cars, Solar Panel manufacturing, etc. Government can also go into a joint venture in IT, BlockChain, gaming, VR, Car Autonomous system, etc.

 

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Pakistan approves first electric vehicles policy

Main goal is to cut emissions and tackle climate change

November 06, 2019

One of the main purposes of introducing EVs is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Image Credit:
Islamabad: Pakistan’s federal cabinet has approved the first-ever national Electric Vehicles (EV) policy in a bid to tackle effects of climate change and offer affordable transport.

In the first phase, the government will focus on converting 30 per cent of total number of vehicles, mainly cars and rickshaws, into EVs, said Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Ameen Aslam. The press conference was held after the policy was approved in a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

“PM Imran Khan has special interest in green and sustainable development, which is why the Climate Change Ministry was tasked to come up with an Electric Vehicle Policy,” Aslam said.

Describing the details of the policy, he said that local car manufacturers had already completed most of the preliminary work, adding that he was surprised to see the acknowledgment by the manufacturers who are waiting to roll out their electric vehicles into the market. The target set for next four years is to convert 100,000 cars and 500,000 two and three wheeler vehicles to EVs.

Reducing cost while protecting environment

One of the key objectives of the policy is to offer affordable transportation to the people as the cost of electric vehicles is much lower compared to petrol, diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG) or other fuels. Another major purpose of introducing EVs is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “In developed countries, the greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles is around 20 per cent whereas in Pakistan it is 40 per cent, which the government aims to bring down with the introduction of electric cars, trucks, rickshaws, in order to reduce pollution and smog,” Aslam added.

Green Revolution to reduce imports, boost local industry
With the green revolution, Pakistan also hopes to reduce dependence on oil imports that could help save $2billion, incentivise the local car industry and create jobs. More than 3,000 CNG stations that have been shut due to gas shortage would be converted to EV charging stations. Pakistan is also planning to set up special units of electric car manufacturing in the Special Economic Zones being established under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).


Collaboration and incentives

Climate and energy experts have hailed the policy but some are sceptical. “It is certainly good news but we have not seen much discussion on technical aspects and implementation framework,” said Asad Mahmoud, representative of National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. He advised the government to involve all relevant stakeholders from energy to automobile industries for effective results.


Ali Amjad, an EV enthusiast with a background in engineering, said the primary focus should be cars and public transport because “converting bikes to electric vehicles has not been very efficient globally”. Amjad told Gulf News: “The catchphrase to attract people should be ‘save money’, rather than ‘save the environment because, let’s be honest, for most people, climate change isn’t a strong enough motivation to switch to EV. High speed, enhanced range, acceleration and comfort are the things the EV companies need to market to general public.”


Electricity shortages

But how can Pakistan switch to electric vehicles when it faces electricity shortfall? A 2019 report titled ‘Electric Vehicles in Pakistan: Policy Recommendations’ says by 2025, an excess of 15,000 MW peak generation capacity will be available in the system to spare for EVs and claims that “almost 500,000 EVs can be fully charged daily with a supply of just under 1000 MWs”. Researchers said introducing EVs in Pakistan can solve present and imminent problems of a number of sectors, including transportation, environment, economy and power.


Key Facts

• Target set to convert 30 per cent of vehicles into EVs


• 3,000 CNG stations to be transformed to EV charging stations

• 100,000 cars and 500,000 bikes and rickshaws to be converted to EVs in next 4 years

 

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Civil Works of Main Mill Building and Ancillary Structures of Hyundai Nishat Motors Pvt. Ltd., M3 Industrial Estate, Saianwala, Faisalabad.

 

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BYD will soon enter the auto industry of Pakistan

The world’s largest electric auto manufacturer BYD is gearing up to manufacture electric vehicles in 44 plants around the globe and ready to make its debut in Pakistan as well.


A local investor, Rahmat Group signed an agreement with the Chinese auto manufacturer in the first quarter of this year for the assembling of electric vehicles in Pakistan. The company is currently operating in more than 50 countries around the world. BYD Co. Limited also holds the largest market share in the United States.

The multinational company has a turnover of $250 billion and it will be an immensely positive prospect in the auto sector of Pakistan. The country’s first-ever electric vehicle (EV) policy has also been approved by the Cabinet and several companies will be interested in producing electric cars in Pakistan under the new policy. Recently, the Japanese auto giant Toyota signed an agreement with BYD to manufacture electric cars around the world.

BYD Co. Ltd in collaboration with Rahmat Group will soon start manufacturing electric vehicles in the country which will also force the existing auto players to move towards the electric mobility to compete in the market.

Furthermore, BYD is also planning to set up charging stations in Pakistan which will be done in association with the leading oil company in the country, Total Parco. Nonetheless, the introduction of electric cars will reduce carbon emissions and save the atmosphere from the adverse effects of pollution.

Moreover, according to the adviser to PM on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam, the introduction of electric cars will reduce the country’s oil import bill by $2 billion annually. Also, the government aims to launch an electric-based transport system that will revolutionize the transport sector as well. He also said that the government is in the process of issuing SRO’s related to the electric vehicle policy that will kick-off the shift towards electric mobility. As far as consumers are concerned, the electric cars will reduce the maintenance cost of the vehicles thus offering a major benefit. A local private company has also successfully developed an EV conversion kit that could be used to convert a combustion engine vehicle into an electric vehicle. The PM has the vision to convert 30% of the vehicles in the country to electric by the year 2030.

 

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