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Pakistan’s Japanese-dominated car market set to attract Europe and Korea

any reason why Japanese cis are exploiting innocent Pakistanis so much
it was 30 years contract that's why no other competitor enter the market .. moreover Japanese have build industry in Pakistan so their spare parts are cheap and easily available
And Pakistani's in Japan buy 2nd hand car from there (recondition vehicle) and than send them to pakistan is also gaining grounds

I want either Ford, Volkswagen or Fiat in Pakistani market
 
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Regardless of the cc or capacity of engine , the focus should be on "QUALITY" vehicles when you spend money you get a vehicle that is

a) Safe
b) Produces no emissions
c) Reliable
d) Modern technology

If we go by CC value might as well stick to Tanga

We do not pay same price... and now a days Japanese are as good as European or American.
I believe no one can kill Mehran in Pakistan and CC play important part to its success.
You are posting pictures of Ford, now days it is not recognized as very reliable brand, but they have innovative engine technology, which may produce very high torque out of 1000 CC engines.
When Toyota/Nissan goes to US, they produce same sized trucks and cars.
However, I agree that other manufacturers should come, which are basically not coming due to mafiasim of car manufacturers in Pakistan.
 
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it was 30 years contract that's why no other competitor enter the market .. moreover Japanese have build industry in Pakistan so their spare parts are cheap and easily available
And Pakistani's in Japan buy 2nd hand car from there (recondition vehicle) and than send them to pakistan is also gaining grounds

I want either Ford, Volkswagen or Fiat in Pakistani market

You should allow some Indian brands to our expertise in 2 wheerlers & Small cars cab greatly benifit you guys
 
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Pakistan’s Japanese-dominated car market set to attract Europe and Korea
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s car market has been dominated by Japanese automakers for decades, but a mini-economic revival looks set to attract new players from Europe and Korea into the mix.

Despite heavy taxation on imported vehicles, enthusiasm for owning a car in Pakistan has remained undented — thanks in part to underdeveloped public transport in the country’s sprawling cities, but also the social status it brings.

Toyota, Suzuki and Honda car assembly plants already work around the clock in Karachi and eastern Lahore — yet customers can still wait for up to four months for new vehicles to be delivered.

Now demand for cars in the South Asian giant of 200 million people is accelerating even more quickly, as economic growth has reached its fastest pace since 2008 while renewed investor confidence and easing inflation have spurred consumer spending.

Keen to cash in, a delegation from German auto giant Volkswagen visited the country in recent weeks, according to Pakistani officials and German diplomats.

Company spokesperson Christoph Adomat told AFP that while “Volkswagen is constantly evaluating market opportunities on a worldwide basis… there are no decisions for an investment from Volkswagen side in Pakistan”.

Miftah Ismail, the chairman of Pakistan Board of Investment who took part in the talks, said Volkswagen was not the only company expressing an interest.

“There are a number of other companies from (South) Korea and Europe that we are talking to who are thinking of setting up assembly plants in Pakistan,” he said, without naming the firms.

US and European cars dominated Pakistan’s roads in the early years after it gained independence from Britain in 1947.

But fuel prices made their compact, efficient Japanese rivals more popular and from the 1960s onwards manufacturers like Toyota, Suzuki and Honda gained a stranglehold on the market.

Italy’s Fiat made a brief foray in the 1990s, while South Korea’s Hyundai as well as Daewoo-owned Chevrolet tried — and failed — to gain a foothold in the 2000s before the financial crisis forced them to exit.

Because Pakistan charges heavy duties on imported cars less than three years old, Japanese companies with in-country assembly operations can set prices significantly above the regional average.

The bottom-of-the-range Suzuki Mehran costs the equivalent of $6,300 in Pakistan but sells for around $3,900 in India. The most popular Corolla 1.3 sedan starts at 1.6 million rupees, but buyers have to wait months or pay $1,500 for prompt delivery.

The news that Volkswagen was exploring options to enter the Pakistani market has excited car enthusiasts, who are tired of high prices and limited choices.

“I think it is a great idea because Volkswagen cars are value for money and reliability,” said Romano Karim, a fan of the classic Volkswagen Beetles from the 60s and 70s that can often be seen on Pakistan’s roads.

Haji Mohammad Shahzad, chairman of the All Pakistan Motor Dealers Association, added that having Volkswagen in the market would help drive costs down.

“The monopoly of big three could be broken if Volkswagen produces at least 20,000-25,000 cars annually,” Shahzad told AFP.

Global auto giants are attracted by Pakistan’s booming economy, which the International Monetary Fund predicts will grow by 4.5 per cent in the next financial year.

Investor confidence in the medium-sized economy of $232 billion has improved since a new business-friendly government led by Nawaz Sharif took power in 2013, with Karachi’s share market among the world’s top 10 performers in the past year.

The country is also undergoing a major construction boom driven by Chinese investment after President Xi Jinping visited Islamabad in April to unveil a $46 billion investment plan known as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Car sales have also boomed thanks to the growth of car leasing and financing facilities. Sales in the 11 months to May this year rose 30 per cent from a year earlier, according to industry group the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association.

Baber Kaleem Khan, editor of PakWheels.com magazine, said Volkswagen would be well poised to tap into the lower to mid-range market.

“Pakistani automakers haven’t really had much competition because their respective domains are well protected by monopolistic business practices,” Khan told AFP.

“But given VW’s impressive small-range of vehicles, the German automaker can take the market from the ground up and start working to the top.”

Will car industry mafia of big 03 players allow new comers? They have distroyed other manufacturers systematically previously.
 
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Will car industry mafia of big 03 players allow new comers? They have distroyed other manufacturers systematically previously.
Losses for sure for new comers in initial years ... but i think after gaining ground after some years they will be more profitable than big three
 
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Will car industry mafia of big 03 players allow new comers? They have distroyed other manufacturers systematically previously.
then how do you think that the big 3 should be taken down?
how can one compete against them and challenge their monopoly
 
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Please no Fiat. They are appalling cars. Always avoid French and Italian. Add American to the list as well! Japanese have taken the Piss for far tooo long they don't offer up to date technology the Suzuki alto is the best example they still use old engines with distribution in them where the world standard is to use spark plugs in the engine.

Even more important is to introduce mandatory driver training before you can get a licence. Roads in Pakistan are a zoo at best of times.

We do not pay same price... and now a days Japanese are as good as European or American.
I believe no one can kill Mehran in Pakistan and CC play important part to its success.
You are posting pictures of Ford, now days it is not recognized as very reliable brand, but they have innovative engine technology, which may produce very high torque out of 1000 CC engines.
When Toyota/Nissan goes to US, they produce same sized trucks and cars.
However, I agree that other manufacturers should come, which are basically not coming due to mafiasim of car manufacturers in Pakistan.

Ford cars have one thing they offer the maximum at a very reasreasonable cost. Their cars have improved....well yes because they have German engineering and parts used in them but not better than German brands or Japanese.
 
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@Path-Finder I agree French brands sucks but 'Alfa Romeo' is alright and FIAT is part of Dodge or Chrysler, and of course your criticism is not directed at sports brands from Italy.

Regarding Japanese, we just don't have variety but Toyota and Honda provide enough to meet local demand.
What we need to do to improve is to ban import of used cars, this is hurting the local industry a lot.
 
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@Path-Finder I agree French brands sucks but 'Alfa Romeo' is alright and FIAT is part of Dodge or Chrysler, and of course your criticism is not directed at sports brands from Italy.

Regarding Japanese, we just don't have variety but Toyota and Honda provide enough to meet local demand.
What we need to do to improve is to ban import of used cars, this is hurting the local industry a lot.

If I can share my experience/observations and after having spoken to many experienced car mechanics with 25+ years of experience French(Renault,Citeron,Peuget) and Italian(Alfa Romeo,Fiat,) they are garbage and should be avoided. A car should be spending more time carrying you about than at the garage being fixed! Fiat has bought Dodge and Chrysler well good luck to their owners.
Sporty Italian are no better but they are not at everyones reach plus sporty cars require far more maintanance as well.

The most successful engine ever made and unless I heard wrong is Honda V-Tec (petrol) type, overwhelming majorty are still running successfully. The problem In Pakistan seems to be economy and people are not aware of the progression of technology in vehicles. I was surprised to learn that after 30 years or so since ABS became mandatory now, in EU along with other nations ESP/ESC/DSC is being made compulsory that only now manufacturrers have started introducing ABS as standard in Pakistan! If you have experience of such advanced braking technology you would know how important they are infact you would not purchase a vehicle without such safety feature, I wouldn't.

sorry got carried away:-)
 
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then how do you think that the big 3 should be taken down?
how can one compete against them and challenge their monopoly

A new comer should first analyze, observe the environment in the industry and then enter in the market. They must be ready to face all sort of dirty tactics of big three.
 
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VW would be a good addition if it so because in china Volkswagen is very common ...and now we are making CPEC that would be of great help
 
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This is exhibition car... most likely designed by some Italian designer, but this is not under production.

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lol...:rofl::rofl::rofl: try to google search on Mahindra XUV 300... It is exported to even european markets...

Any Pakistani business man can make contract with Mercedes for Engines and import assembly unit and there you go, 10 times better than what any bharti can ever dream.
good luck with that...

P.S.: In history Pakistan had all UK, European and American auto brands... which could be seen on roads of Lahore as late as 80's. This was a time when human powered rickshaw ride was a dream of every bharti.
you were the same ones that started SUPARCO when Indians could hardly afford to look in to space.. and it was a pak company that bought rangerover and jaguar too..
 
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@Nihonjin1051 any reason why Japanese cis are exploiting innocent Pakistanis so much

because most people can't really afford to pay for a other than a bottom end suzuki.
Although introducing american junks would not be such a bad idea, they're still better than anything offered by suzuki or toyota in Pakistan.
 
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You mentioned GM, take a look



Pakistan could easily import cars from Iran / China at cheaper rates.

Japanese cars are assembled in Pakistan , they promised full transfer of technology to make cars fully in Pakistan but that promise has not resulted in Pakistani manufacturer making more then 20-30 % of the car parts so last 30 years have been wasted in that venture

All pakistanis got was SUZUKI mehran crap car

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Of course its shi...t ....

Zero , protection for collision
No efficiency in gas
Car looks like it will break down if it hit a road bump



If Suzuki were smart they could have brought in some better models into Pakistan and took over the market but they stayed with Mehran crap and now their days are numbered


Look at the shitt...y interior of engine !!!

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A university project car would look better



Compare to a car that has sign of "ENGINEERING" inside it and parts that reflect the engineering
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Japanese have run the SCAM far too long , to take $$$ from Pakistani car buyers and selling them crap Mehran



I mean look at MEHRAN it does not even have a HEAT SHEILD !!!



Just introduce FORD or GM into Pakistan get the Mehran shit out


FORD
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Ford Fiesta
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GM Malibu
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