Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) is eagerly looking forward to a decision of the federal government on reducing the age of used imported cars, industry sources told Business Recorder on Monday..... Read more

Japanese automobile manufacturers in Pakistan expect regulatory support from the government of Pakistan, the Country Director of Japan External Trade Organisation JETRO in Pakistan, Shiraishi said on Thursday. .... Read more

Karachi —The downstream auto industry, heavily depending upon local car manufacturers are in a fix due to import of used cars which is affecting the production volumes vehicles in the country. The influx of used cars in the country has been taking a heavy toll on local auto assemblers who purchase 60 percent of the auto parts from domestic manufacturers..... Read more

LAHORE - The major car assemblers in the country have once again raised the rates of their all models, third increase in just six months, on the excuse of implementing Euro-II emission standards. Though the Euro-II emission standards have been made mandatory for all new cars by the government from July 1st, yet the auto assemblers did not wait for the arrival of next month and increased the prices on average by Rs65,000. The Pak Suzuki Motor Company has increased its prices of various models from June 12, while the Indus Motor Company (IMC) raise in prices will be effective from tomorrow (June 26). .... Read more

DETROIT -- Almost 30 years after the minivan was introduced, after attacks from all sides, Chrysler Group LLC remains on top. Now, CEO Sergio Marchionne will have to decide how best to sustain the success. So far, the moves made by Marchionne, who is preparing to merge Chrysler with majority owner Fiat SpA, have paid off. .... Read more about Chrysler Minivan

SAN DIEGO (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. won dismissal of most claims by Florida and New York car owners who contended the company drove down the value of their vehicles by failing to disclose or fix defects related to unintended acceleration..... Read more about Toyota

Chinese vehicle assemblers have not made deeper inroads like Chinese bike assemblers while Korean assemblers are also struggling to carve a niche in a market dominated by Japanese vehicle assemblers for decades..... Read more

Let’s face it, the vast majority of production cars don’t look like the concept cars they’re based upon. Sure, various features may be carried over, but concept cars allow designers to go crazy and that’s exactly what they did when designing the original Land Rover LRX Concept..... Read more about Range Rover Evoque

After Indus Motor, another carmaker Pak Suzuki Motor Company has raised prices of different models in the range of Rs14,000 to Rs30,000. .... Read more about Suzuki Mehran

In an expected move to counter the rupee depreciation, the Indus Motor Company, on Thursday, raised the prices of its locally assembled cars and light commercial vehicles LCVs by almost 24 percent. .... Read more

The sales of automobiles witnessed a steep decline of 31 percent in the August because of weakening countrywide demand as compared with the previous month of July. .... Read more

It has been speculated since long that industries are moving out of Pakistan due to on going electricity crisis. The recent rumours were that businesses are leaving Karachi because of extortion mafias and on going violence and targeted killings. .... Read more

According to Ministry of Industries Pakistan produced its first vehicle in 1953, at the National Motors Limited, established in Karachi to assemble Bedford Trucks. Subsequently buses, light trucks and cars were assembled in the same plant. .... Read more

Today, we are living in the age of technology. New and latest technology has been introduced in every discipline. Same thing is here with the automotive industry. Every now and then, latest technologies are introduced in the market so as to get maximum power from the car’s engine in less fuel. But what, if you want more power then the stock engine installed in your car. .... Read more

Driving through the streets of Karachi I saw some hoardings, which announced the arrival of all new Corollas in the town. The first impression that passed my mind was that even if there was a new Corolla to be seen, sooner than later it would be visible on the roads as Corolla is a brand name that does not need any advertising campaign to attract consumers. Last year’s production stats are a witness to what has been said as the brand name Corolla has sold a record, beating 43000+ units in the last year only, making our country the largest consumer of the brand in the sub-continent. .... Read more