After
dominating Pakistani car market for nearly thirty years, finally 800cc
Suzuki Mehran will be replaced with a 660cc car by next year.
According
to a notification, the management of Pak Suzki Motor Company Limited
has decided to discontinue its model SB-308 Mehran from April 2019. The
company has informed its vendors that from September 2018 to March 2019,
only 23821 units will be assembled to avoid any surplus stock.
According
to sources, by end of this year, company may start booking of its new
660cc car which will replace 800cc Mehran. It is expected that Suzuki
will introduce its model Alto, which has already made its place in
Pakistani market. Pakistan has been importing used Alto from Japan since
last many years.
Among new
entrants, Master Motors will launch its Changan vehicles on 15th
September 2018. The company will introduce two pickups M8 and M9 and an
MPV Karvaan.
MPV Karvaan is expected
to be priced around Rs one million while M8 and M9 will be priced at
around 850,000 and 900,000 rupees, respectively.
Insiders
believe Pakistan's first electric and echo car "Proton" is also close
to launch as local company Al-haj Automotive Private Limited has signed a
deal with Malaysian automaker Proton Holdings to assemble and
distribute Proton’s electric and eco-friendly cars in Pakistan. Iriz is
one of the Proton’s most popular cars, which starts at around Rs 1.1
million in Malaysia. It is expected that an Iriz EV variant will be
launched in Pakistan.
Insiders
believe that if new cars are priced rightly, spare parts availability is
ensured in addition to trained staff-run workshops, the new comers can
easily penetrate local market.
