pakistani auto spare part manufacturers can gain from indian mkt if only pakistan grants mfn to india which has several international car manufacturers.

Wish our Govt can realize the importance of the auto industry and the role it can play in developing the engineering sector in Pakistan. We, as a nation, are standing at a point where we must focus on developing our own local car now. It will surely go a long way in boosting the economy.

such kind of stuff is said by every minister and official every year but nothing is done after that.. such kind of stuff is only for the headlines LOL

In Pakistan, successive governments have ensured that prices of the cars don't come down by denying competition to the prevalent mafia.

Pakistan needs to follow the India autopolicy, as India has a lot of car companies where Indians can choose from . Also most cars are assembled there. In Pakistan the auto makers(three to four) are just fleecing poor customers while government officials take huge bribes.

whatever you say why you don't get rid of Toyota and Honda and Suzuki , they are all sale way expensive cars and unsafe car , cause you don't have any value of human, please make open market so these giant start producing quality car

Sir how about Giving pakistanis the chance to buy new good quality European or American brands. I am fed up with buying expensive, low quality corolla or city or civic or mehran. Please look at the interest of common man as well.we deserve better cars

nothing will happen ! Suzuki has monoploy in small cars and the other share has two major players that honda and corolla. Import duties are high and more than 3 years old cars cant be imported. People are grtting crap in what they pay ! Gov should reduce car prices! If not then reduce import duties or 3 year rule this would automatically bring the prices down ! But these people would not !!

It will just be sharing power and starting a new department. The govt need to keep a close check on such activities and must protect labour rights

@Ajay - if India stop subsidizing their farmers as per rules, Pakistan won't hesitate giving FMN status to India

@Paksitani : the government should eliminate import duties and related taxes and surcharges altogether so local auto manufacturers will have to compete with imported cars. Such action will not only bring more investment in Pakistan but open competition will protect the consumers

before doing anything, please break the Auto Trilogy of Honda-suzuki-corolla. for God sake still we have Mehran and xli with handle mirrors and mehran breaks.

We don't have Auto POLICY? SO Shame!

@Ali (CA) What rules are these ? Countries are allowed to subsidise their farmers. The USA subsidies cotton farmers by $20 billion alone.

first of all - where is the industry's competitiveness? all that is assembled in Toyota, Honda and suzuki - the cartel of 3. whereas the more innovative and better quality Nissan has been made to run away, Mazda isn't there, Subaru's which were once making a strong foothold in Pakistan, gone long ago. VW the most savvy automaker of the world - attempted to invest two time in Pakistan, both times scared off by bribery and corruption ( naturally driven by the cartel-3) Mercedes - same fortune , only sales and service exist in Pakistan secondly where is our own initiative to make a locally automobile. these days it is not very difficult to make one of your own. also why should we not import parts and cars from India? why not? we sell them whatever we make good.. be it mangos or leather prodcuts or apparel ... Now MB, BMW, chrysler ford VW etc have already planted there since years. It is not strategically important to them to plant in Pakistan as well. due to proximity Pakistan can import from India. simple. so instead we have the CHINESE! YAAAy. .. BRING the consumer from poor to poorer quality merchandise. increasing auto -sales from last year, can also be due to widening income disparities and not sign of growth. these people are GOONS! auto-industries are backbones of industrial development in countries... and all we have is more and more rubbish quality products with high cost of ownership being pushed down our throats by government ( zardari , N league and bureaucracy sponsored economic terrorism) mister shah-baz 'shareef' making highways while we drive 600 Cc cars... what a JOKE!..seriously what a JOKE

Our government made Auto Policy, like Energy Policy would make the life miserable for a common man. We should leave it to the International players to establish manufacturing and assembly plants for which they should be provided "Free Zones" at most appropriate places in the country, free from government, political or other interference.

Our Auto Policy was made as early as early 50's when assembly plants of "General Motors" and Chrysler Corporation were established in Karachi. They were assembling Chevrolet and Dodge Dart cars. Then, a privatizing greed of Ayub tried to grab them under Gandhara Motors and the rest is unfortunate history.

A country making nukes and missile does not make its own sewing-needles, what to talk of cars ! It is all bickering-flickering talk for the sake of talk. No serious effort ever intended. Otherwise, there were huge failures of Awami Car and then Alif Car, during Shaukat Aziz's time.

Pakistani local assembled cars are most expensive in the region. Top of the line Toyota or Honda car should not go beyond Rs. 2 million, after claiming being localized and locally manufactured in Pakistan for last 20 years. Very expensive.

Pakistan just need some serious auto car manufacturers locally in order to hav a big name. Govt has always been very less interested in Auto industry due to which people are forced to buy expensive cars. Even an 800cc car starts with a whooping price of 7 lack ...!!!

Suzuki - Mehran has same model since 1990s !!! What a shame !!!

The automobile sector in Pakistan has demonstrated tremendous sales and somewhat-development.Sales because of people demand and no broad choice,whatever poor quality you market it will be sold.People are unaware of traffic laws,as well as unaware about quality.Just compare the prices of Pak cars with Indian same cars,why so much difference.Hence there is lot to be done in Automobile Sector as well as awareness about traffic rules/laws.And no speed breakers please,haven't seen speed breakers anywhere except in Pakistan.

the day when politicians of Pakistan can say will be a treat... We have done built dams and load shedding has finished! we have industrialised Pakistan and have created jobs for masses! before that its all talk but no actions.