Many years ago locating an expansive variety of automobiles in Pakistan was not conceivable, with Toyota as the main auto producer. However, the last several years has observed a notable increase in the assortment of brands for customers to pick from. Partly because of native units being launched and an escalation in refurbished imports, a more mixed range of automobiles can be seen on city avenues. This, however, has not changed the overall face of the automotive industry with three main manufacturers dominating the roads in Pakistan. And with Japanese cars being the first to establish a presence over here, the top three cars are all Asian.
Toyota is still the key auto producer in Pakistan with prevalent makes like the Corolla outselling all other makes. Toyota has acquired a standing of quality through the countless decades of its leading position here and as a consequence, enables car owners to attain above average resale price in the refurbished auto business. Though not respected for its shape Corolla has lost extensive market share to sportier, superior looking brands like the Honda Civic.
The Honda Civic is a close aspirant for the top spot but in spite of countless years in Pakistan, it still ranks second. Admired for its shape and opulence, the Civic has become somewhat of a status icon for the Pakistani elite. It has debuted countless brands in Pakistan with each one being more triumphant than the earlier one. Honda models also attain good resale price in the refurbished auto sector and are usually purchasable in print media and online classifieds.
Suzuki has a couple of highly common makes in the hatchback and coupe group by the name of Khyber and Mehran, respectively. These models are very reasonable and serve consumers with inadequate budgets. They are also tremendously low priced to acquire and operate, with brand new and refurbished spare parts easily attainable in the market. In spite of the fact that they do not supply the same superb quality given by Toyota and Honda, these models are hardy and are huge cash savers. Suzuki also has the popular Alto, Baleno and Liana cars in its wide range of cars and these cars have enjoyed tremendous success as well, primarily with salaried people.
A range of other brands that have grown progressively respected include a broad variety of Toyota models as well as different makes like Hyundai. Though offered in a more limited range and imported from other geographical areas, these brands have become significantly more standard in the last many years.
It is apparent that Pakistan’s auto business is lead by Asian auto companies and in spite of the fact that several European, American and Korean brands have been present for numerous years, there is a colossal lag between them and the main automobiles made by producers like Toyota and Honda. In spite of the fact that Honda speedily won market share a several decades ago, the circumstances were absolutely different then and for Western auto producers to win a important portion of the industry will be a considerably tougher task.