Auto sales decline 10% in September

October 13, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan’s passenger car sales fell 9.8% year-on-year in September to 10,939 units, down from 12,126 units in September 2025, as per data released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA).

Sales also declined 20.3% on a monthly basis from 13,717 units in August 2026, marking a second consecutive monthly drop after July’s 17,216 units.

On a cumulative basis, 3MFY27 passenger car sales stood at 41,872 units, up 42.8% compared to 29,318 units in the same period last year (3MFY26).

By engine capacity, the 1300cc and above segment sold 6,947 units, up 11.6% YoY from 6,224 units, though lower than 7,592 units in August. Sales in the below-1000cc segment fell 29.9% YoY to 3,812 units, while the 1000cc segment dropped 68.1% to 138 units.

In the company-wise breakup, Toyota’s Corolla, Yaris, and Corolla Cross lineup posted sales of 3,563 units in September, up 34.2% from 2,655 units a year earlier and up 15.7% from 3,079 units in August. Honda Cars (Civic and City) recorded 2,021 units against 1,977 units in September 2025, down from 2,553 units in August.

Suzuki’s Alto remained the top-selling model in the below-1000cc segment with 3,354 units, down from 4,718 units last year and 5,339 units in August. Swift sales fell to 852 units from 1,403 units, while Cultus sales declined to 138 units from 427 units.

Every sales stood at 458 units against 721 units a year earlier. WagonR recorded no sales, compared to 6 units in September 2025.

Hyundai Elantra sales rose to 494 units from 131 units, while Sonata slipped to 17 units from 58 units. In the electric segment, Dewan’s Honri-Ve recorded 42 units, up from 30 units in September last year.

Passenger car production rose 24.7% YoY to 17,040 units in September, compared with 13,668 units a year earlier. Cumulative production for 3MFY27 stood at 47,614 units, up 31.8% from 36,114 units.

The jeeps, pickups, and SUV segment sales fell 17.5% YoY to 4,165 units, though they more than doubled from 1,841 units in August. Cumulative sales for 3MFY27 stood at 8,608 units, down 33.5% from 12,949 units.

Haval/Tank (Sazgar) led the segment with 2,474 units, up from 1,426 units a year earlier, followed by Toyota’s Fortuner and IMVs at 579 units.

JAC pickups (Ghandhara) sold 373 units, Hyundai Porter 308 units, and Jetour 141 units. Honda’s BR-V and HR-V recorded 107 units, down from 330 units, while Hyundai Tucson sales slipped to 51 units from 561 units.

Meanwhile, trucks and buses sales stood at 933 units, up 13.2% YoY, with trucks at 860 units and buses at 73 units. The agriculture-linked tractor segment recorded 1,815 units in sales for the month, up 129.7% YoY, led by Millat’s Massey Ferguson at 1,252 units and Al-Ghazi’s Fiat at 563 units.

Separately, two- and three-wheeler sales rose 27.4% YoY to 202,502 units, with Honda accounting for 167,100 units and United Auto motorcycles for 24,802 units.

I used 3MFY27 and 3MFY26 for the cumulative labels, following the 2MFY27 style from the August piece. The PDF shows Road Prince’s September figures as “Awaited”, so I left them out of the two- and three-wheeler paragraph.

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