November 15, 2018 (MLN): Automotive Industry in Pakistan has sold a total of 781 units of jeeps in the month of October 2018, compared to sales of 1,428 units in the previous year, a 45% decline in sales compared to last year.
According to the data released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA), majority of these sales came from sale of Honda BR-V jeeps, with a total of 523 such jeeps sold in October as compared to 1,091 units sold a year earlier.
On the contrary, sales of Pick-ups were recorded at 2,812 units in that month, compared to sales of 2,513 units in the parallel month last year, demonstrating a 12% increase in sales.
The bulk of those sales attributed to Suzuki Ravi of which a total of 2,194 units were sold in October, as against 1,945 units sold in same period last year
Moreover, the growth in pick-up sales during the month was also due to addition of new player in the market, i.e. Ghandhara Nissan (GHNL), which sold 85 units of JAC X-200 pick-ups. This is the first time GHNL notified sales numbers of JAC pick-ups in PAMA sales figures.
However, Toyota Hilux sold 533 units of pick-ups in October as compared to 568 units sold last year, declining by 6%.
