Sale of passenger cars falls by 42 percent in July

August 19, 2019 (MLN): As many as 10.9 thousand passenger cars were sold during the month of July 2019 against the production of 16.4 thousand units, a report issued by Pakistan Automotive Manufacturer’s Association (PAMA) revealed on Monday.

As a result, the sale of passenger cars plunged by nearly 42% as compared to the same period of last year.

Surprisingly, the maximum number of sales were made within the category of ‘below 1000cc’ engine at 5,310 units. Within this category, Suzuki Alto recorded the maximum sales at 4,584 units.

Nearly 2,051 units were sold within the ‘1300cc and above’ category, wherein Toyota Corolla made the highest sales at 1,981 units during the month. This was followed by Honda cars, which sold 1,452 units.

With respect to 1000cc category, Suzuki Cultus sold 1,208 units, whereas Suzuki WagonR sold 843 units.

Furthermore, 407 units of Trucks were sold during the stated month, which is 30.3% less than the sales of same period last year.

The number of total buses sold in July totaled 118 units, which is 7.2% less than the sales of same period last year.

Lastly, the total number of two wheelers and three wheelers sold in July amounted to 107,427 units, i.e. 28.7% lower than sales in same month of last year.    

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