Pakistan’s auto industry sees major sales shake-up – Who are the winners and Losers?
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ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk): A recent report has unveiled surprising shifts in Pakistan’s auto industry, highlighting which car manufacturers faced a slump in sales and which ones managed to post impressive growth during the first 10 months of the ongoing fiscal year.

According to the Pakistan Automobile Manufacturing Association (PAMA), the sale of cars during the first ten months of the current fiscal year 2024-25 increased by 32.24 percent compared to the same months of last year.

The data revealed that 83,269 cars were sold during the months under review as opposed to 62,964 units in the same months of last year. The breakup figures showed that 13,034 units of Honda Civic and City were sold during July-April 2024-25 compared to the sale of 9,470 units during July-April 2023-24.

Toyota Corolla and Yaris cars sales increased by 48.53 percent as it went up to 18,496 units from 12,452 units.

Suzuki Swift’s sales also rose by 67.65 percent as its sales surged from 3,914 units to 6,562 units this year.

Sales of Suzuki Cultus declined to 2,130 units during the period under review, whereas during the same period last year, the sale was recorded at 3,123 units while the sale of Suzuki WagonR also decreased to 1,789 units from 2,790 units last year.

Suzuki Alto’s sales witnessed an increase of 22.17 percent from 27,469 units to 33,560 units during the current year, whereas the sales of Suzuki Bolan surged to 3,168 units as opposed to sales of 1,971 units in the same months of last year.