| Figures released by Pakistan Automotive | | | | (2,844 units) was observed as compared to last |
| Manufacturers Association (PAMA) revealed overall | | | | financial year (2,417 units), while in bus segment a slight |
| sale of 57,749 units (Fiat and Massey Ferguson) in the | | | | increase of 0.5 per cent was recorded (547 units) as |
| last 10 months as compared to 47,666 units in the | | | | compared to last financial year (522 units). |
| same months of last fiscal year. | | | | An increase of 15 per cent in Hinopak Motors trucks |
| Makers of Fiat tractors sold 25,013 units as compared | | | | and buses sale (1,607 units) was witnessed as |
| to 24,252 units while Massey Ferguson sales touched | | | | compared to the last financial year (1,399 units). |
| 32,736 from 23,414 units. | | | | In April 2010, overall trucks and buses market showed |
| A total of 600,651 units of two and three wheelers | | | | a downward trend in which sales stood at 235 units |
| (Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Sohrab, Hero, Habib, Qingqi, | | | | as compared to 437 units in March while sales in April |
| Ravi, Sazgar etc) were sold in July-April 2009-2010 as | | | | 2009 was 313 units. |
| compared to 405,197 units in the same period of last | | | | Director Sales and Marketing Hinopak Motors Limited |
| fiscal year. | | | | Mohammad Irfan Shaikh said though the first quarter |
| PAMA figures of bikes are based on selected | | | | of the calendar year showed a significant increase, |
| members, while a majority of makers are members of | | | | suddenly April saw a major drop in sales in |
| Association of Pakistan Motorcycle Assemblers | | | | approximately all the makes. He said this downward |
| (APMA). | | | | trend in sales in April seems to be a temporary pause |
| Chairman APMA Mohammad Sabir Shaikh linked | | | | due to hike in transportation tariff, law and order |
| improvement in bike sales, especially to surging rural | | | | situation and energy crisis in the country. |
| buying by growers after harvesting good crop of | | | | Irfan Shaikh said as government is thinking introduction |
| wheat, cotton and rice. | | | | of Value Added Tax (VAT) in the budget 2010-2011, |
| He said people in even urban areas purchased bikes in | | | | from June 2010 on all goods and services, he said the |
| larger numbers after some improvement in economic | | | | industry fears that if the VAT is levied on commercial |
| indicators. | | | | vehicles which are already exempted from general |
| "We are expecting overall bike sales (Japanese and | | | | sales tax (GST), it would affect the purchasing power |
| Chinese) to hover between 1.2 and 1.3 million units by | | | | of transporters, and hit commercial vehicle automobile |
| the end of current fiscal year as against 850,000 units | | | | industry's growth. |
| sold in 2008-2009," he added. | | | | He said the government should continue its support to |
| Sale of Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki bikes rose to | | | | the automobile industry in the upcoming budget as |
| 391,105, 101,798 and 14,038 units in the last 10 months of | | | | automobile industry, especially commercial vehicle |
| 2009-2010 as compared to 285,720, 46,390 and 12,651 | | | | segment during the current financial year was badly |
| units in the same period of last fiscal year. | | | | hurt by exchange rate, inflation and law and order |
| Overall truck and bus sales during the last 10 months | | | | situation in the country. |
| (July 09-April 10) of the financial year showed an | | | | Total sales of LCVs, vans and jeeps (Sigma Defender, |
| increase of 15 per cent (3,391 units) as compared to | | | | Toyota Hilux, Suzuki Ravi, Hyundai Shehzore, Master |
| 2,939 units in the same period of previous fiscal year. | | | | and Dong Feng) were recorded at 13,056 units as |
| In the truck segment, an increase of 17.6 per cent | | | | against 12,097 units. |