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The current policy has no place for a German manufacturer Audi.
Country Manager Ali Khan explains why Pakistan will not see the foreign car brand until changes are made.
Nobody likes to be limited especially when there are options available.
Pakistani consumers, however, are regarding the automobile market dominated by Japanese brands, the automotive sector, we are talking about touring sedan vehicles offer a limited variety This is the segment of imported vehicles managed to make a mark and enjoy the vacuum.
While the influx of imported used cars has increased over the years on the market data shows 39,000 of them arrived in Pakistan for the year 2015, the somewhat surprising is that sales of locally assembled vehicles rose during the same period from 82.844 units sold in 2008- 09 according to automakers Pakistan Association the number jumped to 151,134 in 2014-15.
It is simple enough to realize that the market is hungry for cars and choices Since the air was buzzing with reports of a German manufacturer made its way to Pakistan, the Express Tribune spoke to Audi the German car manufacturer which oversees its operations in Pakistan through its exclusive importer Premier Systems Pvt Ltd.
Ali Khan, the campaign manager for Audi Pakistan and Bangladesh, said the current service structure, which places vehicles imported in slabs depending on the size of the engine, needed to be revised.
The system doesn not work since cars were divided erroneously in the service structure, Khan told The Express Tribune When you talk to someone in the government ranks regarding the policy of the car, they say that we are working on Vision 2025 where they see more participants.
But when asked who was led to formulate the vision, the government says their own experts No real expert in advanced automotive industry in other countries has been consulted.
I know the government is bent on setting a European manufacturer that can happen they mean that it is they who have made foreign brand in Pakistan.
But I think it is done the wrong way The Germans will not be able to build cars here because of fuel emissions standards set by the European Union, do not follow the material, mainly aluminum, used in German cars is not present in abundance is so completely reversed CKD units is out of question.
The argument will then come to whether Pakistan can set up a plant for a German manufacturer where SKD semi-knocked down units can be set up but there is no policy that such a provision Therefore, is the policy that must be updated before a German manufacturer may be asked to come here.
Other countries in the region also import SKD and a clear slab for it They are then able to use the fact the label.
Asked what it would take to German manufacturers to set up their factories in Pakistan, Khan simplified that every country needed was to make a provision for import SKD.
We asked them a policy change Rumor has it that this automobile policy will include permission to import SKD In this case, we would be the first to knock on their doors In fact, Audi won t be the only manufacturer to jump on this opportunity.
Meanwhile, despite Pakistan being limited to only import the vehicle, the market saw a true success story for Audi Germany.
Pakistan is among the most dynamic markets in the region, said Christine Blang, Sales Manager for Southeast Asia and Taiwan region, in a reply sent by email to The Express Tribune We certainly appreciate this development even more than we are aware of the complexity of the market and its challenges.
Blang but added that if Audi evaluates permanently new opportunities around the world, there haven t had plans to invest in a factory in Pakistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 12, 2015 e.
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