11th Gen Toyota Corolla Enters 10th Year of Production in Pakistan

[CSPK]

Indus Motor Company (IMC) introduced the 11th-gen Toyota Corolla in Pakistan in July 2014. Fast forward to July 2023, this generation of Corolla has officially entered its 10th year of manufacturing in the country after completing 9 years of manufacture (read: assembling).

IMC has been selling locally assembled Corolla models in Pakistan since May 1993 when the 7th gen Toyota Corolla was introduced. Before the inception of IMC, all Corolla generations arrived here as CBU imports both in the form of new and refurbished vehicles. The 7th generation Corolla is frequently recognized as the longest-running locally assembled Corolla vehicle, having been dragged until March 2002 because IMC chose not to introduce the 8th generation model for Pakistan.

Technically speaking, the 7th generation Corolla left the IMC plant for 106 months, from May 1993 to March 2002. The 11th gen Corolla, on the other hand, has been assembled since July 2014 and in July 2023 has completed 108 months already. This means the 11th-gen is now officially the longest-running locally assembled Corolla generation in Pakistan. With no replacement in sight, it will likely be dragged for another couple of years before the new generation model replaces it.

With this, the 11th-gen Corolla also joins a long list of cars that were produced in Pakistan for over a decade without undergoing any significant change/ upgrade. The list includes Suzuki Bolan/ Ravi, Suzuki Mehran, Suzuki Alto (5th gen), Suzuki Cultus (MK-II), 2nd-gen Suzuki Swift, 5th-gen Honda City, and Daihatsu Cuore to name a few.

Full article: https://carspiritpk.com/11th-gen-toyota-corolla-enters-10th-year-of-production-in-pakistan/

 

[Azadkashmir]

why not audi volkswagon enter pak.

 

[Baburfromsarmarkand]

I was watching a video on the SK auto market, they too started assembling Japanese American cars before they were able to make their own versions.
We need to give Indus and Atlas a few more years to catch up to the Koreans and soon they will export locally designed and made cars. They are following the Korean and Japanese playbook.

 

[baqai]

why not audi volkswagon enter pak.

here Civic is crossing 1 crore and is not seeing any sale, why do you think they would want to enter in this market?

they can come for export reasons for sure

 

[313ghazi]

here Civic is crossing 1 crore and is not seeing any sale, why do you think they would want to enter in this market?

they can come for export reasons for sure

With the economy in the shit it's hard to see sales but anyone who buys a Land cruiser can buy a Q7 or X5 - the price point is very similar.

A brand new civic and a brand new 3 series or A4 are not miles apart on price.

 

[Ali_Baba]

Pakistan is a small market and right now - companies cannot convert their profits in USD and their operations are restricted due to USD restrictions. So why bother ??