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Pakistan car sales fall 8% MoM in March 2025

Car sales in Pakistan clocked in at 11,098 units in March 2025, reflecting a 18% year-on-year (YoY) rise but an 8%...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 12:09am

BR Research

‘Owning’ the market

Car sales are rising and driving up the premiums as they go. Known locally as “own money”, this is where buyers pay...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Business & Finance

Feb car sales increase 24pc YoY: PAMA

KARACHI: Pakistan car sales in Pakistan clocked in at 12,084 units in Feb 2025, reflecting a 24 percent YoY while a...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Markets

Pakistan car sales decline 29% MoM in February 2025

Car sales in Pakistan fell 29% month-on-month (MoM) in February 2025 to clock in at 12,084 units, as compared to the...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 10:39pm

Business & Finance

Pak Suzuki hikes car prices by up to Rs120,000

Pak Suzuki Motor Company on Monday jacked up its car prices, with the hike going as high as Rs120,000, citing...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 08:46pm

Markets

New Year effect: Pakistan car sales soar 73% MoM in January 2025

Car sales in Pakistan significantly increased by 73% month-on-month (MoM) to 17,010 units as compared to the...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 10:28pm

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SUVs take the spotlight as Pakistan car sales soar 69% YoY in December

Car sales in Pakistan surged 69% to 9,820 units in December 2024 as compared to the same month of the last year,...

Updated 14 Jan, 2025 11:51pm

BR Research

Forget FY24

In 2021, buckling under the pressure of a rising import bill, soaring inflation, and shrinking reserves, the State...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 08:37am

Business & Finance

Month-on-month: car sales in Pakistan down 22% in November due to year-end effect

Car sales in Pakistan fell by 22% month-on-month (MoM) in November 2024, totaling 10,163 units, stated a report by...

Updated 10 Dec, 2024 09:32pm

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Cars on the cards

A 50 percent increase in volumes should have automobile assemblers writing self-congratulatory notes to themselves,...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 09:06am

Business & Finance

Car sales surge by 24% YoY in September

Backlog deliveries and promotional discounts drive growth

Published 10 Oct, 2024 08:22pm

Markets

Car sales down 36% MoM in July over budgetary measures

Car sales in Pakistan saw a significant month-on-month (MoM) drop in July 2024, plummeting by 36% to 8,589 units,...

Updated 12 Aug, 2024 11:06pm

Business & Finance

Honda Atlas plans to enter hybrid cars market at CAPEX of Rs5bn: report

Honda Atlas Cars Limited (HCAR) has shared its plan to soon enter the hybrid market in Pakistan – possibly with the...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 09:19pm

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Honda: Patchy road ahead

Are the dark clouds finally separating for the automobile industry? Even though automobile assemblers, Honda Atlas...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 08:16am

Business & Finance

Car sales in Pakistan surge 12% MoM in April

Car sales in Pakistan increased 12% on a monthly basis in April 2024, as the total number of units sold in the said...

Published 13 May, 2024 11:10pm

Markets

Car sales in Pakistan surge 57% YoY in February

However, during first eight months of fiscal year 2024, total car sales stood at 59,699 units, a 41% decline compared to the same period last year when sales stood at 101,426 units

Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:35pm

Markets

‘Cars will become more expensive’: automakers decry hike in sales tax

Automakers on Friday lamented the recent government decision to increase sales tax to 25% for the sector, saying the...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 09:51pm

BR Research

Autos’ downward spiral

Very evidently, car buyers have gone into what’s starting to look a lot like a prolonged winter hibernation. In the...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 07:49am

Business & Finance

December: high prices, inflation drag auto sales down 66% in Pakistan

Car companies saw their sales decline significantly – 66% down in December 2023 when compared to sales in December...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 08:28pm

Business & Finance

Passenger car sales in Pakistan plunge 68% YoY in November

Passenger car sales in Pakistan witnessed a steep fall of 68% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in November 2023, data...

Published 11 Dec, 2023 09:11pm

Business & Finance

Auto vendors’ investments hit hard by supply chain disruptions

LAHORE: The investment of millions of rupees in the latest machinery and infrastructure by local auto vendors is...

Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am

BR Research

Autos: Ghosts of markets past

In the days leading up to December, which will mark the end of the calendar year and six months to the fiscal year...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 08:30am

Opinion

The slowdown in real economy

Over the past month, it seems that the feel-good factor has returned. The stock market is in a bullish run and the...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 12:16pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s car sales rise 10% MoM, fall 26% YoY in September

Stand at 8,312 units during the month

Published 11 Oct, 2023 08:47pm

Business & Finance

Pak Suzuki extends shutdown of motorcycle plant

Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) announced on Thursday that it will extend the shutdown of its motorcycle plant till...

Published 14 Sep, 2023 10:53am

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s car sales jump 49% MoM in August

Car sales in Pakistan witnessed an increase of 49% on a month-on-month (MoM) basis in August 2023, clocking in at...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 08:37pm

Business & Finance

First month of FY24: Car sales down 57% YoY as rising prices suppress demand

Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association says only 5,092 units were sold in July

Published 11 Aug, 2023 10:36pm

Technology

China’s steps to boost sales of cars, electronics disappoint market

BEIJING: Chinese authorities announced measures on Friday intended to help boost sales of automobiles and...

Published 21 Jul, 2023 10:11am

Business & Finance

Fiscal year 2022-23: car sales drop 56% due to high prices, low purchasing power

Automobile firms sell 126,879 cars in previous fiscal year

Published 11 Jul, 2023 09:33pm

Business & Finance

Car sales drop to 31-month low in Pakistan

Amount to 10,867 units in January 2023 after 36% month-on-month drop

Published 13 Feb, 2023 10:11pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 10	280.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 10	280.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 10	146.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 10	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 10	1.29
Euro to USD / Apr 10	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Apr 8	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 9	5,456.90
India Sensex / Apr 9	73,847.15
Nasdaq / Apr 9	17,124.97
Dow Jones / Apr 9	40,608.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 10	34,609
Hang Seng / Apr 10	20,681.78
FTSE 100 / Apr 10	7,991.30
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 10	20,795.81
France CAC40 / Apr 10	7,230.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 9	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 9	275,205
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 9	66.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 10	60.72
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 10	3,105.88
Petrol/Litre / Apr 11	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 11	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Mutual / Apr 10 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	8.10 ▲ 1 (14.08%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Apr 10 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9 ▲ 1 (12.5%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Apr 10 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	7.85 ▲ 0.79 (11.19%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Apr 10 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	11.84 ▲ 1.08 (10.04%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 10 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	17.79 ▲ 1.62 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceram / Apr 10 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	24.59 ▲ 2.24 (10.02%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Apr 10 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	73.99 ▲ 6.73 (10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 10 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	53.19 ▲ 4.84 (10.01%)
Sui South Gas / Apr 10 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	39.13 ▲ 3.56 (10.01%)
Air Link Com. / Apr 10 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	173.15 ▲ 15.74 (10%)

Stock	Price
JS Mom. Factor ETF / Apr 10 JS Momentum Factor ETF(JSMFETF)	11.69 ▼ -1.58 (-11.91%)
Premier Sugar / Apr 10 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	324 ▼ -36 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Apr 10 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	121.01 ▼ -11.82 (-8.9%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 10 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▼ -0.74 (-8.22%)
Sardar Chemical / Apr 10 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	32.25 ▼ -2.41 (-6.95%)
Tri-Star Power / Apr 10 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	6.62 ▼ -0.42 (-5.97%)
Elahi Cot. / Apr 10 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	128.80 ▼ -7.6 (-5.57%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 10 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.11 ▼ -0.18 (-5.47%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 10 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9 ▼ -0.48 (-5.06%)
United Brands / Apr 10 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	22.09 ▼ -1.14 (-4.91%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,201,675 ▲ 0.18
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	57,719,498 ▲ 0.34
Sui South Gas / Apr 10 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	44,728,211 ▲ 3.56
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 10 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	37,513,715 ▲ 0.76
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 10 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,991,880 ▲ 0.92
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Apr 10 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	20,463,930 ▼ -0.11
Pak Elektron / Apr 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	20,122,690 ▲ 4.08
Fauji Cement / Apr 10 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	19,229,506 ▲ 0.12
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 10 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	19,056,551 ▲ 3.8
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,620,477 ▲ 0.03

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