Business Recorder
Pakistan’s car sales rose sharply by 52% in the first ten months of the current fiscal year, reaching 127,042 units compared with 83,401 units sold during the same period last year, as per the data released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA). Sales of jeeps and pickups surged by 39% to 39,002 units. Sales of trucks and buses increased by 81% to 5,890 units and by 28% to 797 units, respectively. Motorbikes and rickshaws rose by 32% to 1,619,841 units. When it comes to sales of farm tractors, their sales slid by 7% to 23,116 units as both small growers and progressive growers are distraught on account of less crop output following a climate change and shortage of water and building housing schemes on agricultural lands. Also read: Pakistan car sales jump 45% in July-March FY26 On a monthly basis, car sales in Pakistan jumped by 117% to 17,387 units in April 2025, against 8,004 units recorded in the same month the previous year. Auto sector expert Muhammad Sabir Shaikh said inflation and price-hike in petrol did not impact on car users-cum-buyers. “Generally, car users call for changing their vehicles after three to four years as their vehicles start acting up and maintenance of vehicles are way more costly than fuel costs,” he said. Shaikh said motorcycle sales also recorded significant growth due to the lack of affordable public transport in the country. He was of the view that middle-class families increasingly rely on motorcycles as a cost-effective means of commuting and ensuring timely travel while cutting daily transportation expenses. Also read: Car sales in Pakistan jump 43% in fiscal year 2024-25 Speaking about a fall in the tractor sales, he said for five to six years, farmers remained disturbed and they were unable to get proper prices of their respective crops. “Therefore, they are not able to buy new tractors after cultivating crops as they did practice in the past,” Shaikh said.
Go to News Site