Automotive

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) inaugurated its Centre for Middle East & Africa Read More »

Al-Futtaim Group, one of the biggest conglomerates of the United Arab Emirates, has acquired an industrial plot for setting up an automotive plant for the manufacturing and assembly of Renault vehicles in Pakistan. The facility will be set up at M-3 Industrial City in Special Economic Zone Faisalabad. “Al-Futtaim is fully committed to the Pakistani market and to this project,” ... Read More »

World Health Organization points that exposure is linked to premature mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases Volkswagen, the world’s biggest carmaker, is under fire globally from politicians and environmentalists following revelations it helped to fund experiments in which monkeys and humans breathed in car fumes for hours at a time. According to the New York Times, German carmakers faced fresh ... Read More »

General Motors reveals images of car without driver controls General Motors plans to mass-produce self-driving cars that lack traditional controls like steering wheels and pedals by 2019, the company announced today. The automaker  revealed images of an autonomous car it’s hoping to put into production by 2019 and is petitioning the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for permission to do ... Read More »

Toyota’s EVs will also later be offered in Japan, India, the US and Europe Toyota plans to offer more than 10 purely electric vehicle models in its lineup by the early 2020s, marking the Japanese automaker’s commitment to that growing technology sector. By introducing hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and pure electric and fuel-cell hydrogen power trains in various models which is ... Read More »

The seven-seater ES8 can accelerate to 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) in 4.4 seconds Chinese electric-car maker NIO has launched sales of its first vehicle three years after the company was founded, undercutting the price of a rival model from Tesla Inc. The seven-seater ES8 can accelerate to 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) in 4.4 seconds, according to ... Read More »

Renault aims to bring latest products and cutting-edge technology and set new benchmarks of safety and quality in Pakistan BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France, (November 20, 2017) — The world’s renowned car company, Groupe Renault and Al-Futtaim signed agreements to exclusively assembly and distribute Renault vehicles in Pakistan. The assembly plant will be established in a brand new state-of-the-art plant in Karachi. Fabrice ... Read More »

PM hoped Volkswagen will provide good quality vehicles to the Pakistani customers Pakistan is having great opportunities to the international automobile companies to fill in the existing demand-supply gap through local production. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has welcomed the newly entered company “Volkswagen” in the country and ensured that full support and facilities will be given to the auto ... Read More »

Corolla’s Chief Engineer appreciated IMC’s efforts in promoting Toyota for the last 26 years Corolla Pakistan has made remarkable success after becoming highest number of Corolla sales in Asia Pacific and marked number fourth of the world. According to Yoshiki Konishi, Chief Engineer for Corolla, Toyota Motor Corporation, Pakistan has become number one in Corolla sales in Asia Pacific and number forth in the ... Read More »

Tesla’s mass-market car Model 3 passed all regulatory requirements, expected to roll off factory floor Friday Tesla Inc. American automaker and solar panel manufacturer announced the production of its mass-market Model 3 has passed all regulatory requirements and would start this week. Chief Executive of the company Elon Musk unveiled about the facts on his official twitter account; he said ... Read More »