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2021 will be the year of growth, vows PM Imran
PM Imran Khan said that Pakistan could learn from China's industrialization and adopt its model Read More »
Centre for Middle East and Africa inaugurated in Islamabad
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) inaugurated its Centre for Middle East & Africa Read More »
Dubai’s Al Futtaim to establish Renault car plant in Faisalabad
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 »
German auto firms under fire for diesel tests on humans, monkeys
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 »
GM to release cars with no steering wheel in 2019
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 planning 10 purely electric vehicles by early 2020s
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 »
This Chinese startup’s electric SUV is a lot cheaper than Tesla’s
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, Al-Futtaim sign accord to assemble Renault vehicles in Pakistan
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 Abbasi welcomes Volkswagen’s entry into Pakistan
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 »