European, Korean car makers eyeing to enter Pakistan market

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s car market which has been dominated by Japanese automakers for decades, but now a new car maker eyeing to enter Pakistan market from Europe and Korea.

Toyota, Suzuki and Honda car assembly plants already work around the clock in the southern port city of Karachi and eastern Lahore — yet customers can still wait for up to four months for new vehicles to be delivered.

Keen to cash in, a delegation from German auto giant Volkswagen visited the country in recent weeks, according to Pakistani officials and German diplomats.

Company spokesman Christoph Adomat said that while “Volkswagen is constantly evaluating market opportunities on a worldwide basis… there are no decisions for an investment from Volkswagen side in Pakistan”.

Miftah Ismail, the chairman of Pakistan Board of Investment who took part in the talks, said Volkswagen was not the only company expressing an interest.