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| Company type | Joint venture |
|---|---|
| PSX: GAL | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Key people | Ahmed Kuli Khan Khattak ( CEO) |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Parent | Bibojee Group |
| Website | Official website |
Ghandhara Automobiles Limited (گندھارا اٹوموبیلز لمیٹڈ ) formerly Ghandhara Nissan ltd, is a Pakistani automobile manufacturer based in Karachi, Pakistan established in 1981. [1] Ghandhara Automobiles is the authorized assembler and manufacturer of Nissan, Chery, Dongfeng, [2] JAC [3] and Renault Trucks [4] vehicles in Pakistan. [1] [5]
History
Ghandhara Nissan (Ghandhara Automobiles) was incorporated in 1981 for the distribution of completely built-up (CBU) Nissan vehicles in Pakistan. [1] In 1992, it became a publicly listed company on the Karachi Stock Exchange. [1] Ghandhara Nissan has a technical assistance agreement with Nissan Motors and a joint venture agreement with Nissan Diesel for the progressive assembly of passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles and heavy duty vehicles. Ghandhara Nissan's manufacturing and assembly plant which has a capacity of 6,000 cars per year, is located at Port Qasim, Karachi. [1] [6] [3]
Ghandhara Nissan forms one of several companies of Bibojee Services. In 2016, Renault announced to start assembling cars in Pakistan by 2018 in collaboration with Ghandhara Nissan, [7] [8] and collaborated with new partner Al-Futtaim Group of United Arab Emirates (UAE) but shelved the project later on. [9] [10]
In March 2018, Nissan signed a manufacturing and licensing agreement with Ghandhara Nissan to begin local production of Datsun models but suspended talks later. [11]
In February 2021, Ghandhara Nissan announced it would manufacture Chery vehicles in Pakistan. [12]
On April 18, 2023, Ghandhara Nissan Limited changed its name to Ghandhara Automobiles Limited.
Products
Chery
- Chery Tiggo 4 Pro [13]
- Chery Tiggo 8 Pro [13]
Commercial Vehicles
Dongfeng Trucks
As of 2015, it was hoped that Dongfeng trucks would be able to carve out a big share in the Pakistani market for trucks due to Pak-China Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. Pakistan is also witnessing an increased demand in heavy trucks due to CPEC and relative improvement in the country's security situation. [2] [3]
- Dongfeng DF220 (6x2) [14] [2]
- Dongfeng DF245 (6x2) [14]
- Dongfeng DF245i (4x2) [14]
- Dongfeng DF280 (6x4) [14]
- Dongfeng DF285i (6x4) [14]
- Dongfeng DF375 (6x4)/(8x4) [14]
- Dongfeng DF385/420 (6x4) [14]
- Realing M [15]
- Captain C [16]
Renault Trucks
JAC Motors
- X200 (Light-Medium Truck) [3]
- 1020K (Medium Truck)
- 1042K (Medium Truck)
- T6 (Double Cab Pickup) [17] (Coming soon)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Company profile of Ghandhara Nissan Limited on Financial Times (UK business website) Published 31 December 2018, Retrieved 6 May 2019
- ^ a b c Dilawar Hussain (1 June 2015). "A promising business venture". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Farhan Zaheer (14 April 2017). "Ghandhara Nissan signs agreement with Chinese automaker". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) - ^ Nissan & Chinese Manufacturer Partner to Launch X200 in Pakistan propakistani.pk website, Published 14 April 2017, Retrieved 6 May 2019
- ^ Aamir Shafaat Khan (29 March 2018). "Nissan set for second try at Pakistan auto market". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Gandhara Nissan intends to restart production in Pakistan The Nation (newspaper), Published 28 April 2016, Retrieved 6 May 2019
- ^ Renault to start assembling cars in Pakistan by 2018, says Board of Investment Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 November 2016, Retrieved 6 May 2019
- ^ Renault signs new agreement to assemble cars in Pakistan Dawn (newspaper), Published 21 November 2017, Retrieved 6 May 2019
- ^ Ghandhara Nissan may pull out from investing in the country Published October 5, 2019
- ^ "Nissan to invest 4.5 billion PKR in Pakistan". Techjuice. March 28, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Ghandhara Nissan announces to manufacture Chery passenger cars in Pakistan". February 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Desk, BR Web (2022-03-31). "Ghandhara Nissan (GHNL) announces assembly of Chery Tiggo 4 Pro, Tiggo 8 Pro SUVs". Brecorder. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Welcome".
- ^ "Welcome".
- ^ "Welcome".
- ^ "Ghandhara Nissan to Launch JAC T6 Double Cabin Pickup in Pakistan". 12 April 2018.
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