Topic

automobile

Auto policy draft: PAAPAM voices concerns

Updated 24 Apr, 2026 09:19am

LAHORE: The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has voiced serious...

How policy built Pakistan’s auto industry, how reversal could reshape it

Published 25 Mar, 2026 10:34pm

Pakistan’s automobile industry now stands at a critical inflection point as proposed revisions to tax incentives for...

Jul-Jan: Large Scale Manufacturing sector posts 5.75pc growth

Updated 18 Mar, 2026 09:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector recorded a growth of 5.75 percent during July–January 2025-26,...

Indian retail auto sales jump in December as tax cut fuels demand

Published 06 Jan, 2026 04:26pm

Retail sales grew 2.1%. For the full year, overall sales were up 7.7% at 28.16 million units

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 09 Dec, 2025 03:29am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Monday (December 08, 2025). ==================================== BR...

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 06 Dec, 2025 05:48am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (December 05, 2025). ==================================== BR...

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 04 Dec, 2025 06:04am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Wednesday (December 03, 2025). ====================================...

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 03 Dec, 2025 05:59am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Tuesday (December 02, 2025). ==================================== BR...

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 02 Dec, 2025 06:15am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Monday (December 01, 2025). ==================================== BR...

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 29 Nov, 2025 02:39am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (November 28, 2025). ==================================== BR...

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 28 Nov, 2025 06:17am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Thursday (November 27, 2025). ==================================== ...

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

Published 27 Nov, 2025 06:02am

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Wednesday (November 26, 2025). ====================================...

Commercial import of old vehicles puts auto industry under ‘severe threat’

Published 02 Oct, 2025 03:02pm

Each imported unit replaces a locally-built car and with it, demand for hundreds of parts that keep 1.83 million jobs alive, says one expert

Chinese NEVs: a perfect storm

Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:56am

Pakistan’s automobile industry is undergoing an intriguing transformation. During the last financial year, total...

Auto: Going big or going home?

Updated 15 Sep, 2025 07:58am

Latest numbers for the automobile sales for July and August reveal not only that vehicle demand is growing compared...

Mixed signals

Published 15 Jan, 2025 07:55am

Consumers say they don’t intend to purchase motor vehicles in the next six months—well, most consumers, not all;...

Cars on the cards

Published 22 Nov, 2024 09:06am

A 50 percent increase in volumes should have automobile assemblers writing self-congratulatory notes to themselves,...

After ‘clarity on stock situation’, Lucky Motor opens Kia Stonic booking with Rs780,000 price increase

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:12pm

Lucky Motor Corporation, formerly known as KIA Lucky Motors Pakistan, has re-opened the booking of its Kia Stonic...

Being Basic

Published 28 Jun, 2024 07:29am

Automakers have often quoted lofty estimates for auto volumes in Pakistan, citing population growth and demographics...

Autos: It’s not over

Published 21 Jun, 2024 08:59am

In a great display of resilience, automobile sales have remained consistently strong on May 24 after delivering a...

Local automobile industry in deep trouble: PAMA

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 09:34am

KARACHI: The local automobile industry, already grappling with myriad of challenges, is now being severely impacted...

Temporary import, export of vehicles: MoC and FBR lock horns over former’s proposal

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:34am

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have reportedly locked horns over the...

Autos: Much ‘adieu’ in 2024

Published 17 Jan, 2024 09:32am

Three percent. That’s the share of imports occupied by automobile CKDs in the 3QFY22—the quarter that marked the...

KSE-100 index companies: PAT increases by 16pc on YoY

Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am

KARACHI: The profit after tax (PAT) of KSE-100 index companies increased by 16 percent on year-on-year basis to Rs...

Indus Motor counting on its hybrid Corolla Cross as petrol prices hit record high

Updated 30 Aug, 2023 08:03pm

KARACHI: Indus Motor Company, the maker of Toyota-brand vehicles in Pakistan, is betting on its upcoming hybrid car,...

European car sales rise 15% in July, EVs up nearly 61%

Published 30 Aug, 2023 11:22am

LONDON: European new car registrations jumped 15.2% in July, the 12th consecutive month of growth as the auto...

Autos: The scatter here is too great

Published 24 Aug, 2023 08:44am

The headlines haven’t changed—automobile volumes are down (in FY23, volumes shrank by 55 percent for passenger cars,...

Auto: Hiding in plain sight

Published 13 Apr, 2023 05:43am

If there ever was a doubt that there is significant latent demand for cars in Pakistan, March of this fiscal year...

Auto sales suffer massive fall of 66% YoY to 9,211 units in March

Published 11 Apr, 2023 07:23pm

Non-availability of CKD kits, escalating prices, expensive auto financing drive decline on a yearly basis
Sales are, however, higher on a monthly basis

Localization of energy supply chain

Published 10 Apr, 2023 09:02am

With import restrictions, Pakistan's import-substituting manufacturing sectors, which are highly dependent on...

BR100
BR30
KSE100
KSE30
KMI30

1D 5D 3M 6M 1Y

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

automobile

Most Popular