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FBR slashes regular duty on SUVs

Updated 01 Jul, 2026 09:25am

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has slashed the regulatory duty (RD) on sport utility vehicles (SUVs)...

Budget: tax on hybrid cars may stay unchanged; up to 25pc sales tax on import of EVs likely

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:26am

Sources tell Business Recorder several sales tax exemptions are set to expire on June 30, 2026

Autos: Empty tanks

Published 27 Mar, 2026 06:40am

The passenger car market has experienced a recent surge in demand with a 43 percent increase in volumetric sales...

BR RESEARCH: Autos: Anatomy of a familiar problem

Updated 22 Jan, 2026 09:10am

Automobile imports are rising again, with all the subtlety of a grand SUV launch event, the kind that is becoming...

Auto industry’s comeback looks different

Published 16 Dec, 2025 06:04am

There is a recovery underway in Pakistan’s auto market which is fully visible in the five-month sales data for...

BR RESEARCH: Autos shrinking middle market

Updated 25 Nov, 2025 08:07am

The trend set in the first four months of FY26 within the automotive industry is undeniable. The recovery in sales...

Sazgar: From rickshaws to riches

Updated 30 Sep, 2025 08:42am

Nothing seems to be fazing the rickshaw turned SUV maker Sazgar Engineering (PSX:SAZEW). When other assemblers are...

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...

India tax cuts to boost festive season car sales, dealers body says

Published 08 Sep, 2025 11:48am

India’s auto sales to consumers are expected to rise during the festive period due to the government’s consumption...

INDU needs fresh wheels

Published 04 Sep, 2025 02:55am

Even though, Indus Motors’ (PSX: INDU) market share has fallen since FY16, as new companies and new models made...

Auto Strain

Updated 25 Aug, 2025 02:28pm

It appears that the automobile industry and the accompanying government policies are serving a small segment of the...

Back on the road

Published 04 Jul, 2025 06:02am

With policy rate cut by half, auto loans have made a strong comeback, and it has translated in a resurgence of...

Brakes on

Updated 30 May, 2025 08:07am

Rate cuts have been more than welcoming for car buyers, and it shows in improving sales across the industry. In 10M,...

Wait is over

Updated 28 Apr, 2025 08:08am

It has taken 41 months for net automobile loans to circle back to the level they used to be. That’s nearly three...

Back in gear

Published 08 Apr, 2025 09:04am

As small as Pakistan’s automobile industry is, it has contracted significantly in recent years. By FY24, industry...

‘Owning’ the market

Published 27 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Car sales are rising and driving up the premiums as they go. Known locally as “own money”, this is where buyers pay...

INDU: Good ol’ demand

Published 14 Mar, 2025 07:36am

It wasn’t too long ago when Indus Motors was keeping its plant shut down due to material shortages and supply chain...

Shifting gears

Published 19 Feb, 2025 07:49am

The automotive market is salvaging its size. After dropping to a historic low in FY24, the market is growing once...

Rivian says other automakers ‘knocking on door’ about tech from VW joint venture

Published 24 Jan, 2025 10:49am

PALO ALTO: A joint venture between US electric pickup and SUV maker Rivian and Volkswagen is in talks with other...

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;...

SUVs take the spotlight as Pakistan car sales soar 69% YoY in December

Updated 14 Jan, 2025 11:51pm

Car sales in Pakistan surged 69% to 9,820 units in December 2024 as compared to the same month of the last year,...

Imposing pickup trucks symbolise country's power gulf

Published 21 Dec, 2024 06:24am

KARACHI: In country’s largest city, cars inch forward in bumper-to-bumper traffic. But some seamlessly carve...

Forget FY24

Published 12 Dec, 2024 08:37am

In 2021, buckling under the pressure of a rising import bill, soaring inflation, and shrinking reserves, the State...

SUVs/EVs: FBR chairman briefs Senate body on chargeability of FED

Published 12 Dec, 2024 07:23am

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial on Wednesday informed that Ministry of ...

Pakistan’s first electric SUV Seres 3 unveiled

Published 02 Dec, 2024 06:04am

KARACHI: Regal Automobiles Industries Limited, a trailblazer in Pakistan’s automotive sector, has made history ...

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,...

Don’t bury the Lede

Published 21 Oct, 2024 09:12am

The shrinking of the automobile market for newly assembled vehicles is almost palpable and can be felt (by...

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...

Misery meets company

Published 20 May, 2024 08:49am

If the worthy reader too cannot keep up with the barrage of news on price cuts being offered by various automobile...

Lamborghini posts record 2023 sales, helped by SUVs

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:44am

MILAN: Italian sportscar manufacturer Lamborghini on Thursday reported record sales in 2023 with worldwide ...

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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

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