Friday, June 19 2026

Aurangzeb lauds BYD’s growing footprint in Pakistan
Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has appreciated Chinese multinational manufacturing company BYD’s growing footprint in Pakistan. He was talking to a delegation of BYD Group and Mega Motor Company (MMC) led by BYD Group Vice President Liu Xueliang and MMC CEO Aly Khan in Islamabad Thursday. During the meeting, Aurangzeb reaffirmed the government’s support for electric vehicle manufacturing, localization and sustainable transportation to promote Pakistan as a regional hub for new energy vehicles. The finance minister appreciated BYD’s expanding presence in Pakistan and said the BYD-MMC joint venture would support industrial development, technology transfer, employment generation and export growth in the country.
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Thursday, June 18 2026

BYD moves ahead with Pakistan EV plant as govt pushes to deepen localisation
Pakistan is intensifying its drive to develop a domestic electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing ecosystem as Chinese auto giant BYD Group moves ahead with plans to expand its local production facility and deepen localisation in partnership with Mega Motor Company. The development came to light during a meeting between Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and a delegation of BYD Group and Mega Motor Company (MMC) led by Liu Xueliang, Vice President of BYD Group and General Manager, BYD Asia Pacific Auto Sales Division, and Aly Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Mega Motor Company (Private) Limited, at the Finance Division on Thursday, read an official statement.
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Wednesday, June 17 2026

Auto and auto parts policy: Dar chairs series of high-level meetings
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a series of high-level meetings to review the Auto and Auto Parts Policy, with particular focus on accelerating Pakistan’s transition towards Electric Vehicles (EVs). The committee was briefed on measures aimed at promoting EV adoption, strengthening domestic manufacturing capacity, and facilitating industry growth through enabling policy support. Discussions also covered job creation, export enhancement, and the EV’s contribution to climate change mitigation. DPM/FM underscored the need to develop a competitive, innovative, and sustainable automotive ecosystem that drives economic growth, enhances industrial capacity, promote exports, generates skilled employment opportunities, and supports environmental sustainability.
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Tuesday, June 09 2026

Auto & Auto Parts Policy 2026-31: PAAPAM wants urgent discussions
The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has issued an urgent appeal to Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, seeking an immediate hearing before the finalisation of the Auto & Auto Parts Policy 2026–31. In a letter to the Deputy Prime Minister, PAAPAM stated that the auto-parts sector supports over 1.8 million livelihoods, contributes nearly 3 percent to the national GDP, and plays a key role in Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM). READ ALSO: Auto policy: Striking the right balance Despite operating at an estimated 34 percent cost disadvantage compared to regional competitors—due to high energy tariffs, financing costs, logistics inefficiencies, taxes, and duties—the sector has achieved annual exports of around USD 200 million.
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Tuesday, June 02 2026

Auto policy without localisation meaningless: PAAPAM
The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has warned the government that ignoring localisation in the Auto Policy will badly hit the steel melting industry. In a statement on Monday, Chairman PAAPAM Usman Aslam Malik said the PAAPAM has been in continuous dialogue with the government over the past year on the forthcoming Auto Policy 2026-31. “PAAPAM’s stance is clear that without protection of the job-creating local auto parts industry, the policy loses all rationale.” If localisation is ignored, it would be better to abandon the policy, allow imports of completely built up vehicles, and accept the collapse of the domestic industry rather than wait for it to happen gradually. He stated that the auto policy must be anchored in a competitive local parts industry, warning that without strong tariff safeguard and enforcement, Pakistan’s vendors cannot survive against a 34 percent cost disadvantage to produce in Pakistan, a country with high energy cost, high interest rates and high taxation.
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