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Suzuki to Phase Out Mehran, Will Introduce New 1,000cc Celerio Next Year

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Pak Suzuki is planning to phase out Suzuki Mehran from 2018 to replace it with locally manufactured 660cc Suzuki Alto. This is happening despite the fact that local vendors are going to oppose the move due to massive sales of Suzuki Mehran parts and accessories.

Suzuki Mehran is one of the most successful cars in Pakistan and more than 70 percent of its content are produced locally.

In another news, Suzuki is also hoping to introduce 1,000cc Celerio in March 2017 to phase out Suzuki Cultus.

It maybe recalled that Suzuki Cultus was introduced in year 2,000 to replace Suzuki Khyber. Similarly Mehran was introduced in 1988 when Suzuki had discontinued Suzuki FX 800cc.

Pak Suzuki said that its new 660cc alto will be fully produced with-in Pakistan to ultimately replace the iconic Suzuki Mehran 800cc.

The was discussed during a Senate’s Standing Committee on Industries and Production that visited Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited (PSMCL) plant yesterday.

Senate’s Standing Committee delegation was led by Senator Hidayatullah and included Khalida Parveen, Kalsoom Perveen and Chaudhry Tanvir Khan.

Also Read: Mehran Lookalike Car Goes on Sale in China for just Rs. 250K

Additional Secretary, Ministry of Industries and Production, Sher Ayub Khan and Engineering Development Board CEO, Tariq Ejaz Chaudhry were also part of the delegation.

Senators were told that Suzuki has already started the arrangements for local manufacturing of 660cc Alto car.

Suzuki also revealed that it is aiming to introduce imported Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV and 1,300cc Sedan Ciaz in 2017.

Via Dawn


    • Islam ko beech me lakr hi mzak kr skte hain ap? Ksi or tarah bi yay bat kahi ja skti thi.

      • Your faith must not be very strong if it’s that easily offended by someone elses opinion.

        • The amount of people finding that comment likeable and upvoting it is troublesome. Next is what? Ksi r chz ka zikr hga Islam ki? Mazak k lia? Kayamat ki nishanion ka zikr hrha h. Pata hai na ksa topic h yay? And it’s not about me being offended by it. Udhr Hazoor SAW nay din rat ek krdiay nishanyan btanay k lia r log kaanp uth the the r idhr mehran ka bola jarha h kayamatki nishanion m se ek h? I dont think it is my faith you should look into brother.

          • Whats troublesome is the lack of tolerance in this country and your wish to force your opinion on others. Just because you are religious and have a personal opinion doesn’t mean everyone else in the world has to agree with it. Get over yourself.

            • Well there are certain limits to being liberal.When you start discrediting them for a just statement you know from inside it is wrong.I agree the op intended it to be comical but bringing in religion for satirical jokes is not funny.

            • No I cannot keep my mouth shut if some aspect of Islam is being mocked for ‘comedy’ purposes. Sure I ll tolerate it but I will condemn it at every chance I get. Do you see me doing anything hurtful to the user who posted this mehran comment? Do you see me forcing my opinion on him or just stating it? You do know how to twist things up sir. Kudos to you. Being tolerant and being silent about it are two different things.

              • The only comedy here is how seriously you take yourself. “no i can not keep my mouth shut” lol… carry on internet warrior… LMAO.

            • Lack of tolerance? He never said “I will find you and I will kill you”. He is just replying a text comment on a website. How you find this “intolerrant”?
              Her jaga pe 1 hi dialogue chipka dete hain.

          • o bhai.. jo nishaanian qyamat ki baray boorhay bata gaey hain… us hisaab se qyamat tau kab ki aa chuki hai.
            we all know it’s all bullsheet. There’s no special qyamat coming ..
            Yehi duniya aap apne liye jannat banatay ho ya jahannum banatay ho.. I hope you get my point..!

              • O bhai, what other kind of qyamat you want to bring over Pakistanis? They are already living in jahannum.
                Btw, Hadees wali qyamat aaey Na aaey, pakistan mein tau already aa chuki. Hum tau bhai us jahannum se kb K nikal chuke.

              • Now don’t take it for granted that I didn’t remember your mom n sis in my last response. I could have done that!!

          • I understand what you are trying to say/warn fellow ppl. Thank you.
            “And if you ask them, they will surely say, “We were only conversing and playing.” Say, “Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?” Make no excuse; you have disbelieved after your belief. If We pardon one faction of you – We will punish another faction because they were criminals. The hypocrite men and hypocrite women are of one another. They enjoin what is wrong and forbid what is right and close their hands. They have forgotten Allah , so He has forgotten them [accordingly]. Indeed, the hypocrites – it is they who are the defiantly disobedient.”(Taubah 9:65-67, https://quran.com/9/65-69)

        • Let me put your rambling in an other way to highlight the fallacy of your idiotic argument. My attachment with my dad must not be very strong since i get offended by even a tiny indication of insult directed at him. Hey incestual inbred freak! religion has nothing to do with you. You are a failed experiment in animal-to-human mutation and you should stay off the topic. Only animals dont need/have a religion.

    • After Starbucks fake news, yeh Suzuki Mehran aur celerio wali news bhi fake nikli.
      Read express tribune
      tribune. com. pk/story/1206873/pak-suzuki-says-no-launch-new-model-2-years/

  • Let it phase out….. suzuki should now introduce new models of car specially for middle class people…..

  • Uff thats like 20 years too late.

    Awaam ko bhi hosh nai. Such Usless cars sold for 700k. And they keep buying.

    Koi aur si awaam hoti tou, they would just stop buy this tin can.

    I saw them on Sale in Africa for 50k – 60k.

  • So we are going to have a new car instead of Mehran. As Mehran was my institute to learn driving, I must say Celerio should meet those standards of driving skills that Mehran can transfer to drivers.

  • listened many times this news from the last 10 years… Mehran is hot cake for suzuki……and cheap too…they will never discontinue until Govt impose some rule

  • Thanks suzuki gareeb awaam ko bohat loot lya 3 lac tak new mehran sale karo phir khud ba khud band hojaigi.

  • In past Suzuki use the same strategy of stopping Mehran production & introducing Alto as its alternative but failed to do so. There were many many reason but I think the prominent one was the design.
    Alto design was compact & seats were also for few people as compared to Mehran.
    Suzuki now should introduce the Model of Alto which he is using in other Asian countries, or at least the last Model which they stop using in other countries. ;-)

  • I think it is a good idea to phase out both Mehran and Cultus which are almost two decades old. Mehran has been in production in Pakistan since 1989 and despite up-gradation of its engine from carburetor based fuel injection system to Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) system this car does not seem to make any good impression on consumers as a quality car.Its body is fabricated with very thin sheet of tin which is dented very easily.It vibrates badly at speeds upto 120Km/hr.
    Though Suzuki Cultus is mechanically and electrically rugged but it lacks sophisticated electronics and other luxury features.No power steering,no power windows,no ABS and no Air bags.Compare with recently launched mid range hatch-back car of Chinese company FAW.Unlike Mehran,Cultus is mechanically rugged but it has no luxury even Suzuki WagonR is better in terms of fuel economy and comfort.

    I think both Mehran and Cultus give the consumer poor value in return for his investment in terms of luxury,safety,features and technology.

    Perhaps this is because of new Auto Policy of the Government that demands car models older than 10 years to be phased out.

  • Qoum k liay bari khush khabri hai ye tou. Panama pe to kuch hona nahi hai to ye parh kr hi khush howa ja skta hai.


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