Pak Suzuki has reportedly stopped accepting bookings of several vehicles on a temporary basis.
According to the details, the cars whose booking has been suspended temporarily include:
The official notice is attached below:
While Suzuki has stopped taking orders of these cars, it is pertinent to point out that in the case of WagonR VXR and Cultus VXR they haven’t been completely suspended but rather only a few colors such as Red, Blue and Black have been dropped. Apart from these colors, these cars are available in other colors.
Mega Carry didn’t see a lot of success and possibly that’s the reason it has been permanently discontinued.
The news was confirmed by an official at Pak Suzuki but no reason was given for this move. According to speculations, one of the major reasons for this could be the fall in car sales.
According to recently published data by Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA), overall car sales have fallen by 41% in August 2019.
In the case of Suzuki, their sales for August 2019, as compared to the same period last year have fallen by 56.15% with the popular WagonR seeing a whopping 73.67% plunge in sales in this period as it only sold 645 units as compared to 2450 units in the corresponding period last year.
| Pak Suzuki Car Sales | |||
| Model | Aug 18’ | Aug 19’ | Difference |
| Alto 660CC | N/A | 3435 | N/A |
| Bolan | 1213 | 371 | -69.41% |
| Ravi | 967 | 322 | -66.70% |
| Cultus | 1380 | 1289 | -6.59% |
| WagonR | 2450 | 645 | -73.67% |
| Swift | 355 | 164 | -53.80% |
| Total | 6365 | 2791 | -56.15% |
There are a number of factors for the decrease in sales including the prevailing economic conditions in the country, the fall in the rupee and multiple hikes in the price tags of cars. According to local Suzuki dealers, the car orders were slowing down but could speed up in the future.
Furthermore, the company is hoping to introduce the Wagon R (AGS) variant and 4th Gen Suzuki Jimny in the country soon.
