The local auto industry has come under heavy fire for the quality of its cars, lack of safety features and the exorbitant prices.
The matter was also taken up in the Senate recently where there was talk of improving standards through a framework that would lay out the requirements. Now it seems, the plan is gathering some steam with Federal Minister Fawad Hussain tweeting that the process to boost the quality and improve standards has already begun.
The first industries to see this were the Food and Electronics sector, now the focus has shifted towards the local car industry.
پاکستان میں معیار یعنی اسٹینڈرڈز پر بڑی اصلاحات لانے کا سلسلہ شروع کر دیا ہے، فوڈ اور الیکٹرونکس کے بعد اب پاکستان میں بننے والی گاڑیوں کو اسٹنڈرڈز کے نظام میں شامل کیا جائیگا،اس سلسلے میں All Pak Automobiles Association اور تمام اسٹیک ہولڈرز کا اجلاس 26 فروری کو بلا رہے ہیں
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) February 19, 2020
The plan to improve standards in the industry is in motion as a meeting has been called for 26th February with all stakeholders being invited including All Pakistan Automobiles Association and others.
This is a welcome development and hopefully, the framework will be implemented rapidly.
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Good step in right direction
Good Move. We should have vehicles with global standard here at Pakistan.
Good news hope our system will not stop these kind of good destinations toward costumer rights.
People were looking for this news
Its a very good and welcome
Sorry to sound negative but increasing standards would them reasons to hike up the prices even more.
Better to pay a bit more and have a safe car!
yes they will hike but then they have to deliever
Very good step, it should be strictly followed. Suzuki’s local paint which even varnishes by the passage of time or gets faded, low quality interiors of Pakistani cars, lack of standard options, poor quality of fittings and even the boot, bumpers and bonnet are not aligned many times this should be taken on a serious note.
Good step in right direction
Just a time wasting point.
There is need of finishing and quality check only. The other things are just making money from auto industries for the sake of safety standards.
Need to have pragmatic approach to deal with this mafia (local car industry) that has been ripping off Pakistani nation for decades providing low quality and substandard vehicles at such exorbitant prices. One can have a second hand GMC, Dodge, Daimler or Austin at the price of Suzuki Mehran in Americas. But if this is a cosmetic attempt to extort more money from them in the name of regulations and quality check at the same time allowing them to increase prices at their will on the pretext of devaluation of money then it is better to discard this filthy idea!
This step will bring standard and competition.people need a good replacement of their money. Suzuki mehran,for example should be improved both in safety,and price.
why not just adapt eu standards? Israel is a small country which adopted US and EU standards, it saved costs for both government and buyers/sellers.