Top 5 Most Popular Local Cars in 2016

The year 2017 has started and it is the right time to know about the cars most searched in Pakistan last year. Last year proved satisfactory for automobile industry in Pakistan as the new auto policy was announced by the government which helped them to convince the foreign investors to start business in Pakistan after which companies like Audi, BMW, Kia and Renault seems willing to enter the Pakistani automobile market.
Apart from then, new sports motorbikes are also emerging in the country and Al-Haj group is planning to introduce FAW Cars and trucks in this New Year which shows that Pakistani automobile industry is flourishing. Given below is the list of cars that were searched most during last year 2016:
#5: Suzuki Cultus
Many will surprise to see the inclusion of this 16 years old car but giving less importance to safety and equipment as compared to resale value by Pakistanis helped the Suzuki Cultus to remain in the Pakistani market. Another reason for this car to be in the market is that it is one of the two 1000 cc cars in the country. These are the reasons for current sale of this car in the country.

#4: Suzuki Mehran
Suzuki Mehran was the name given to Suzuki Alto while it replaced Suzuki FX in 1989. The reasons for this car to remain favorite in the Pakistani market is its long life and simple design while it is also the only 800 cc car in the country due to which many people like to use this car as it is more approachable than others despite having safety and quality issues.

#3: Honda City
Providing cars with good performance but expensive maintenance is the specialty of Honda in Pakistan. The entry and mid level car market of Pakistan is dominated by the company since the launch of its first ‘City’ in the country. According to a survey, Honda City has the lowest decrease of 1.6% of price depreciation as compared to other cars. But so far, nothing is known about the future plans of Honda City in Pakistan.

#2: Honda Civic
Pakistani fans of competitive companies Toyota and Honda are present in large numbers. But it will not be wrong to say that the low ride height, good ride quality and body styling by Honda Civic made this car to get majority of customers. The company also managed to boost its sale by creating the hype of releasing new model of civic after which its sale increases a lot in Pakistan.

#1: Toyota Corolla
Pakistanis are amongst the lovers of Toyota corolla. The manufacturing of Daihatsu Coure has been stopped by Toyota Indus but locally assembled products are still offered by the company. Toyota Indus sells lots of vehicles including sedans, SUVs and pickup trucks and it is the main reason for the company to be the Pakistan’s largest automobile manufacturer.