Ghandhara Automobiles Limited (Urdu: گندھارا اٹوموبیلز لمیٹڈ) formerly known as Ghandhara Nissan, is a Pakistani automobile manufacturer based in Karachi.
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| PSX: GAL | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Area served | Pakistan |
Key people | Ahmed Kuli Khan Khattak (CEO) |
| Products | Chery, Dongfeng, JAC, Renault Trucks |
| Revenue |  Rs. 13.104 billion (US$45 million) (2023) |
| Rs. 782.723 million (US$2.7 million) (2023) | |
 Rs. 181.270 million (US$630,000) (2023) | |
| Total assets | Rs. 12.622 billion (US$44 million) (2023) |
| Total equity | Rs. 7.921 billion (US$27 million) (2023) |
| Owner | Bibojee Services (57.75%) |
Number of employees | 1,060 (2023) |
| Parent | Bibojee Group |
| Subsidiaries | Ghandhara Industries Limited (19.09%) |
| Website | ghandharaautomobiles |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of 30 June 2023[update] [1] | |
It was established in 1981.[2] Ghandhara Automobiles is the authorized assembler and manufacturer of Chery, Dongfeng,[3] JAC[4] and Renault Trucks[5] vehicles in Pakistan.[2][6]
History
editGhandhara Nissan (Ghandhara Automobiles) was incorporated in 1981 for the distribution of completely built-up (CBU) Nissan vehicles in Pakistan.[2] In 1992, it became a publicly listed company on the Karachi Stock Exchange.[2] Ghandhara Nissan has a technical assistance agreement with Nissan Motors and a joint venture agreement with Nissan Diesel for the progressive assembly of passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles and heavy duty vehicles. Ghandhara Nissan's manufacturing and assembly plant which has a capacity of 6,000 cars per year, is located at Port Qasim, Karachi.[2][7][4]
Ghandhara Nissan forms one of several companies of Bibojee Group. In 2016, Renault announced to start assembling cars in Pakistan by 2018 in collaboration with Ghandhara Nissan,[8][9] and collaborated with new partner Al-Futtaim Group of United Arab Emirates (UAE) but shelved the project later on.[10][11]
In March 2018, Nissan signed a manufacturing and licensing agreement with Ghandhara Nissan to begin local production of Datsun models but suspended talks later.[12]
In February 2021, Ghandhara Nissan announced it would manufacture Chery vehicles in Pakistan.[13]
On April 18, 2023, Ghandhara Nissan Limited changed its name to Ghandhara Automobiles Limited.
Products
editChery
edit- Chery Tiggo 4 Pro[14]
- Chery Tiggo 8 Pro[14]
Commercial Vehicles
editDongfeng Trucks
editAs of 2015, it was hoped that Dongfeng trucks would be able to carve out a big share in the Pakistani market for trucks due to Pak-China Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. Pakistan is also witnessing an increased demand in heavy trucks due to CPEC and relative improvement in the country's security situation.[3][4]
- Dongfeng DF220 (6x2)[15][3]
- Dongfeng DF245 (6x2)[15]
- Dongfeng DF245i (4x2)[15]
- Dongfeng DF280 (6x4)[15]
- Dongfeng DF285i (6x4)[15]
- Dongfeng DF375 (6x4)/(8x4)[15]
- Dongfeng DF385/420 (6x4)[15]
- Realing M[16]
- Captain C[17]
Renault Trucks
editJAC Motors
edit- X200 (Light-Medium Truck)[4]
- 1020K (Medium Truck)
- 1042K (Medium Truck)
- T6 (Double Cab Pickup)[18] (Coming soon)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ghandhara Automobiles Limited Annual Report 2023". Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Company profile of Ghandhara Nissan Limited on Financial Times (UK business website) Published 31 December 2018, Retrieved 6 May 2019
- ^ a b c Dilawar Hussain (1 June 2015). "A promising business venture". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Farhan Zaheer (14 April 2017). "Ghandhara Nissan signs agreement with Chinese automaker". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Nissan & Chinese Manufacturer Partner to Launch X200 in Pakistan propakistani.pk website, Published 14 April 2017, Retrieved 6 May 2019
- ^ Aamir Shafaat Khan (29 March 2018). "Nissan set for second try at Pakistan auto market". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Gandhara Nissan intends to restart production in Pakistan The Nation (newspaper), Published 28 April 2016, Retrieved 6 May 2019
- ^ Renault to start assembling cars in Pakistan by 2018, says Board of Investment Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 November 2016, Retrieved 6 May 2019
- ^ Renault signs new agreement to assemble cars in Pakistan Dawn (newspaper), Published 21 November 2017, Retrieved 6 May 2019
- ^ Ghandhara Nissan may pull out from investing in the country Published October 5, 2019
- ^ "Nissan to invest 4.5 billion PKR in Pakistan". Techjuice. March 28, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Ghandhara Nissan announces to manufacture Chery passenger cars in Pakistan". February 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ghandhara Nissan (GHNL) announces assembly of Chery Tiggo 4 Pro, Tiggo 8 Pro SUVs". Brecorder. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Welcome".
- ^ "Welcome".
- ^ "Welcome".
- ^ "Ghandhara Nissan to Launch JAC T6 Double Cabin Pickup in Pakistan". 12 April 2018.