Car sales plunge by 42pc in July 2019

Car sales plunge by 42pc in July 2019

KARACHI: Car sales have witnessed a sharp decline of 42 percent in July 2019 owing to massive depreciation in local currency and tax measures taken in the budget 2019/2020, analysts said on Monday.

According to statistics released by Pakistan Automobile Manufacturers Association (PAMA), the car sales were 12,482 units in July 2019 as compared with 21,344 units in the same month of the last year.

Industry analysts said that the local currency witnessed sharp decline during current calendar year, which hampered the growth in car sales.

The significant decline was witnessed in cars with engine capacity of 1300CC and above. The sales of this segment fell by 62.6 percent to 3,607 units in July 2019 when compared with 9,659 units in the same month of the last year. The production of this category was also declined to 5,582 units as compared with 9,833 units.

The sales of small cars with engine capacity of 1,000 CC also fell by 53.73 percent during the period under review. The sales of cars under this category fell to 2,051 units in July 2019 as compared with 4,433 units in the same month of the last year.

The sales of cars below 1,000 CC, however, increased to 5,310 units from 4,783 units.