Pakistan August 2018: Suzuki Wagon R (+11%) defies market down 20%

The Suzuki Wagon R is up 11% to climb to 2nd place overall in Pakistan.

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Thanks to PAMA we can share with you August sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan, a fair representation of what the best-seller landscape given high taxes make imports negligible. The market sinks down 20% year-on-year to just 17.662 sales, but the year-to-date tally remains starkly in positive territory at +10.3% to 173.500. Brand leader Suzuki (-27%) pulls the entire market down and falls below the symbolic 50% share mark at 49.2% vs. 54.4% so far in 2018. In contrast, Toyota (-9%) and Honda (-15%) post more measured drops. Model-wise, the Toyota Corolla (-12%) remains by far in the lead, improving its share to 23.8% vs. 20.1% YTD, while the Suzuki Wagon R (+11%) defies the adverse surrounding market conditions to post a double-digit year-on-year gain, one of only two in market alongside the Toyota Hilux (+23%).

Previous month: Pakistan July 2018: Toyota and Honda lift market up 9%

One year ago: Pakistan August 2017: Honda lifts market up 25%, Cultus and WagonR up

Full August 2018 Top 3 Pakistan-made brands and Top 12 models below.