Paksuzuki
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Pak Suzuki Motor Company. (PSMCL) is a company assembling and distributing Suzuki
Suzuki
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...

 Japan's cars in Pakistan. Currently it is the largest car assembler in Pakistan.

History

The firm was founded in 1983 as a joint venture between the government of Pakistan and Suzuki Motor Japan, formalizing the arrangement by which Awami Auto Ltd. had produced the Suzuki SS80 from 1982. Suzuki originally owned 25% of the stock, and have gradually increased their holding; they now own 73.09%. Pak Suzuki is the market leader in Pakistan Automobile Market by having more than 53% of Market Share.
Having Market Share of more than 50% since its inception, Pak Suzuki always strive to introduce new and innovative Products and Services. Its recently launched Suzuki Swift Brand has helped Pak Suzuki increase their Market Share in 1300cc segment.
Apart of giving automobile related services like Suzuki Finance and Suzuki Insurance, Pak Suzuki also deals in Pak Suzuki Certified Used Cars

Model range

  • SS80: 1982- . A modified version of the Suzuki Alto
    Suzuki Alto
    The Suzuki Alto is a small car designed by Suzuki. Its selling points include low price and good fuel economy. The model was introduced in 1979 and has been built in many countries worldwide.-1st generation :...

     SS40, with a 796 cc engine.
  • Suzuki Mehran (originally Alto): 1988 to date, renamed Mehran in 1992. A very basic version of the Suzuki Alto
    Suzuki Alto
    The Suzuki Alto is a small car designed by Suzuki. Its selling points include low price and good fuel economy. The model was introduced in 1979 and has been built in many countries worldwide.-1st generation :...

     CA71, with a 796 cc engine. Very minor changes in 1998 and 2004. As of 2010, the car still has a carburetor based engine.
  • Alto: 2000 to date. The Suzuki Alto
    Suzuki Alto
    The Suzuki Alto is a small car designed by Suzuki. Its selling points include low price and good fuel economy. The model was introduced in 1979 and has been built in many countries worldwide.-1st generation :...

     HA12 chassis fitted with a 1982-1984 Suzuki SJ410 970 cc engine. As of 2010, the Paksuzuki Alto still has a carburetor based engine.
  • Cultus: 2000 to date. A basic version of Suzuki Cultus
    Suzuki Cultus
    The Suzuki Cultus is a supermini first presented at the 25th Tokyo Motor Show, formally introduced to the Japanese domestic market in 1983 and ultimately manufactured in seven countries across three generations and marketed worldwide under more than a dozen nameplates — prominently as the Suzuki...

     Generation 2 as produced in Hungary from 1992 to 2003, with a 993 cc engine.
  • Liana: 2006 to date. The Suzuki liana sedan with 1.3- or 1.6-litre engines. Since 2007, Pakistan is the only place left where the Liana is being made and sold.
  • Potohar: the Suzuki Samurai produced by Santana Motors
    Santana Motors
    Santana Motor S.A. was a Spanish car manufacturer based in Linares, in the province of Jaén, Spain.-History:The company was founded as "Metalúrgica de Santa Ana, SA" and originally manufactured agricultural equipment...

     from 1985 to 2003 with a international 1982-1984 Suzuki SJ410 970 cc carburetor engine.
  • Bolan and Ravi: respectively the van and pick-up versions of the Suzuki Super Carry
    Bedford Rascal
    The Bedford Rascal , also built as the Suzuki Supercarry is a microvan that was developed as a joint venture between General Motors and Suzuki. It was sold under GM's British-based Bedford marque as well as in Suzuki form...

     with a late 1970s era carburetor based 796 cc engine.
  • Suzuki Swift: 2010 to date. The fifth generation Suzuki Swift
    Suzuki Swift
    The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :...

     has been launched by Paksuzuki in 2010. The Pakistani Suzuki Swift is a variant of the international 2004-2010 Suzuki Swift 1.3.

The Suzuki Jimny
Suzuki Jimny
The Suzuki Jimny is a line of SUVs from Suzuki. The line started in 1968 and is still running.-History:The history of Suzuki four-wheel-drive cars dates to 1968. Suzuki bought former Japanese automaker Hope Motor Company which had introduced fifteen small off-road vehicles called the HopeStar...

 and APV
Suzuki APV
Suzuki APV is Suzuki's budget MPV designed in Japan and assembled in Indonesia by PT. Indomobil Suzuki International ....

are also imported to Pakistan.
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