Suzuki discontinues Bolan, to replace it with ‘Every’

KARACHI: Pak Suzuki Company Limited is going to launch new Suzuki Every in the second week of October 2024, in place of Suzuki Bolan.

It is confirmed that Pak Suzuki officially discontinued production of Suzuki Bolan in Pakistan. The name is not new for the Pakistani market, as imported versions of the ‘Every’ have been on the roads for several years now

Lahore High Court ordered in 2021 to ensure all car companies assembling vehicles in Pakistan to fix airbags. However, the company at that time refused to do it, but in 2022, it offered AC variant of Suzuki Bolan which unfortunately lived very shortly and was discontinued in the same year.

It is learned today that the company is going to replace the legendary Bolan or ‘Carry Dabba’ with Every.

In the last auto show in Lahore, the company revealed the new Every for local launch, but the launch kept delaying due to different reasons including ban Letter of Credits (LCs) and subsequently import of CKD kits etc.

The people were buying Bolan because there was no other option until the launch of Changan Karvaan. Suzuki Bolan had been criticized for very basic and decade-old shape, absence of comfort and kind of a hazard on the roads. The consumers have been demanding its replacement and it seems Suzuki has finally listened.

Suzuki discontinued Bolan and will soon be replaced by new Suzuki ‘Every’. It was a long wait for Pakistani consumers because the vehicle was surely outdated, without any major specs and safety features.

 The venerable Bolan was first introduced to Pakistan in the 1980s under the Carry model name and later renamed alongside other famous Suzuki rebrands, which saw the Alto become the Mehran, the Swift turn into the Khyber, and the Carry’s sister pick-up being named Ravi.

Considered the ‘cheap and cheerful’ choice for low-income households with lots of children, the Bolan has also been a staple for transporters with fleets of any size.

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