Toyota Indus and Pak-Suzuki enhance cars prices from today

Pak Suzuki has increased the car prices up to Rs 100,000.

KARACHI: Despite the devaluation of the US dollar against Pak Rupee, Toyota Indus Motors (IMC) and Pak Suzuki Motor Company have enhanced the prices of their cars from today (Dec 1).

This would be the fourth increase in Corolla prices in last 11 months. According to the new price list, the company has increased from Rs 60,000 to Rs 100,000 on different cars, while Pak Suzuki enhanced the prices of Rs 35,000 to Rs 100,000 on its three models.

The IMC is going to launch new Corolla 1.6L and 1.8L Altis Grande to provide a new look to their cars from next year.

Earlier, IMC disclosed the launch of this vehicle. The company would introduce minor changes in 1.6L and 1.8L Altis Grande next year. The new car, named Corolla X Package, will have some add-ons, and it will come with few model changes.

The company will expectedly offer the new car with All-Black Interior, passenger seat belt sensor, parking sensor and new body kit for the car.

It is pertinent to mention that All Black Interior option will only be available in Corolla Altis Grande 1.8L Automatic, which is the top-of-the-line variant.

Pak Suzuki:

Pak Suzuki has increased the car prices up to Rs 100,000. The company has hiked the rates of Suzuki Cultus VXL, AGS and Suzuki Swift Automatic Navigation.

According to the notification, the new price of Cultus VXL is Rs 1,970,000, after an increase of Rs 70,000 as compared to its old rate of Rs 1,900,000. Meanwhile, Cultus AGS has seen a hike of Rs 100,000, as its new rate is Rs 2,130,000, against the old price of Rs 2,030,000.

Moreover, the revised price of 1.3L Suzuki Swift Automatic Navigation is Rs 2,210,000, after an increase of Rs35,000 from its old price of Rs 2,175,000.

The new prices will be applicable from December 1, 2020.

Shafiq Ahmed Shaikh, official spokesman of Pak Suzuki said, “on these variants, we have not increased prices, we tried to hold price as much as possible to minimize the impact to our customers. As this year is very tough and hard for the industry and that’s why now the price increase is inevitable.”

In October last, Pak Suzuki increased its car prices up to Rs 42,000. The company had revised the prices of Alto Wagon R and Swift. It is pertinent to mention that the local manufacturers had cited an increase in dollar price as the reason for price hikes, but interestingly the dollar had come down against the Pakistani rupee in the last few weeks.

According to the company’s notification, the new price of Alto VXR and Alto AGS saw a jump of Rs 35,000 and now will cost Rs 1,433,000 and Rs 1,633,000 respectively.

Meanwhile, the new price of WagonR VXR was 1,640,000 after an increase of Rs 42,000 from its old rate of Rs 1,598,000.

Moreover, WagonR VXL now costs Rs 1,730,000, compared to old rate of Rs 1,695,000. Furthermore, Swift MT had seen a jump of Rs 35,000 and now costs Rs 2,030,000, while Swift AT’s new price is Rs 2,140,000 after witnessing a hike of Rs 35,000.