Pakistan to conduct survey about requirement of used cars from abroad
The government in Pakistan has accepted one of the major demands of car assemblers pertaining to putting a mechanism in place for conducting a survey to ascertain the actual demand for used cars, according to media reports on the Internet.
The car assemblers have been pressing the government to impose a complete ban on the import of used cars in the new auto policy.
This demand has partially been accepted as the government has agreed to set a mechanism in place for conducting the survey, said an official.
The official, however, declined to give any detail what type of mechanism would be formulated for conducting the survey.
He also refused to tell anything whether this mechanism would have a representation from one of the powerful cartels of car assemblers.
Currently there is no detail with the government about the actual demand for used cars being imported in the wake of facilities by the government in the last two fiscal years.
Some consumers would object to such a study or survey, as so far the car assemblers could not bridge the gap between supply and demand for cars, especially small cars, which are in high demand in Pakistan.
There are thousands of car buyers who are facing extreme difficulties in getting their cars.
The car delivery period for small vehicles is increasing in Pakistan.
A buyer said he booked his car in November 2006 and the month for tentative delivery given on the booking order is April. There could be more delay in the delivery of his car.
‘This is an injustice as I have deposited the required amount in the account of the company concerned from which I intend to buy the car’.
“The company concerned is free to earn interest against the deposited money and I have to wait for four to six months,” he said.