Pakistan car sales jump 141% in July 2026

Business Recorder reported that car sales in Pakistan rose 141% in July 2026, the opening month of FY27, compared with the same month a year earlier. Car sales reached 17,216 units, up from 7,135 units in July 2025. Analysts linked the gain to looser bank leasing rules and lower borrowing costs.

Jeep and pickup sales fell 33% to 2,602 units, while truck sales climbed 169% to 854 and bus sales rose 14% to 65. According to figures released on Tuesday by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA), two- and three-wheeler sales, covering motorcycles and rickshaws, rose 40.7% to 177,089 units. Tractor sales edged up 4% to 1,242 units, ending several months of decline, with one analyst crediting a Punjab government tractor scheme for part of the rise.

Auto analyst Mashood Khan called the car figures an encouraging opening for the fiscal year, though he noted the segment is relatively small. Another expert, Muhammad Sabir Shaikh, linked the drop in jeep sales to the growing range of SUV models on the market. Separately, according to sources, the industry has asked the government to act against a proposed cut in CBU import tariffs under the National Tariff Policy 2026-31, warning of deindustrialisation.