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Article / Review 15 - AIDC'S creation notified - Bike assemblers produce 2.1 - Million units annually Valuation of Motorcycle Parts still not clear Exclusive Review by Team AutoMark

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Industry and Academia Collaboration How do we collectively bridge the gap? Exclusive Article by Ahsan Mirza / Hanif Memon

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in store (from China) in 2017? Exclusive Article by David McMullan from China Once upon A time Hino Motors was the producer of passenger cars History of Automobile by Anwar Iqbal 10th Birthday Celebrations of Pakistan Bikers Club By Muhammad Zahid Iqbal Malik Introduction of Scooty in the Pakistani Market Exclusive Article by Ahsan Mirza / Hanif Memon

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FALCON 1 by AMANTECH Students (Hotrod off road vehicle) Brands of the year Awards 2015-16 Distribution Ceremony - Media Coverage Memon Motors launch Super Star Motorcycles 70CC model 2017 ARY and Super Star sign MoU for Karachi Kings Sponsorship DICE Automotive-2016 at NED University Corporate News - Glimpses

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Motorcycles Production data for year 2015-16 Motorcycles Production Historical data from year 2004-05 to year 2015-16 Consensus still eludes China, Pakistan on FTA expansion Paapam and Ned sign Mou Role of local tractor industry in Pakistan Audi to expand electric car range in China with FAW International Auto News

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February-2017 Pakistan’s premier magazine on automotive, engineering & energy sector Volume 10, Issue 02

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Road Infrastructure and Traffic Congestion: When will action be taken? Karachi is a metropolitan city; the biggest and by far the busiest city of Pakistan that not only houses more than 22 million people, but also plays the role of the principal supplier in the growing economy of the land. It is not a hidden fact that for any world economy to progress and succeed, its mobility and transport systems need to play important roles in the upward progression. They are constitutional elements that need to be addressed and organized so that they may sustain the rigors of everyday traffic, and allow the public to commute easily, and work towards the betterment of society. Unlike Lahore, Karachi has not been given much attention to in terms of development of infrastructure. The people of Karachi, daily, are forced to go through hours of traffic standstills because of blocked roads, unattended traffic diversions, and the ever-increasing number of cars and motorbikes.It is nothing short of an epidemic that is slowly and surely eating up the city and forcing it to move backwards. The road infrastructure is deteriorating at an alarming pace, and development works never seem to accomplish their primary objective of facilitating the members of the society. For instance, three of Karachi’s busiest roads – Sharae-Faisal, Nazimabad Road, and University Road – are either cut up, broken, or closed for traffic due to varying reasons, whereas the roads leading from and to the Jinnah International Airport from the National Highway are in extremely poor condition and need to be restored immediately, something that the government has failed to do thus far. Renovation work as well as development work never seem to be properly planned, and usually take years for works that should otherwise take a few months to achieve completion. To add to the misery, the already narrow roads are further narrowed down by forceful parked cars, that usually take up an entire lane on these roads. It is imperative that the provincial government takes notice of these actions, and strategically plan their development work, efficiently allocate the resources provided to them by the state, and ensure proper implementation of these plans while maintaining transparency in every procedure in the quickest possible time. Additionally, the courts should take notice of the deteriorating conditions of these roads and ensure that the funds given to the provincial and local bodies are used without any wrongdoing. A city that is, figuratively speaking, feeding the rest of the country, does not deserve to be in the condition that it is right now. It would take a collective effort of the provincial and federal governments, local bodies, law enforcement agencies, and the community as a whole to rectify their respective actions, and work towards making the roads of this city easy to use for every citizen for a long time.

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AIDC'S creation notified Bike assemblers produce 2.1 Million units annually Valuation of Motorcycle Parts still not clear Ministry of Industry Government of Pakistan

The Ministry of Industries and Production has notified the composition of Aut o Indust ry Development Committee (AIDC) in the Engineering Development Board under the new auto policy. The committee has 24 members, including representatives of the auto sector, ministries of science, industries, commerce and commu nicati on, Planning Commission, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Higher Education Commission, Pakistan Standard and Quality Control Authority, and the Consumers Rights Commission of Pakistan. The committee also has five co-opted members. However, the committee has inducted a Chinese bike assembler — United Auto Industries — as its member instead of the Chinese based Assemblers chairman of bike assemblers’ body. Its managing director Sana Ullah Chaudhry will represent the assemblers of Chinese bikes and rickshaws. United Auto Industries is also a member of the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA), which is considered as the representative body of Japanese auto assemblers. In the last few years, some four or five Chinese two- and three-wheeler assemblers have become PAMA members. Association of Pakistan Motorcycle

Assemblers chairman Mohammad Sabir Shaikh said he had been the member of AIDC for almost a decade, but his name was not included in the new notification (dated Dec 19, 2016). He said the government should announce an auto sector taxation committee under the FBR or the Ministry of Finance, because AIDC was useless for the whole auto sector and many taxation issues of the sector were still unresolved. Motorcycle assemblers have a total installed capacity of producing 4 million bikes per annum, but they produce 2.1 million units annually. With a population of 200 million, the country has 125 bike assemblers, including three Japanese giants. The government has reportedly given a go-ahead to around new more 20 assemblers in last three years, but assemblers have failed to roll out bikes as per their plant capacity. The previous governments gave permission to 36 assemblers, with collective installed capacity in the range of 1,200-8,000 units. Market watchers believe that people with no prior experience invested in bike assembling. Most of them either closed down or shrank due to intense competition, lowering profit margins and heavy production losses. Some failed assemblers were unable to clear

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Association of Pakistan Motorcycle Assemblers, Chairman Mohammad Sabir Shaikh said the government should announce an auto sector taxation committee under the FBR or the Ministry of Finance, because AIDC was useless for the whole auto sector and many taxation issues of the sector were still unresolved. He said around 16 units have closed down or stopped production in Karachi and Hyderabad. Twenty-six units in Punjab, three in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two in Azad Kashmir are in stress. He said there was no need to allow new bike assemblers as most of the existing Chinese assemblers are in trouble and only 10 units are enjoying relatively good sales. Sabir claimed that China has stopped approving new bike units.

The committee has 24 members, including representatives of the auto sector, ministries of science, industries, commerce and commu nicati on, Planning Commission, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Higher Education Commission, Pakistan Standard and Quality Control Authority, and the Consumers Rights Commission of P aki st an. The co mmit t ee al so has five co-opted members. Assemblers chairman Mohammad Sabir Shaikh said he had been the member of AIDC for almost a decade, but his name was not included in the new notification (dated Dec 19, 2016).

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The difference in valuation of the import of motorcycle parts between commercial importers and assemblers – valuation for assemblers is mostly higher – is leading to an increase in the smuggling of motorcycle parts from China, industry officials said. outstanding amount on parts procured from vendors. Sources said that the Ministry of Industries had compiled data of bike assemblers with their products, installed capacity and production during 201415 and 2015-16 to ascertain the actual position because market sources informed that some medium based bike assemblers envolved in heavy sales tax evasion declaring only 30-40% sales from their actual production to EDB and Sales Tax department. Association of Pakistan Motorcycle Assemblers Chairman Mohammad Sabir Shaikh said around 16 units have closed down or stopped production in Karachi and Hyderabad. Twenty-six units in Punjab, three in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two in Azad Kashmir are in stress. He said there was no need to allow new bike assemblers as most of the existing Chinese assemblers are in trouble and only 10 units are enjoying relatively good sales. Sabir claimed that China has stopped approving new bike units. Atlas Honda Limited (AHL) has the installed capacity of 1.3 Million units per annum and despite its higher price than Chinese bikes, the company produced 653,193 units in 2014-15 and 811,044 units in 2015-16.

The second highest bike producer The second highest bike producer is Lahore-based United Auto Industries of United Bikes whose yearly installed capacity is 288,000 units while it assembled 215,897 in 2013-14, 230,837 in 2014-15, and 262,779 units in 201516. N.J. Auto Industries (maker of Super Power bikes) produced 114,158 units in 2013-14, 124,250 units in 2014-15, and 94,358 units in 2015-16 as against its annual installed capacity of 205,000

Pakistan’s Motorcycle assemblers have a total installed capacity of 4 million motorcycles per annum but the production for the last fiscal year was record two million units, out of total 02 Million sales 1.9 million bikes are original and replica of CD 70 and CG 125. units, they also produced 62,560 units in 2015-16 in their Lahore plant marketing their bikes in the name of POWER. Memon Motors of Super Star bikes have the capacity to produce 126,500 units per annum but it assembled 75,181 units in 2013-14, 35,836 units in 2014-15, and 95,698 units in 2015-16. The maker of Road Prince Bikes Omega Industries of Lahore made 134,612 units in 2014-15 as compared to 117,108 units in 2013-14 and 166,836 units in 2015-

16 while its installed capacity is 150,000 units per annum. DS Motors Hyderabad, maker of Unique bike, produced 115,731 units in 2014-15 as compared to 107,619 units in 201314 and 148,818 units in 2015-16 as against its installed capacity of 157,000 units per year. In order to revive production of closed units, Sabir said the government need to fix sale and production quota of every assembler keeping in view last five years’ production and sales. If government did not consider the above proposal, the industry would fail to produce quality two-wheelers. Another assembler CROWN motorcycle produced 64,110 units in the year 201516 and HI-SPEED motorcycle produced 56,287 units in the year 2015-16. Other than some top seven Chinese based assemblers some 55 active small and medium assemblers declared their production 258,966 units in the year 2015-16 to EDB and Sales Tax department. YAMAHA Pakistan produced 20,100 units in the year 2015-16 as comp ared t o Pak SUZUKI produced 16,857 units of two wheelers in the year 2015-16. Total production in the year 2015-16 was 2,058,413 units by the all active assemblers in Pakistan, while some 26 assemblers declared ZERO production in the year 2015-16. Pakistan’s Motorcycle Industry in flourishing well now a days, since last two quarters Chinese and Atlas Honda Ltd’s bike sales increased, Honda sales rose 4.5 per cent monthon-month to a record 84,073 units in November. The company’s sales have been on the rise of late as it sold 80,479 bikes in October and 76,309 bikes in August. Production of Honda also peaked to

Motorcycle assemblers have a total installed capacity of producing 4 million bikes per annum, but they produce 2.1 million units annually. With a population of 200 million, the country has 125 bike assemblers, including three Japanese giants. The government has reportedly given a go-ahead to around new more 20 assemblers in last three years, but assemblers have failed to roll out bikes as per their plant capacity. www.automark.pk | February-2017 | Page 16

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Association of Pakistan Motorcycle Assemblers chairman Mohammad Sabir Shaikh said buyers have turned towards Honda bikes “because of high quality” while many Chinese bike assemblers have failed in this department. Some seven Chinese bike assemblers are selling bikes of relatively due to famous brand name which are evident from their rising sales, UNIQUE, SUPER POWER, UNITED, ROAD PRINCE, HI-SPEED, CROWN & SUPER STAR while others are struggling for their survival, he said. has superseded Valuation Ruling No 685/2014, dated 15.09.2014 to revise customs values on the import of motorcycle parts by the commercial importers and replica assemblers of Chinese bikes. The customs values of motorcycle parts were earlier determined vide Valuation Ruling No 685/2014, dated 15-09-2014. Some motorcycle manufacturers i.e. Memon Motors Pvt. Ltd. Assembler of Super Star Motorcycle, Razzy Motors Pvt. Ltd. Assembler of Hi-Speed Motorcycle and D.S. Motors Pvt. Ltd. Assemblers of UNIQUE motorcycle challenged the said valuation ruling vide Suit No 2556/2014, 2557/2014 and 2558/2014 before the High Court of Sindh. High Court suspended the said valuation ruling. The motorcycle manufacturers also filed another suit No 166/2015 before the Sindh High Court and challenged the values of OEM brand / genuine auto parts of impugned valuation ruling No 685/2014 dated: 15.09.2014. Pakistan’s Motorcycle assemblers have a total installed capacity of 4 million motorcycles per annum but the production for the last fiscal year was record two million units, out of total 02 Million sales 1.9 million bikes are original and replica of CD 70 and CG 125.

Due to tough competition between bike assemblers some assemblers are in a precarious position owing to which they are failing to pay the outstanding amount on received parts for production from their vendors. Consumers have failed to get any benefit from the huge lot of assemblers as they have been producing more than three decades old replica of CD-70, 70cc models mainly and due to competition they are decreasing the quality of products. The difference in valuation of the import of motorcycle parts between commercial importers and assemblers – valuation for assemblers is mostly higher – is leading to an increase in the smuggling of motorcycle parts from China, industry officials said. C ustoms d ep art ment in creased valuation on motorcycle items or parts for local assemblers, which commercial importers import from China on lower valuations. Thus, smuggling increased manifold with 124 assemblers out of which 66 assemblers are active in the country now some of them are using smuggled parts in the motorcycle assembling industry. Commercial importers are those who import motorcycle parts for approximately 20 million motorcycles that are plying on the country’s roads. On the other hand, motorcycle assemblers import parts from China and then use them in the assembling industry. One more important point for fixing valuation for import of motorcycle parts that Honda is producing original CD 70 and CG 125 motorcycles, all other Chinese based assemblers are producing replica of CD 70 and CG 125 motorcycles which are 40% lower priced than original Honda. Sabi r Shaikh said , the cu st om department still not released valuation ruling for OEMs replica assemblers and for the commercial importers on same values, the assemblers import values are still on higher side. In Pakistan two categories of OEM’s exist, 1st one are 3 branded OEM’s namely, Honda, Yamaha & Suzuki and the 2nd categories is Pakistani OEM’s registered with IPO – Trade Mark Registry of Pakistan, these OEM’s producing bikes with Chinese and Pakistani made parts.

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Industry and Academia Collaboration How Do We Collectively Bridge the Gap? With an annual graduation rate of university students reaching thousands, and very little in terms of employment opportunities, it is fast becoming clear that there is a severe lack of planning in the academia industry in Pakistan. Every year, thousands of students pass out and graduate with high hopes and big dreams to succeed as individuals and as members of the Pakistani community Innovation and advancement of technology are vital to any economy. Each year, university researchers globally make breakthroughs across a range of subject areas, including renewable energy, material science, medical technologies, and Big Data. To ensure these innovations grow into jobcreating commercial products and services, industry and academia must collaborate throughout the innovation process. With an annual graduation rate of university students reaching thousands, and very little in terms of employment opportunities, it is fast becoming clear that there is a severe lack of planning in the academia industry in Pakistan. Every year, thousands of students pass out and graduate with high hopes and big dreams to succeed as individuals and as members of the Pakistani community, only to be left bemused, confused and often amused at realizing that there is a great gap between what was taught to them in their class rooms and what is actually happening in the professional world and industries as a whole. It has long been debated that there is a gap between the understanding of what the academia deems necessary for the students to learn and what the industry expects of newly-graduated students to know before coming for interviews or performance assessments. Firstly, the problem does not wholly lie in the relationship of industrial personnel and the liaison officers posted in educational institutions. It lies deep

into the learning system in which we are sending our children and the futures of this country. From a very young age, the children are made to memorize concepts instead of learning them. The focus of most teachers is not on the imparting of necessary knowledge, but on the tools required to memorize concepts to obtain maximum marks in exams. This is where the fundamental problem exists. This act is almost pointless since it would not aid them in becoming future leaders, but would instead make them mere followers of the herd. Secondly, the curriculum being taught in all the higher educational institutions around the country is not caref u lly set accord in g to t he requirements and needs of the industry. Too much emphasis is usually put on learning complex theories that play no role in the analytical and technical development of students, and not much effort is put into developing their practical, problem-solving abilities. As a result, graduating students leave their educational institutions laden with knowledge they only seldom use.

Thirdly, there is a massive difference in the way officers posted in academia and members of the industry operate. There is often a lack of communication between these two members of the society. For example, it is widely seen that the industry liaison officers in colleges and universities are usually unqualified individuals, who are not fit to understand the dynamics of the industry and are unfamiliar with the curriculum of the institution they are working for. This lack of understanding of the absolute basics of their work descriptions makes it difficult for them to aptly act per the demands of the students as well as the industry. This position in most educational institutions is not understood to be a serious one. The students, too, in this case, are to be blamed. They usually do not stand up for information that they believe should be their basic right as students to learn. They are usually slow to react to the changes that are never made by their educational institutions for their own betterment. The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) and the NED University of Engineering and Technology recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The purpose of the MoU is to create a long-term framework of collaboration, cooperation, and development of strong linkage between the two parties on consultancy, training, and research and development. The

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Bike sales soar amid falling kit imports Record-breaking sales and production by a Japanese bike assembler and some Chinese players amid plant expansion do no t mat ch t he i mp ort s o f comp let el y/ semi -k no cked - d own (CKD/SKD) kits in the last six months. Imports of CKD/SKD kits plunged 26.5 per cent in July-Dec 2016 to $41 million on a year-on-year basis, figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) show. Atlas Honda has been breaking sales records for the last few months. United Motorcycle, a leading Chinese bike assembler, has also been following suit. Atlas Honda made record sales in December 2016 with 84,137 units. It sold 458,695 units in July-December, up 16.8pc from a year ago. United Motorcycle sold 161,828 units in the last six months, up 33.2pc year-on-year. It also had record sales of 32,773 units in November 2016. An official of a leading bike company, who asked not to be named, said the arrival of kits and accessories in the last six months from Japan and Thailand

showed only 1pc rise while the arrival of kits from China fell 31pc as per the data of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). He said his company is reviewing falling imports of kits despite positive growth in the production and sales record ed by some big players. Higher localisation of parts and accessories seems to have reduced the import of kits as one of the leading bike assemblers has achieved over 94pc localisation. Association of Pakistan Motorcycle As sembl er s (A PMA ) C hai rman Mohammad Sabir Shaikh said the increase in valuation rates of parts last month might have caused the slowdown in imports, but it could not make such a big impact in the six-month import figure. He said under-invoicing, misdeclaration and smuggling are some of the main reasons for the falling import of kits. The government needs to lower import duties and valuation rates to curb the menace of parts smuggling, he added. He said Chinese bike assemblers have

become victims of intense competition among themselves. Twenty-six out of 125 assemblers showed zero production in 2015-16 while 32 assemblers shut down their plants. Yet 67 units managed to assemble 2.058m bikes in 2015-16. Atlas Honda produced 810,539 units in 2015-16 followed by 262,774 units by United Motorcycle, 166,836 units by Road Prince, 148,818 units by Unique, 95,698 units by Super Star, 94,358 units by Super Power, 69,110 units by Crown, 62,560 units by Power and 56,287 units by HI Speed. Yamaha rolled out 20,100 bikes while Suzuki assembled 16,832 units. In 2015-16, the import bill of CKD/SKD kits went up 4pc to $94m on a year-onyear basis. In July-Dec, Yamaha’s production fell 60.6pc to 5,000 units from a year ago. However, the production of Suzuki bikes grew 18.4pc to 9,952 units over the same period. Courtesy: Dawn

industrial exposure will provide opportunity to students, as well as the faculty of NED UET, in the fields of technical development, consultancy, and research, whilst the members of PAAPAM would be benefited in resolving their technical/managerial issues through local solutions. Based on this MoU, the two parties expect to see a positive and vibrant change in the engineering environment of the country in the future. There are numerous MoUs that have been signed recently for similar purposes. But given the quicklychanging environment of the industry, these MoUs would stand void if they are not implemented properly.

must be exposed to learning new things rather than memorizing them by heart. • To cater for the apparent anomaly in the educational system, regular meetings should be conducted where the syllabus and curriculum of ed ucat ional institutions be discussed by teachers and educationists, relevant industry personnel, and industry liaison officers situated in educational institutions nationwide. • Industry liaison officers should be hired based on their thorough knowledge of the industries and educational systems of the land. • Students, too, should take some part of the responsibility to help change how their careers take off right after graduation. • The implementation of documents such as MoUs should be made a moral and legal responsibility of every

educational institution and their agreement partners in the land. Monthly Automark Magazine, as a leading name in the automotive industry journalism, is willing to offer its help, free of cost, to students, educational institutions, and industry players in bridging the gap between the three. It can especially help students get a clearer picture of what they know, what they learn, and what they should know and learn. The government, too, should take responsibility of what is happening in the educational sector of the country, and should make regulatory bodies that make sure that this gap between the three is minimized each year, until this gap is completely eradicated, and the students and industry reap the rewards that they so greatly deserve, for years to come.

To fix the system to some degree, there are a few things that the system can take onboard. • Children, from a very young age,

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What’s in store (from China) in 2017? Is it time yet? This is question constantly asked by the Chinese electric scooter industry about whether all western countries are ready for an influx of Chinese scooters on the scale of Holland, Germany or Switzerland. Everyone knows that many cities have a good infrastructure for re-charging electric vehicles they are just short on the scooters to recharge. 2016 in China saw the continuing trend of declining sales domestically and a slight d ownturn in export s t o traditionally safe Chinese markets like Latin America and Africa causing more Chinese manufacturers to turn their attentions to the European and American markets. Despite the expression ‘scrambler’ not meaning what it used to (for me anyway) a cursory look around a Chinese motorcycle exhibition will reveal that it is this type of bike that is ‘trending’ at the moment. At last year’s Canton fair I approached the exhibition stand for each different manufacturer and asked them which of their models had achieved the EURO 4 certificate of conformity. After the usual replies of “all of them” I asked to see a copy of the certificates and eventually the truth was revealed that only one or two models actually had a EURO 4 COC. The relevance of this is that on most expo stands the models that had newly received the certificate were almost invariably scramblers and café racers. The Chinese motorcycle industry is not a leader by any means but it has begun to follow a lot quicker than before and is keeping an eye on trends by monitoring the types of bikes put out by BMW, Moto Guzzi, Benelli, Ducati and others resulting in a plethora of (I must say) decent looking retro style scramblers and café racers ready to hit roads in the Europe and America this year. The other side of the coin to these retro old timers are the modern ‘dual sport’ motorcycles which although have been manufactured in China for a few years (sold to mainly Latin American markets) are now starting to show a leg on western

markets. Is it time yet? This is question constantly asked by the Chinese electric scooter industry about whether all western countries are ready for an influx of Chinese scooters on the scale of Holland, Germany or Switzerland. Everyone knows that many cities have a good infrastructure for re-charging electric vehicles they are just short on the scooters to recharge. I have had 6 separate electric scooter manufacturers talk to me in the last 3 months about opportunities for releasing models Europe and America. The main problems that the Chinese industry faces are those of batteries. Domestic Chinese electric scooters run on lead acid batteries and these are only permissible some western countries if it can be proven that the dealer has facilities to dispose of them properly when they are sp ent. The lithium ion battery manufacturers are still a bit too expensive but expect an influx of electric scooters later this year. In terms of the manufacturers pushing to get a look in we will start to see many of the small to middle sized factories with smart and reliable models on the European markets (although they will almost invariably be rebadged so you won’t recognise them). These smaller factories now have full access to the supply chain that the likes of Lifan, Loncin and Zongshen have utilised through the years and are capable of producing motorcycle models worthy of European roads. Look out forsmaller companies like Pioneer, Fuego and WangQiang introducing a nice little selection of Scramblers, café racers and dual sports in 2017.

2017 might (I said might ) see t he advent of the bigger C h i n e s e manufacturers promoting their ow n br and s i n Europe. In America, Zongshen (with their brand ‘Cyclone’), CFMoto (X-force and Z-force) have been joined by Lifan who hope to make up for their last disastrous foray into the States with their ‘King Power’ brand. It’s not a big stretch of the imagination to envisage the Chinese companies planning the same for Europe. The problem up to now has been that the Chinese were slow to react to the EURO 4 stipulations. Also, they were smug and comfortable making fortunes in their market monopolies in Latin America and Africa and so excluded European markets from their plans, something they cannot afford to do now. In addition to this the European Union made EURO 4 conformity very difficult for the Chinese to achieve and moved the goalposts on more than one occasion (the suggestion that this was due to hard lobbying from Japanese manufacturers is just speculat ion…of course). One of the bonuses of extended trade between the west and Chinese motorcycle industries is that it has and will allow famous old British, American and Italian marques to be seen on roads again as European and American manufacturers are now able to source quality parts from China. For more detailed information contact David McMullan at englishmaninchina@gmail.com

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Consensus still eludes China, Pakistan on FTA expansion Commerce Ministry has not yet decided to go for the second phase of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China due to the inability of domestic industry to withstand the immediate opening of 90 percent of its trade as is being demanded by Beijing, official sources in Commerce Ministry told press media. Pakistan and China have held several rounds on FTA-II but the outcome shows that both sides are still reluctant to proceed further due to disagreement on some of the issues. Last month, Pakistan and China reportedly failed to evolve a consensus on a methodology to further expand FTA after both sides expressed dissimilar claims of the impact on bilateral trade. “Pakistan has not taken any principled decision on whether it will go for FTA II or not. Commerce Ministry is seeking Prime Minister’s guidance for further action,” the sources added. China, sources said, maintains that Pakistan has to follow the world with respect to liberalization if Pakistan wants to compete in the world. The sources further stated that China wants Pakistan to open 90 per cent of its trade immediately and get more time for liberalizing the remaining 10 per cent tariffs. “China has also expressed willingness

to extend concessions to Pakistan for 15 years instead of three years but liberalization is mandatory. Pakistan is seeking concessions from China immediately but is not ready to reciprocate,” sources revealed. “Pakistan argues that it should be given a longer cushion period for reduction in tariffs,” the sources continued. Commerce Ministry has conducted a study which shows that import of cheap raw material from China has increased competitiveness of Pakistan’s industry. In addition, the Commerce Ministry is calculating revenue impact of FTAs, expected this year, as Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) maintains that FTAs are inflicting a revenue loss. “We will calculate the revenue loss from each concession,” the sources further added. In reply to a question on a report recently released by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on the lack of transparency in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the sources said that “obsolete thinking will not take Pakistan forward.” When this question was placed before a senior official of the Ministry of Industries and Production, he said that the private sector is part of consultations on CPEC policy, adding that protection

will be given to all those industries that fear any adverse impact due to CPEC. Another official said that no scientific study has been conducted on CPEC’s impact on local industry and industry so far, and no one knows whether its impact would be positive or negative. “The government must resolve concerns of local industry,” he said, adding that China is also signing TIR Convention this month, which would allow its trucks to travel to other countries. During the last meeting on FTA II, the Pakistani side highlighted the need for dovetailing all projects for co-operation between China and Pakistan including CPEC long term plan and CPFTA for integrating both the economies. In this regard, Pakistan referred to the protocol signed between the two countries in 2009 which provides a legal framework for incentivizing Chinese investment in Special Economic Zones and tariff reduction/elimination on the products manufactured in these zones. Both sides agreed to further hold internal consultations on ways and means to implement the protocol which was an integral part of CPFTA. The two sides had also agreed to discuss this issue in detail in the next round of negotiations.

Auto development committee’s creation notified The Ministry of Industries and Production has notified the composition of Automotive Industry Development Committee (AIDC) in the Engineering Development Board under the new auto policy. The committee has 24 members, including representatives of the auto sector, ministries of science, industries, commerce and communication, Planning Commission, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Higher Education Commission, Pakistan Standard and Quality Control Authority, and the Consumers Rights Commission of

Pakistan. The committee also has five co-opted members. However, the committee has inducted a Chinese bike assembler — United Auto Industries — as its member instead of the chairman of bike assemblers’ body. Its managing director Sana Ullah Chaudhry will represent the assemblers of Chinese bikes and rickshaws. United Auto Industries is also a member of t he Pakist an Aut omotiv e Manufacturers Association (PAMA), which is considered as the representative body of Japanese auto assemblers. In the last few years, some Chinese two-

and three-wheeler assemblers have become PAMA members. Association of Pakistan Motorcycle Assemblers chairman Mohammad Sabir Shaikh said he had been the member of AIDC for almost a decade, but his name was not included in the new notification (dated Dec 19, 2016). He said the government should announce an auto sector taxation committee under the FBR or the Ministry of Finance, because AIDC was useless for the whole auto sector and many taxation issues of the sector were still unresolved...

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ONCE UPON A TIME HINO MOTORS WAS THE PRODUCER OF PASSENGER CARS Hino Motors Ltd., commonly known as simply Hino, is a Japanese manufacturer of commercial vehicles and diesel engines (including for trucks, buses and other vehicles) headquartered in Hinoshi, Tokyo. Presently the company is a leading producer of medium and heavyduty diesel trucks in Asia. It is a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. The company traces its roots back to the founding of Tokyo Gas Industry Company in 1910. It produced its first motor vehicle in 1917. After adopting

Hino Renault 4CY

different names in the process of mergers with other companies, at last Hino name was born during World War II, in the year 1942. In 1953, Hino entered the passenger car market, by manufacturing Renaults under licence, and in 1961 it started building its own Contessa 900 sedan with a 893cc rear-mounted engine, and a pickup truck called the Hino Briska with the Contessa engine slightly enlarged and installed in the front with rear wheel drive. The Italian stylist

Giovanni Michelotti redesigned the Contessa line in 1964 with a 1300 cc rearmounted engine. Fed b y t wo SU t yp e carburettors, this developed 60 hp (44 kW) in the sedan and 70 hp (51 kW) in the coupĂŠ version. 47,299 of the PC-series Contessa were built, between April 1961 and the second quarter of 1964. With an 893 cc version of the Renault-based GP engine, max power is 35 PS (26 kW; 35 hp) which provides a top speed of 110 km/h (68 mph). The first Contessa originally received a three-speed column mounted shifter, later a four-speed manual b ec ame o p ti o n al, u t i li z i n g an electromagnetic clutch apparatus called Shinko-Hinomatic. The gear change came in for a certain amount of criticism, a result of its long and cumbersome linkage from the steering column to the rear-mounted transmission. As Hino had a business relationship with Renault at the time, and the powertrain was largely adapted from an existing Renault product, there are clear similarities to the Renault Dauphine. The drivetrain and suspension were carried over from the Hino Renault (PA). The main improvement over the 4CV was that the Contessa 900 was a full five-seater, making it a much stronger competitor. The engine was installed longitudinally, meaning the radiator was against the outer edge of the engine bay,

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PAAPAM and NED Sign MOU The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) and the NED University of Engineering and Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The MoU was signed by agreement of Chairman PAAPAM, Mashood Ali Khan, and the ViceChancellor of NED UET, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque, at the third edition of DICE-Automotive 2016, an annual event which aims to motivate academia, industry, government, entrepreneurs and expatriates to come to a common platform to showcase innovations and technologies, share knowledge, and further collaborate with each other for the rapid development of innovative products, necessary for the socio-economic development of the country. The purpose of the MoU is to create a

long-term framework of collaboration, cooperation, and development of strong linkage between the industry and the academia in the fields of consultancy, training, and research and development. The industrial exposure will provide opportunity to students, as well as the faculty of NED UET, in the fields of technical development, consultancy, and research, whilst the members of PAAPAM would be benefited in resolving their technical/managerial

whereas the Renault installed the radiator against the firewall, and the Hino engine sat in a north-south orientation with the transmission attached inside the engine bay next to the Contessa's firewall. The engine was slanted to the left, and utilized a crossflow cylinder head. The rear suspension used swing axles. The first Contessa was never intended for export, although foreign language brochures were printed up for the Michelotti-designed Contessa 900 Sprint Coupé. Aside from the stylish bodywork, the 100kg lighter Sprint (650 kg or 1,430 lb) also benefitted from an Officine Nardi-tuned engine (and matching steering wheel) with Weber carburetors and 45 PS (33 kW; 44 hp). The Sprint was introduced at both the 10th Tokyo Auto Show, and the Turin Motor show in 1962, and followed at the New York Auto Show in 1963. Top speed was claimed to be 140 km/h (87 mph). So that there would be no doubts about its provenance, the scuff plates at the bottom of the door apertures read "Hino-Michelotti". The Sprint had a floor-mounted shifter. With design by Giovanni Michelotti (who had sold a very similar design to Triumph for their 1300), the second generation Contessa debuted in September 1964. While considerably longer and heavier, the PD Contessa also

had a much more powerful 1,251 cc fourcylinder engine with five main bearings ("GR100", 55 PS or 40 kW or 54 hp).[6] With a four-speed manual transmission, top speed is 130 km/h (81 mph). A handsome coupé version was presented in April 1965; the coupé benefitted from an u pgraded engi ne with t win carburetors and slightly higher compression and 65 PS (48 kW; 64 hp) from November of the same year. With chassis code PD300/400 (versus PD100/200 for the regular sedan), this sporting version was marketed as the "1300S". 100 and 300-series are righthand drive, while 200 and 400-series are left-hand drive. The use of twin headlights does contribute to a mild similarity to the second generation Chevrolet Corvair, and the lack of a front grille because both the Contessa and the Corvair are both rear engined and rear cooled (air for the Corvair, water for the Contessa). Early Standard versions did not receive bummper horns and were fitted with single front headlamps with blanks where the second set would have gone. Later on, the Standard (of which very few survive) received the same headlamps and bumpers as the De Luxe, albeit with painted rather than chromed bumpers. This generation of the Contessa was also exported, to Australia, Switzerland, and the Netherlands amongst others. As a

issues through local solutions. Speaking to the audience, Chairman PAAPAM announced that in addition to the signed MoU, PAAPAM would sponsor students' Final Year Projects by up to twohundred thousand rupees, if they take up projects in Robotics, or build projects that make use of the Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics fields of Engineering combined. He said he hopes this would build the students' relationship with the industry, and would encourage them to actively come forward and discuss their project ideas with members of PAAPAM and other industry personnel. He also said that the MoU will help bring a positive and vibrant change in the engineering environment of the country in the future.

part of this export drive, the Contessa also saw local assembly in New Zealand (by Campbell Motors, around 600 are thought to have been assembled there) and in Israel (by Autocars). 55,027 PD Contessas were built, of which 3,868 were Coupés.As of 2007, only 105 Contessas remained on the road in Japan, although many New Zealandbuilt cars are exported back to Japan. While series production ground to a halt in March 1967 following Toyota's purchase of Hino in late 1966, assembly of existing shells and parts continued at a slow pace into the summer of 1968, with ever-higher Toyota parts content. A further 175 were built in October 1969, as part of a final disposal of stock. As production of the Contessa began to wind down towards discontinuation, the factory was reprioritized to produce the Toyota Hilux pickup truck, and the Toyota Publica truck, then later was used to manufacture the Toyota Sprinter. In 1967, Hino contessa was imported by Khursheed Ahmed Agencies in Pakistan but could not get a good market response. at the same time Toyota Corona and Datsun Blue Bird was introduced, both models captured market within a very short span of time.....

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FALCON 1 by AMANTECH Students (Hotrod off road vehicle)

Vehicle Specifications: The vehicle made by Amantech students and instructors chassis which is based on role bares cage the suspension is double wish bone independent front and rear is semi-independent McPherson strut the engine we used 70cc air cooled, converted to 124cc, carburetor 125cc bike, we used automatic transmission based on auto clutch flyweight type, steering system is rack and pinion with a self-starter operated engine.

Crew Members: 1st project head Mr. ShaheerIqbal 2nd project head Mr. Shaaf Abdullah workshop in-charge Mr. Nazim Active team members are:

1) M. HammadZeb 2) Sheikh Hamza 3) Shajeeh Abbas 4) Malik Huzaifa 5) M. WahajChohan 6) Saud Ahmed Khan

7) Shayan Razaabbas, M. Irfan, Abdul Hadi, Annas Ansari, Ejaz Ahmed, Noman Najeeb, Zeeshan, Sajjad, M. Osama are the people who contributed us financially in this project. Scope of this Vehicle in Pakistan: These types of vehicle are suitable for beach riding, Desert surfing go karting and mostly use in farming and harvesting, can be modified to race car if we incorporate some changes. We need investors to launch this type of vehicle commercially because in Pakistan there is no any company who are manufacturing it. But there are so many suppliers and refurbishes. Problems faced During Project: Following are the major problem we had faced during fabrication: 1. We have very limited time for fabrication i.e.: 10 days 2. Our engine is manual we had to converted it in auto transmission.

3. Since we are students so we had financial issues. 4. Lack of technical facility. 5. Our engine is 70cc we had to convert it in 125cc so that we can get a required speed and torque.

Car specs: Vehicle measurements: Track: 1066mm Wheelbase: 1500mm Front height: 609mm Rear height: 800mm Front wheel: 500mm dia Rear wheel: 450mm dia Brake: hydraulic disk brake plus hand brake Engine specs: Engine type: 4 stroke air cooled Engine capacity: 124cc Engine power: 6.1 hp Compression ratio:9.0 : 1 Transmission: automatic Fuel system: carburetor Type of drive: rear wheel drive

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Brands of the year Awards 2015-16 Distribution Ceremony - Media Coverage

The honorable Chief Guest Mian Raza Rabbani Chairman Senate of Pakistan, President FPCCI Mr. Zubair Tufail & CEO Brands Foundation Shaikh Rashid Alam presenting “Brands of the year Awards 2015-16”

Mr. M. Naddem Siddiqui of "Crown Group, receiving the Trophy of Brands of the Year Award 2015-16

Mr. Noor Mohammad Ghangra of "Unique Motorcycles, receiving the Trophy of Brands of the Year Award 2015-16

Mr. Arshad Gulraiz Butt of "Exide”, receiving the Trophy of Brands of the Year Award 2015-16

Mr. Shabbir Perwaiz Qadir of "FIT", receiving the Trophy of Brands of the Year Award 2015-16

On behalf of Mr. Naveed Usman Pirani from "Super Power Motorcycles", Mr. Muhammad Jamil, receiving the Trophy of Brands of the Year Award 2015-16

Mr. Aaqib Sayed of "TPL Trakker", receiving the Trophy of Brands of the Year Award 2015-16

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Memon Motors launch Super Star Motorcycles 70CC model 2017 Super Star motorcycles, assembled by Memon Motors, Hyderabad, haslaunchedits new motorcycle model– 2017Super Star Euro-II 70CC. A formal launching ceremony was held in Karachi last month. Almost 250 dealers from Sindh and Balochistan attended the event, while around 1000 guests attended the ceremony. Speaking to the guests, which included major motorcycle dealers and members of the business community, CEO, Muhammad Saleem Memon expressed

his joy at the introduction of the new variant, stating that the team’s hard work and persistence has paid off. He said that this model would give riders of all ages a comfortable feel of improved innovation. On the occasion, the management of Memon Motors distributed token shields and gifts for every dealer, prominent guests, and media representatives. Several gifts were distributed via lucky draw, which included the biggest gifts– Umrah tickets, 70cc motorcycles – and many other costly items including air

conditioners, water dispensers, and mobile phones. The Director of Sales and Marketing, Jawed Memon, also spoke at the occasion, stating that the constant development of motorcycles by introducing improved innovation and maintaining high levels of quality for the customers have been their core motivating factors. He also said that the company was going to introduce the same model of 70cc motorcycle in the city of Multan the very next day...

ARY and Super Star sign MoU for Karachi Kings Sponsorship KARACHI: ARY Group and assembler of Super Star Motorcycles M/s. Memon Motors of Hyderabad, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the upcoming Pakistan Super League 2017. The move would see Super Star Motorcycle become the sub-sponsorship of the ARY-owned Karachi Kings franchise, and would help promote the rapidly-growing motorcycle brand. The

Karachi Kings kit is likely to don the name of the sub-sponsor. Super Star Motorcycles have recently launched a new variant of their 70CC model, and hope that their sales would be boosted by virtue of this MoU. It is also highly encouraging to see a name from the Auto industry to be linked to one of Pakistan’s biggest media houses, and one of PSL’s biggest teams.

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Different automakers interested in setting up manufacturing plants in Pakistan, Senate told Minister for Industries and Production Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi on last month informed the Senate that different car manufacturing companies including Renault, Foton, Honda, Nissan and Hyundai have shown interest to set up their manufacturing plants in Pakistan. He said the matter is being processed. The minister hoped that investment will come to Pakistan as a result of setting up of these plants in the country. Replying to a question, Jatoi said the government is facilitating manufacturers of car comp onent s t hrough concessionary imports of raw material, sub-component required for the manufacturing and assembly of auto parts. The government in November last year revealed that French carmaker Renault is planning to invest in a local assembly plant with first production due to start by 2018.

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar met with Renault executives in France in September as a part of a wider efforts to attract more foreign players to its automobile sector. A Renault spokesman in Paris confirmed the plans, saying the company "has entered into exclusive negotiations with Ghandhara and Al Futtaim Groups to develop the Renault brand in Pakistan, including a manufacturing plant on the Ghandara site in Karachi". Neither side gave a figure for the planned investment. Pakistan has been seeking to attract several foreign car makers with generous offers on import duties, but has faced challenges given fears about the country’s long-term political stability and security given attacks by the Taliban and other militants. Aside from Renault, Dar and other Pakistani officials have met with executives from Volkswagen, PSA

Peugeot , Fiat and Nissan. The country wants to shake up its Japanese-dominated car market and loosen the grip of Toyota, Honda and Suzuki, whose locally assembled cars are sold at relatively high prices but lag behind imported vehicles in terms of quality and specifications. Pakistan has a potential market of nearly 200 million people, but just 180,000 cars were sold in the 2014/2015 fiscal year. That compares with more than 2 million passenger vehicles a year in neighbouring India. Officials have been touting a new car industry policy, skewed in favour of new entrants, that includes offering foreign car manufacturers lower duties as an incentive to set up plants in Pakistan or re-open old sites. The incentives have angered existing market players, some of whom have said publicly they should get similar terms.

Japan mulls $250 million investment in Sindh Japan, which is the third largest national economy in the world, after the US and China, in terms of nominal GDP, is interested in investing $250 million in small industries sector in the province of Sindh, a statement said on last month. “The economic powe rhouse wishes to establish economic zones to develop automobile/motorcycle spare parts and textile industries at Dhabeji and

Northern Bypass,” Provincial minister for industries and commerce, Manzoor Hussain Wassan, told a press conference here at Sindh Secretariat after meeting a delegation of Pak-Japan Business Council (PJBC). “After the improvement of law and order situation, the world is giving importance not only to the province but also the whole country. The year 2017 will be year of surprises, which have started

showing.” To a question, he said that with ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), new investment avenues have started opening for Pakistan. Secretary Industries and Commerce Department Abdul Rahim Soomroo, president Pak Japan Business Council Rana Abid Hussain, president DTS Dr Haroon Takshai, Irfan Siddiqui and others also attended the meeting.

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Audi to expand electric car range in China with FAW Audi will sell more electric car models in China and develop automated driving there, it said on Tuesday, deepening ties with local partner FAW Group Corp to counter challengers Mercedes-Benz and BMW in its top market. Volkswagen's luxury division and other carmakers are under pressure to sell greener cars in China as the world's biggest auto market tightens emissions rules and discourages the use of fossilfueled cars in major cities to fight pollution. Audi and FAW have agreed to produce five more electric cars in China over the next five years, the German company said. Audi also plans to build the A6 L e-tron plug-in hybrid in China this year and import the Q7 e-tron model to the country. Future electric models will include purely battery-powered cars with a range of more than 500 kilometres, Audi said. The brand currently only imports the A3 e-tron to China, destination of almost a third of its record 1.87 million deliveries in 2016.

"We are starting the next phase of our joint growth path in China," Audi sales chief Dietmar Voggenreiter said. "More than ever, our partnership is focusing on profitable, sustainable growth." An early entrant to China, Audi remains the best-selling premium car brand there, although it is rapidly losing ground to newer models from MercedesBenz. While BMW dropped behind Mercedes-

Benz last year in global sales terms, Chinese sales of its BMW brand and Mini models still jumped 11 percent to a record 516,335 cars. Audi's sales rose only 3.6 percent to 591,554 vehicles. Audi and FAW leaders on Monday signed a 10-year roadmap that includes plans to set up a new company for mobility and digital services as well as closer cooperation in financial services. - Reuters

The first direct freight train from China to the UK has arrived in London The first ever direct freight train from China to the UK has arrived to a fanfare in Barking, east London. The train, carrying millions of pounds worth of socks, cloth, bags, and household goods, set off 18 days ago from the manufacturing city of Yiwu. It has travelled more than 7,500 miles across seven countries and through the Channel Tunnel to reach London – where a crowd of politicians, journalists and excited residents greeted it. There were also people dressed up as two colourful Chinese dragons entertaining the crowds before the train arrived just after 1pm. Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, Cllr Darren Rodwell said: “This is great news for the borough and London. London is the 15th European city to be served by freight trains from China. The 34-carriage train reportedly

contains £4 million of commodities coming directly from the factory floors of Yiwu, where over 60 per cent of the world’s Christmas goods are made or sold.

The Chinese locomotive is named after a famous quote from the communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong: “The east wind will prevail over the west wind.”

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The new Suzuki Ignis in India - Review

Funky, youthful new addition to Maruti’s family of hatches The new Ignis

Starting off slowly with the Baleno, Maruti Suzuki has gone on to usurp and literally own the whole customisation/ personalisation trend in the affordable cars category. The Vitara Brezza that came last year and the new Ignis now are also perfectly suited to benefit from this trend.

takes some doing to be at the top of the heap in the fifth largest automobile market of the world with a claim over nearly half the passenger car market. Maruti Suzuki's continued domination is partly due to the depth and variety of choice that is available in its portfolio. And much of that choice continues to be centred around small cars, the largest segment of passenger

car market. Like a consumer products company, Maruti Suzuki already has a range of small cars whose prices are set so close to each other that it confuses some buyers. But a wide choice never fails to draw more buyers into the fold. Joining that crowded portfolio of cars in the Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 7 lakh price range is the new Ignis. That is one more Maruti small car with both petrol and diesel engine

options.

Design The new Ignis is a global car from Suzuki built on a brand new modular platform. Evident even from the first glance, what is undeniable about the new Ignis is its unique character that really sets it apart from all the other cars in Maruti’s stable. But make no mistake; this is a small car from every angle.

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10th Birthday Celebrations of Pakistan Bikers Club 15 Jan 2017 has been a Golden day for motorcyclists of Pakistan. On this day of 2007 four riders of different ages came out to form first community of motorcyclists of Pakistan that could work for the betterment of motorcyclists in all possible manners. A community that could fight for their rights, that could create awareness about Safety in riding, that could create or help others to create events and activities, that could present the motorcyclists of Pakistan well at all fronts. In short, this community was designed to do everything positive for the motorcyclists of the country. Identifying those four, we would like inform that Mr. Muhammad Zahid Iqbal Malik came out as Founder, Mr. Imran Bhatti, Mr. Mustafeez Ur Rehman & Mr. Abdul Sattar as Founder members. The main 10th Birthday Celebrations event was organized at Lahore city. Whereas members from other cities also organized small events to celebrate the day. The Lahore event was supported by Paragon City, which is a beautifully developed housing society at corners of Cantt & DHA and also close to Lahore Airport. Paragon City administration allowed us to organize the event at their recently developed cricket ground. It was a nice place because the riders had everything at one place i.e., their beloved

bikes, meeting area and food. The event was sponsored by PBC Motor Sport. They sponsored the event by providing us a cake which had design of road and a beautiful Honda CRF Trail on it. Let me share some highlights of event now. We had chance to meet many new riders including Mr. Asad, Mr. NaveedAlam, Mr. Danish, Mr. Abdul Sattar, Mr. Awais, Mr. Saani Butt, Mr. M. Umar Farooq, Kamran Saleem, Mr. Lateef, Mr. Adeel (Roadies) and many others. I (Mr. Muhammad Zahid Iqbal Malik) had chance to throw light on importance of safety for motorcyclists.

So, I requested all presentto forward the message within their circles. Famous rider of Pakistan Mr. Farid Dogar and famous mountaineer of Pakistan Mr. Kamal Haider were presented latest AutoMark Magazines which included Kamal Haider’srecent travel story. Mr. Umar Chaudhary, an emerging tourist came to meet seniors and enjoy the event. He presented flowers, full of his love to the community. Mr. Irfan Shahid joined us with his RX-3. And yes, we missed someof our friends like Mr. Sardar Rehman Jameel and Mr. Imtiaz Jalaal. We must share with all that we received many messages. Some through facebook and many through sms. Sardar Nabeel Waliwas busy in an important family event so could not join us. He sent a message with full of love and prayers for coming years. Mr. Amir Malik of IJC (Islamabad Jeep Club) sent a message that was full of prayers for PBC. It is not only 10th birthday, but a commitment with country that we will keep on trying for the betterment of our rider brothers. And the most important in our plans is promotion of Safe Riding. Written by: Muhammad Zahid Iqbal Malik (Founder Pakistan Bikers Club & Senior Lecturer – Trainer : PBC Riding Academy).

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Car / Light Vehicle Price List SUZUKI Ex Factory Price

Model Model

WAGON-R VXR 1000cc Euro II WAGON-R VXL 1000cc Euro II MEHRAN VX 800cc Euro II MEHRAN VX 800cc CNG MEHRAN VXR 800cc SUZUKI SWIFT 1.3L DLX SUZUKI SWIFT 1.3L Automatic CULTUS EFI VXR Euro II CULTUS EFI VXR CNG BOLAN VX EURO II BOLAN CARGO RAVI PICK-UP STD 800cc E2

Advance Tax

Rs. 1009,000 Rs. 25,000 Rs. 1049,000 Rs. 25,000 Rs. 10,000 Rs. 650,000 Rs. 10,000 Rs. 720,000 Rs. 10,000 Rs. 773,000 Rs. 1,327,000 Rs. 50,000 Rs. 1,463,000 Rs. 50,000 Rs. 1,124,000 Rs. 25,000 Rs. 1,199,000 Rs. 25,000 Rs. 725,000 Rs. 10,000 Rs. 696,000 Rs. 10,000 Rs. 667,000 Rs. 10,000

SUZUKI IMPORTED VEHICLES JIMMY 1328cc JLSX MT JIMMY 1328cc JLDX MT APV 1.5L GLX MT (Petrol) APV 1.5L GLX (CNG) Vitara GLX Vitara GLX+

TOYOTA COROLLA

Rs. 2142,000 Rs. 2293,000 Rs. 2,418,000 Rs. 2,538,000 Rs. 3,799,000 Rs. 3,490,000

Model XLI VVT-i 1.3L M/T GLI VVT-i 1.3L M/T GLI VVT-i 1.3 A/T ALTIS 1.6L Dual VVT-i A/T ALTIS 1.8L Dual VVT-i A/T Corolla Altis A/T CVT-I (1.8 ltr) GRANDE 1.8L S.R. M/T GRANDE 1.8L S.R. A/T FORTUNER 2.7L A/T Petrol

HONDA Model Price Honda Civic 10th Generation 1.8L Oriel Rs. 25,41,000/=* Honda Civic 10th Generation 1.5L Turbo Rs. 29,11,000/=* Rs. 1,687,000 Honda Aspire Manual 1.3L HYUNDAI Rs. 1,809,000 Honda Aspire Prosmatec 1.3L Honda City Manual 1300cc Rs. 1,537,000 Honda City Prosmatec 1300cc Rs. 1,678,000 Rs. 2,053,000 Honda Civic VTI Manual 1800cc Rs. 2,285,000 Honda Civic VTI Manual SR (Oriel) Rs. 2,174,000 Honda Civic VTI Prosmatec 1800cc Rs. 2,406,000 Honda Civic VTI Prosmatec SR (Oriel) * Ex-Factory prices, Advance income tax, freight & insurance will be added as per destination Price will be charge at the time of deliver what-so-ever

Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

Price 1,672,500 1,817,500 1,892,500 2,047,500 2,147,500 2,272,500 2,307,500 2,457,500 5,085,500

Toyota Hilux Pickup 4x2 sc Model

Price

Brand New Toyota Hilux Pickup, 4x2, 2500cc Single Cabin, White only, Hilux STD

Rs. 2,063,000

Toyota Hilux Pickup 4x4 E Model

Price

Toyota HILUX 2494cc, Diesel Turbo Charger Common Rail Engine, 4x4 Double Cabin - Standard Model

TOYOTA VIGO DAIHATSU Model Model

Price Price

Rs. 3,324,500

FAW MOTORS Price

Model

Vigo Champ-V MT Rs. 3,598,500 FAW Carrier 1000cc (WHITE ,BLACK,STRONG BLUE & SILVER) FAW X-PV 1000cc Std FAW X-PV 1000cc A/c Vigo Champ-G AT Rs. 3,798,500 FAW Sirius S80 (WHITE ,BLACK,STRONG BLUE & SILVER) Grand 1500cc EFI Pet FAW V2 1300cc A/C EFI Petrol CBU

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Rs. 749,000 Rs. 849,000 Rs. 899,000 Rs. 1885,000 Rs. 1049,000

Price updated Feb- 2017

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VW Group plans 8 plug-in electric cars for China As it works to recover from its diesel emission scandal, the Volkswagen Group is rapidly embracing electric cars. By 2025, the company hopes to be selling 1 million electric cars per year, and plans to launch 30 different electric models across multiple brands in the coming years. According to a news report, China—for several years, the world’s largest single car market—will be a major focus of the VW Group’s electric-car activities. The automaker is planning no fewer than eight new or updated plug-in models for the Chinese market, according to Chinese car website Autohome. Citing what appears to be an internal planning document, the report shows a mix of battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids from the main Volkswagen brand, as well as Audi and domestic Chinese brands established by VW and Chinese partners. The list includes the Volkswagen e-Golf, an updated version of which was unveiled at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show with a larger battery pack, a more powerful motor, and minor styling updates.

China to build world’s largest autonomous vehicle lab China plans to build the world's largest autonomous driving test zone from this year in the south-eastern city of Zhangzhou in Fujian province. The project was signed off in December and involves building autonomous driving infrastructure, including traffic signs, in a 56 sq km area in Zhangzhou's economic and t echnologi cal development zone. The zone will become a real-life lab for autonomous vehicles. The city also plans to build a 60,000 sq m in-door experimental laboratory and a 2m sq m open-air testing ground. An initial fund of CNY10bn has already been set aside for the project, with both facilities expected to be completed by the end of this year.

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FAW Ranks 9th Among China’s 500 Most Valuable Brands World Brand Lab released it’s “China’s 500 Most Valuable Brands 2016” (13th edition) list in Beijing on June 22nd2016. In this ranking of top Chinese brands, which is based on financial analysis, consumer behavior and brand strength, FAW Group took the ninth place with a brand value of 191.828 billion yuan (RMB), an increase of 55.549 billion yuan (RMB) compared to 2015. Besides FAW Group, FAW’s Jiefang brand and Hongqi brand ranked the 60th and 66th with 43.839 billion yuan (RMB) and 42.869 billion yuan (RMB) respectively. FAW Group is a leading global manufacturer of quality passenger

cars, trucks, and buses. Established in 1953, the company is China’s oldest and largest automotive group with annual sales exceeding two million units. FAW also operates in Pakistan in collaboration with its local partner AlHaj Group. The company besides manufacturing trucks & vans, They entered the passenger car segment with its 1300cc V2 hatchback and Sirius S80 MPV available with 1300cc & 1500cc engines. The company is also working to locally assemble the 1000cc version of V2 hatchback and is considering to expand its portfolio with the B30 sedan expected to be arrived in a year or two.

Maruti Suzuki's Gujarat Plant to help reduce Baleno and Vitara brezza's waiting period Maruti Suzuki has had two smash hits in 2015 and 2016 with the Baleno and the Vitara Brezza respectively. Both the cars are extremely popular with the Indian audiences with the likes of the Vitara Brezza even winning the prestigious 2017 NDTV Viewers Choice Car Award. While the Vitara Brezza is made at the Gurugram plant, the Baleno is made at the Manesar plant alongside the Swift hatchback. With both plants running on near 100% capacity, it is no wonder then that both cars have a waiting period of a few months. Suzuki though does have a third plant coming up soon. The new plant is in Gujarat and will go a long way to reduce the waiting periods of both these popular products. The first car to come out of the Gujarat plant will be the Baleno hatchback. With production starting in February 2016, the new plant will make

close to about 7500 cars a month (Baleno). "The whole project (Gujarat plant) is on schedule. We will be selling cars from made in Gujarat from February. That remains, there is no change in that. During this financial year about 10,000 cars from Gujarat will be produced and delivered to us for sale," MSI Chairman R C Bhargava said. Currently, between the Manesar and Gurugram plants, Maruti produces close to 15 lakh vehicles every year. The new addition of the new Suzuki plant in Gujarat plant will add another 2.5 lakh units every year to this to take the total up to 17.5 lakh units every year. While the Manesar and Gurugram plant is owned by Maruti Suzuki, the Gujarat plant will be operated primarily by parent company Suzuki instead.

All-New Yamaha YZF-R15 V3.0 Officially Unveiled; Gets more power and equipment I n d o n e si a : T he m uch - a wa i t e d motorcycle sports a plethora of upgrades with the all-new version churning out more power, better equipment and improved mechanicals. The bike was

introduced on stage by Yamaha MotoGP riders Valentino Rossi and the newly joined Maverick Vinales, further adding to its charm. Here's everything you need to know about the all-new R15 V3.0.

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MADE IN PAKISTAN MOTORCYCLES RETAIL PRICE LIST

70cc Motorcycle

Sr./ Product & Model Name No. 1. Crown CR-70 2. Honda CD-70 3. Honda CD Dream 4. Hi-Speed SR-70 5. Metro Premier+ 70cc 6. Ms Jaguar MS 70 Euro- II 7. Ms Jaguar MS 70 ( DREAM) 8. Ravi Premium R1 9. Road Prince bullet 10. Road Prince 70cc 11. United US 70 12. United Extreme 70

Retail Price Rs. 42,000/= Rs. 63,500/= Rs. 67,500/= Rs. 44,000/= Rs. 45,600/= Rs. 41,800/= Rs. 43,800/= Rs. 46,950/= Rs. 45,500/= Rs. 40,000/= Rs. 42,000/= Rs 44,500/=

125/150 cc Motorcycle No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Brand & Model Name Crown CR-125 Honda CG-125 std Euro II Honda CG-125 DX Honda CD-125 Dream Hi-Speed SR-125cc Metro MR-125 Regular Ravi Piaggio Storm 125 Road Prince Twister 125cc Road Prince WEGO 150cc

Super Star SS-125 Super Star SS-125 DLX Super Power Archi 150cc

United US-125 Euro 2 Unique US 125cc

Yamaha YBR-125cc

Retail Price Rs. 65,000/= Rs. 105,000/= Rs. 125,000/= Rs. 106,500/= Rs. 75,000/= Rs. 68,800/= Rs. 112,000/= Rs. 108,000/= Rs. 180,000/= Rs. 59,000/= Rs. 67,000/= Rs. 140,000/= Rs. 70,000/= Rs. 70,000/= Rs. 129,400/=

Sr./ No. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

Product & Model Name Ravi Hamsafar-70 Sitara GT-70 Super Star SS-70 Super Power SP-70 Super Power Delux Unique UD-70 Bionic AS-70

Retail Price Rs. 43,500/= Rs. 40,000/= Rs. 44,000/= Rs. 44,700/= Rs. 48,200/= Rs. 44,500/= Rs. 44,500/=

100cc Motorcycle No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Brand &Model Name Crown CR-100 Hero Splander Model 2015 Honda Pridor MS JAGUAR MS 100 Super Star SS-100 Super Power SP-100 Road Prince 110cc United US-100 Euro 2 Unique UD-100

Retail Price Rs. 52,000/= Rs. 56,000/= Rs. 86,000/= Rs. 48,800/= Rs. 57,000/= Rs. 60,000/= Rs. 46,000/= Rs. 50,000/= Rs. 75,000/=

Suzuki Motorcycle Sr./ No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Product & Model Name SD110 Sprinter ECO

SD110 Raider GS-150 SE Euro-II GD 110 Euro-II GD 110s Euro-II

Retail Price Rs. 98,400/= Rs. 101,400/= Rs. 158,500/= Rs. 119,000/= Rs. 131,000/=

Suzuki Motorcycle (Heavy Bikes) Sr./ No. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Product & Model Name Inazuma GW 250 Intruder M800 Hayasuba GSX1300R Bandit GSF650SA

Retail Price Rs. 725,000/= Rs. 1,700,000/= Rs. 2,600,000/= Rs. 1,550,000/=

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Toyota to participate in collaborative research for the creation of a hydrogen-based society in the UAE Toyota Set To Remain World's Largest Automaker Volkswagen delivered 10.3 million vehicles worldwide in 2016, the company said today in an emailed statement. With that, it most likely missed its hallowed target of becoming World’s Largest Automaker by the thinnest of hairs. VW’s pet enemy Toyota, world’s number one automaker since Japan recovered from the Tohoku earthquake, will announce its 2016 data by the end of the month. However, the company told me on December 15, 2016, that it plans to produce 10.366 million units in 2016, and Toyota rarely misses these estimates, especially not when it knows how many cars it will crank out in the next two weeks. Volkswagen said it delivered exactly 10,312,400 units in 2016, that would be only 53,600 less than Toyota’s 10.366 million.

Suzuki starts exporting India-made Gixxer to Japan The Suzuki Gixxer for Japan has fuel injection, a rear disc brake and will be available in both monotone and dualtone colours Suzuki Motor Corp.’s Indian unit Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd on Wednesday announced exports of its locally made flagship bike Gixxer to Japan, its home country. “The first consignment of made in India Gixxer motorcycles has already left India for Japanese shores where customers await them,” the company said in a statement. The company exports Gixxer to other countries in Latin America and some surrounding countries, its managing d irect or S at oshi Uchid a, sai d. We are confident that the Gixxer will be well accepted by Japanese consumer as well,” he added. The Gixxer is powered by a 155cc, single cylinder, air cooled engine with a fivespeed gearbox. The variant being exported to Japan will have fuel injection and a rear disc brake and will be available in both monotone and dual tone colours.

The Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to collaborate with Masdar, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, Air Liquide, and Toyota distributor AlFuttaim Motors, in a joint research programme to explore the potential of hydrogen energy use in the UAE for the creation of a sustainable, low-carbon society. As part of the programme, Toyota will begin driving and refueling demonstration tests of the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, FCV, in the UAE from May, 2017. The agreement was announced last week at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, ADSW, in Abu Dhabi. The programme partners will jointly research on key issues involving the establishment of a hydrogen-based society, including hyd rogen prod uct ion, logistics, scalability, and business feasibility. The research is expected to take place in part at Masdar Institute, an Abu Dhabi-based ind ep end ent grad uate research university, which has been part of the discussions on the scope of hydrogen research. Utilising a hydrogen station that is to be built in May, Toyota will conduct a

complete range of driving and refueling tests under extreme heat, dust, and other condi tions uni que to t he local environment. Toyota will also provide short-term leases to UAE government institutions and opinion leaders so as to promote better understanding of FCVs and hydrogen-based societies. "The UAE has vast potential for the expansion of hydrogen production. The country has excess capacity at hydrogen production facilities located at oil refineries, and the ability to produce hydrogen as a byproduct at caustic soda and other factories, not to mention the production potential from mega solar p ow er s tat i on s, " sai d Tak eshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation Board of Directors, who gave a speech at the Abu Dhabi Global Action Day at ADSW. "As the government continues to promote new initiatives and pursues the creation of a hydrogen-based society, the UAE is able to emerge as the world leader of next-generation clean energies," Mr. Uchiyamada added.

PSA Group signs two JVs with CK Birla Group to manufacture cars, engines An initial investment in capital expenditure close to €100 million (Rs 700 crore) for vehicle and powertrain manufacturing in the State of Tamil Nadu has been allocated, PSA Group informed Paris Stock Exchange on last month. One of the leading corporate houses of India C K Birla Group and PSA Group of France have agreed to sign two joint ventures in automotive space with an initial investment of Rs 700 crore, informed PSA Group in Paris Stock Exchange on last month. As part of the first agreement, PSA Group will hold a majority stake in the joint-venture company, being set-up wit h Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation (HMFCL) for the assembly and distribution of PSA passenger cars

in India. While as per the second agreement, a 50:50 joint-venture is being set-up between the PSA Group and AVTEC for manufacture and supply of powertrains. The manufacturing sites for both vehicle assembly and powertrains will be based out of the state of Tamil Nadu. The initial manufacturing capacity will be set at about 100,000 vehicles per year and will be followed by incremental investment to support a progressive ramp-up of the long term project. The manufacturing capacity for powertrains will cater to the domestic market needs and global OEMs. The performance of the industrial setup will be supported by a significant level of localisation, in order to reach the necessary cost competitiveness.

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Introduction of Scooty in the Pakistani Market The future of these kind of scooters in Pakistan is still unclear and their progress, positive or negative, remains to be questioned. However, it is a brilliant move to bring these motorbikes into the market to allow women to get out of the comfort of their homes and actively participate in becoming a bigger, more prominent part of Pakistan’s rapidly-growing economy. Scooter, otherwise known as a ‘Scooty’, is a motorcycle with step-through frame and a platform for the rider's feet. Elements of scooter design have been present in some of the earliest mo t o r c y cl e s, an d m o t o rc y cl e s identifiable as scooters have been made f ro m 1914 o r ear li er. Scoo t er development continued in Europe and the United States between the World Wars. Scooters are popular for personal transport, partly due to being cheap to buy, easy to operate and convenient to park and store. Licensing requirements for scooters are easier and cheaper than for cars in most parts of the world, and insurance is usually cheaper. In the subcontinent region, the scooty was developed in India by TVS Motors, with the idea being conceived as a Scooter for both sexes. However, sales figures over the first two years indicated that the buyers of the product included more women than men. In 1996, Scooty went through a repositioning exercise to exclusively target women, after which it has been widely advertised as being a motorcycle for women alone. Having seen the success of the ‘scooty’

in our neighboring country, motorcycle manufacturers and assemblers in Pakistan, for quite some time, have been weighing up their options to introduce these bikes in Pakistan. After detailed market research and realizing the existing gap in customers’ requirements and supply of proper bikes, two brands have actively started producing these Scooty bikes in Pakistan – the brands being Super Power and United Motorcycles. United Motorcycles have developed two petrol-based variants of the Scooty – an 80cc variant and a 100cc variant. The 80cc Scooty is available in the market for PKR 90,000, whereas the 100cc Scooty is available for PKR 95,000. The 80cc Variant comes with a 4 stroke engine, push-button self start, disc brakes, and comes in two colors – pink and green. The 100cc variant comes with a 4 Stroke engine, beautiful fuel tank graphics, aerodynamic front cowling, new design rear and front fenders, 6 m on t hs o r 6 0 0 0 k m w ar r an t y (whichever comes first), and is available in two colors – maroon and pink. Both the variants come packed with great

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Super Power Motorcycles said "Isko chalana halwa hay yaar" United Motorcycles said "Ride with Style" Scooty revolution

safety features, as well as auto-clutch systems, self/kick-start mechanism, and alloy rims. United Motorcycles have actively organized more than 200 BTL activities for their scooty’s promotion, with promotional activities being held in the Punjab region only. The activities have been organized in colleges, universities, and malls in Lahore, Faisalabad, and Multan, where awareness about the products was given to the ladies. The participants were also given rides on the scooties, with the brand announcing special discounts as well as doorstep deliveries for ladies. Overall, there has been a great response for this specific product. The brand also promised to work towards obtaining learning driving licenses for the ladies. The BTL activities for United have yet to take place in Karachi. Super Power Motorcycle on the other hand have made a scooter that is fit for the Pakistani environment. Their scooty has a 70cc petrol engine, clutch less system, stylish design, and good quality

tyres. The 70cc Scooty is available in the market for PKR 60,000. They have conducted BTL activities in numerous colleges and universities in Karachi. A special two-day training program was held at a mall in Karachi on last week, where 200 ladies were educated about the scooty, given test rides, and trained by a 5-member team of ladies and gents. There has been a display of great enthusiasm by the ladies involved in these activities. Upon inquiring about the financial performance of these scooties, the two company’s declined to comment on the generated revenue. However, it is widely understood that sales have been quite average and breakeven might not have beenreached yet. It is unsurprising, however, considering how difficult it is for women to drive cars in Pakistan, let alone ride bikes. The Pakistani society

has never been supportive of women being behind the wheel on the roads. The culture and safety issues also play big roles in determining the sales of these kinds of products which are exclusively promoted towards women. Another well-known motorcycle assembler had planned on introducing their own Scooty in Pakistan very soon. While other assemblers, due to one of the biggest misconceptions about these scooties being made for ladies only, they have shelved their plans to release their version of the scooty, and instead state that they would wait before entering this market. The future of these kind of scooters in Pakistan is still unclear and their progress, positive or negative, remains to be questioned. However, it is a brilliant move to bring these motorbikes into the market to allow women to get out of the comfort of their homes and actively participate in becoming a bigger, more prominent part of Pakistan’s rapidly-growing economy.

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NED - DICE Collaboration - Press Release

DICE Automotive-2016 at NED University In this event NED University signed two MoUs with Pak-OASIS Industries Private Limited and Pakistan Association of Automobile Parts & Accessories (PAAPAM) to improve Industrial linkage and providing opportunities for students and faculty to interact with vibrant Automotive Industry DICE Foundation in collaboration with its domestic and international partners, is pursuing a DICE Program in Pakistan, to foster culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the country and transform Pakistan into an innovationdriven economy. The current partners of DICE Program in Pakistan are: HEC, PCST, ISESCO, British Council, COMSATS, IBA, LUMS, IST, NUST, NED, SMEDA, PSF, ICT R&D Fund, UOG, DUHS, UET-KPK and UETTaxila, UAF and NTU. Annual DICE Mega Innovation Event is one of the major initiatives of the DICE Program and has been conducted every year since 2007. The idea behind the event is to motivate academia, industry, government, entrepreneurs and expatriates to come to a common platform to showcase innovations and technologies, share knowledge and further collaborate with each other for the rapid development of innovative products, necessary for the economic development of the country. Besides, DICE Mega event, there are several other focused annual events such as DICE Automotive, DICE Energy & Water, DICE Health, DICE Textile, DICE Agriculture & Food Sciences and DICE Information and Enabling Technologies

organized under the DICE Program. NED University of Engineering & Technology Karachi in collaboration with DICE Foundation-USA successfully organized a two day event on 28-29th D e ce m b er 2 0 1 6 n a me d D I C E Automotive-2016 to foster innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship culture in the country. The event is composed of Student Project Exhibition on Automotive related themes and Industrial exhibition. The event was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Anwar-ulHassan Gilani, Chairman PCST, as chief guest and closing speech was given by Mr. Mashood Ali Khan, Chairman PAAPAM, as guest of honor. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque, Vi ce Chancellor-NED University also given his opening & closing remarks. A panel discussion has also been arranged on a topic of “Automotive Industry, Academia and Expatriates Pakistani Trike- A SWOT Analysis”. In

the Panel discussions experts from Industry and Academia participated and fruitful discussions were held to bring all these faculties at one common platform. Various suggestions were given for improving the syllabus, coo rdi nat ion and i ndu cti on of trainee engineers in Automotive Industries. In this event NED University signed two MoUs with Pak-OASIS Industries P ri v at e Li mi t ed an d Pak i st an Association of Automobile Parts & Accessories (PAAPAM) to improve Industrial linkage and providing opportunities for students and faculty to interact with vibrant Automotive Industry. Students of several Universities of Pakistan Participated in the event including, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Pakistan Navy Engineering College (PNEC), COMSAT (Sahiwal), DHA Suffa, Usman Institute of Technology (UIT), Institute of Industrial Electronics Engineering (IIEE), Karachi Tools Dies & Moulds Centre (KTDMC), University of Gugrat and others. Total of two lac thirty thousand Rupees of prizes were awarded to students teams for their innovative Projects. First prize of 1 lac won by the student’s team of NED

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Monthly AutoMark International University who developed a prototype multi- axis Piant Robot and Second Prize was also won by NED University student team that developed a prototype Wind sonic meter, while Third prize was given to University of Gugrat on their OZO project. Dignitaries of Academia, Industry, PCST and DICE foundation attended the event including Senator Abdul Haseeb Khan. In addition to regular projects this year a two-day formula prototype head-to-head event named PROTO F1 was also being organized. It comprised of static and dynamic stages and was a great opportunity for students who had designed prototype formula cars at different educational institutions of the country to compete for pole position. A social evening was also organized followed by dinner. Event Partner and Major Sponsor was Pak-Oasis Industries Private limited. Other Industrial participants including Indus Motor Company Limited, PakSuzuki Motor Co. Ltd., Yamaha Motor Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited, House of Habib (Agriauto Industries Limited, Thal Engineering, Auvitronics Limited), AOne Techniques, Streit Pakistan, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company, Bureau Veritas Quality International etc. participated and displayed their products in the event. Highly esteemed guests from industries and academia also attended the event.

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Team members from Chinese Ministry of Finance & Commerce (MOFCOM) engaged with Technical & Vocational Training Institute at Gawadar worth 10 Mn USD CPEC project, visited #AMANTECH to explore mutual collaboration

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