THE PRESENT SCENARIO AND THE PROSPECT OF AUTOMOBILES IN BANGLADESH
Different brands of vehicles running in Bangladesh:
Heavy Bus: Hino, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, Volvo Tata, Ashok Leyland etc.
Mini Bus: Isuzu, Hino, Swaraj- Mazda, Mitsubishi, Tata, etc.
Microbus: Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Honda, Suzuki, etc.
Heavy Truck: Tata, Bed Ford, Isuzu, Hindustan, Ashok Leyland
Mini Truck: Hino, Tata, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Toyota, etc.
Motor Car: Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Honda, Suzuki / Maruti, Proton Saga, Dewoo, KIA, Mercedes Benz, Volvo, BMW, Hyundai, Ford, etc.
SUV:
Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Honda, Isuzu, Land Rover, Daihatsu, Suzuki, etc.
NUMBER OF YEAR WISE REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES IN BANGLADESH; No. 1
Type of Vehicles Motor Car
Before 1995 51312
1995 8714
1996 12478
1997 8354
1998 5876
1999 4986
2000 4087
2001 6587
2002 6757
2003 8588
Total 117739
2
Jeep/St. Wagon Microbus/Pickup
27460
2451
2408
1459
2705
2269
1517
3068
3782
5902
53021
3
Taxi
1908
28
59
14
103
216
580
771
2233
4348
10260
4
Bus
27510
214
149
99
286
267
337
594
740
1230
31426
5
Minibus
24007
1085
795
866
602
479
404
1218
2314
4329
36099
6
Truck
27919
3787
3164
1282
2733
2018
2725
2575
2377
3147
51727
7
Auto-ricshaw Auto Tempo
35586
14953
11984
6546
4403
2140
3135
397
5479
7469
92092
8
Motor-Cycle
163699
11389
13977
12080
14525
16511
14614
24409
29047
41060
341311
9
Container Carrier /
5872
1383
1443
1583
1248
2617
1365
2891
2148
4033
24583
Covered Van Total
365273
44004 46457 32283 32481 31503 28764 42510 54877 80106 758258
14000
12000
10000
8000
Total registered Reconditioned
6000
4000
2000
0 Year-1995
Year-1996
Year-1997
Year-1998
Year-1999
Year-2000
Year-2001
Year-2002
Year-2003
Year-wise Taxi Registered in Bangladesh 5000
4500
4000
Total registered Reconditioned
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0 Year-1995
Year-1996
Year-1997
Year-1998
Year-1999
Year-2000
Year-2001
Year-2002
Year-2003
Year-wise Jeep/Microbus/Pickup Registered in Bangladesh 7000
6000
Total registered Reconditioned 5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0 Year-1995
Year-1996
Year-1997
Year-1998
Year-1999
Year-2000
Year-2001
Year-2002
Year-2003
Year-wise Minibus Registered in Bangladesh 5000
4500
4000
Total registered 3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0 Year-1995
Year-1996
Year-1997
Year-1998
Year-1999
Year-2000
Year-2001
Year-2002
Year-2003
Bangladesh Automobile Prospect; •
Demand increasing every year by 30%
•
Metal road improvement remarkable
•
Expansion of metal road every year
•
Special attraction for Japan made vehicles
•
Upper middle class increasing every year
•
Rickshaw being withdrawn gradually
•
Small car/sports vehicle getting popularity
•
Rent-a-car getting popularity
•
Reduction of tax on the new motor vehicles
•
Govt. initiative to float 10,000 commercial vehicles
•
Expanded and increased volume of export and import
P ro jec ted d em a nd o f Au tom o b ile in Ban glad esh ; Vehicle
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
Bus/Minibus
34,084
35,788
37,577
39,455
Microbus
22,133
24,789
27,763
31,094
Trucks
57,215
60,647
64,285
68,142
Jeep
11,420
11,648
11,880
12,117
Car
86,740
94,546
103,055
112,329
Taxi Cab
2,724
2,887
3,060
3,243
Source: UNCTD & WTO Report
W h y J a p a n e s e V e h ic l e ? •
Proved suitable for Bangladesh weather
•
External & internal outfit excellent
•
Price reasonable comparing service & durability
•
Spare part’s easy availability attracts customers
•
After sale service satisfactory
•
Established long time brand popularity
•
Market more prospective for Japanese vehicle
•
Vehicle demand increasing every year
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