ISLAMABAD: The production of motor bikes in the country during first eight months of current fiscal year increased by 17.32 per cent as compared to the production during July-February 2016-17.
The motor bikes production rose to 1,257,095 units during July-February 2017-18 from that of 1,071,454 units in same period of previous year.
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On yearly basis, the motor bike production in the country also rose to 145,376 units in February 2018 from 135,507 units in same month of last year, posting an increase of 7.2 per cent.
According to details issued by Pakistan Automotive Manufacturing Association (PAMA), production of Honda bikes surged by 16.5 per cent as it jumped to 729,382 units i Jul-Feb (2017-18) from 626,040 units in same period of previous year.
Similarly production of Suzuki motor bikes also registered an increase of 11.05 per cent as it was recorded at 14,455 units against the production of 13,016 units in same period of last year, however DYL motorcycles’ production fell by 23.8 per cent to 4,034 units during the period under review against the production of 5,294 units in same same period of previous year.
The manufacturing of YAMAHA motorcycles also increased to 11,567 units in Jul-Feb 2017-18 from 7,400 units in same period of previous year thus registering an increase of 56.31 per cent.
Production of Hero bikes also witnessed an increase of 75 per cent as it increased to 2,752 units in July-February 2017-18 from 1,564 units in same period of previous year, whereas the production of Ravi bikes also increased by 30.5 per cent from 14,040 units to 18,328 units in the period under review.
During July-Feb (2017-18), as many as 268,091 units of United Autor motorbikes were produced in the country against 214,379 units in same period of the preceding year, showing an increase of 25 per cent.
