Pakistan's auto market sold 24,418 vehicles in October, but Suzuki drove most of the surge while Toyota and Honda lost. ground.
KARACHI, Nov. 12 (Focus Pakistan) — Nearly one in every two cars and light vehicles sold in Pakistan in October was a Suzuki Alto.
According to Pakistan car sales October 2026 data from the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA), sales of cars, jeeps, pickups and vans hit 24,418 units, up 41 percent from a year earlier and 62 percent from September. The Alto accounted for 11,363 of them, a record for the entry-level hatchback and about 46 percent of the month’s total.
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The figures exclude Sazgar Engineering Works, which has yet to report. Cumulative car sales for July-October, the first four months of fiscal 2026-27, reached 74,898 units, up 26 percent.
One company, one surge
Pakistan Suzuki Motor Company carried the month almost single-handedly. Its sales more than doubled to 15,921 units from 7,403 a year earlier, and rose roughly 3.3 times from September. The Swift also set a record at 3,214 units.
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Take Suzuki out, and the boom vanishes. Excluding Suzuki and Sazgar, sales among the remaining manufacturers fell 1 percent from a year earlier and 6 percent from September, brokerage analysts calculated.
The Alto’s jump looks even sharper against September, when the model sold 3,354 units. October’s tally more than tripled that figure.
The two big Japanese brands moved the other way. Indus Motor Company, which assembles Toyota vehicles, sold 4,073 units, down 10 percent from a year earlier. Corolla, Yaris and Corolla Cross sales fell 7 percent to 3,496, while Fortuner and Hilux sales dropped 27 percent to 577.
Honda Atlas Cars sold 2,101 units, down 19 percent. City and Civic slipped 14 percent to 1,933 units, and BR-V and HR-V sales fell 53 percent to just 168.
Hyundai Nishat Motors bucked the trend. Its sales climbed 11 percent to 1,202 units, and the newly launched Palisade SUV supplied 379 of them.
Bikes, tractors and trucks
Atlas Honda set another all-time high, selling 173,152 motorcycles. Total two- and three-wheeler sales reached 199,908 units, up 21 percent from a year earlier but down 1 percent from September.
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Tractor sales jumped 44 percent to 4,154 units, more than double September’s level. Truck and bus sales rose 33 percent to 1,018.
Brokerage analysts expect double-digit growth in auto sales for the full fiscal year, citing new variants and new brands entering the market.
Separately, the government plans to take the Autos and Auto Parts Manufacturing Policy 2026-31 to Parliament.
Sazgar’s October figures, once released, will add to the month’s total.
