KARACHI: Haier Pakistan CEO and Pakistan Super League franchise Peshawar Zalmi’s owner Javed Afridi has said that under the supervision of Pakistani and Chinese experts the construction of the first MG Motors Assembly plant is underway and production will start soon.
On a social media website Twitter, Javed said, “Construction of the first MG Motors Assembly plant is in progress under the supervision of both Pakistani & Chinese experts. Soon Production will start InshaAllah. A great step forward, not only for us but for the whole Automotive Industry in Pakistan,” he added.
Construction of the first MG Motors Assembly plant is in progress under the supervision of both Pakistani & Chinese experts. Soon Production will start InshaAllah. A great step forward, not only for us, but for the whole Automotive Industry in Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/V7duMSRZB4
— Javed Afridi (@JAfridi10) May 15, 2021
Greenfield status is granted to car assembly companies and includes tax and duty incentives to encourage new car companies to enter the Pakistani market.
The company has already launched its compact SUV MG-HS and has revealed its plans to launch more cars including MG-ZS 1.5, MG ZS EV, which is fully electric and has 44.5 kWh of power, pick-up truck MG-Extender and SUV RX8.
The Engineering Development Board general manager has confirmed that MG Motors has been given the green-field status to manufacture cars in the country.
MG Motors in Pakistan is a joint venture between Pakistan’s JW-SEZ and Chinese giant SAIC, which now owns the British MG Motors. The company may also manufacture SAIC’s other cars too.
Javed Afridi is a key stakeholder in MG Motors in Pakistan. He said in a previous interview that they had a good experience in Pakistan’s auto industry after they launched commercial vehicles such as trucks under the banner of JW-Forland.
In the ground-breaking ceremony of MG Motors recently, Javed Afridi said that they have established a joint venture with SAIC Motors, which means that the Chinese company also made investments in Pakistan. MG Motors is one of the car companies that came to Pakistan after the government announced its Auto Development Policy 2016-21.
