Sales of motorbikes, three-wheelers decline 19pc in 1QFY20

ISLAMABAD: The sales of motorcycles and three-wheelers dipped by 19.48pc during the first quarter of the current financial year 2019-20, compared to the corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Automobile Manufacturing Association (PAMA) reported on Tuesday.

During the period under review, as many as 367,656 motorbikes and three-wheelers were sold, as against the sale of 456,626 units during the same months of last year.

The sale of Honda motorcycles in the country decreased 11.62pc to 235,116 units this year, as against 266,029 units last year.

Suzuki motorcycles’ sales dipped by 11.34pc to 5,018 units as compared to 5,660 units last year, whereas the sale of Yamaha motorbikes witnessed a decrease of 1.16pc, from 6,285 units last year to 6,212 units.

The sale of united auto motorcycles went down from 109,512 units to 81,012 units, showing a decrease of 26.02pc, while sales of Road Prince motorcycles decreased by 35.02pc, from 45,247 units to 29,399 units.

Meanwhile, the sale of Road Prince three-wheelers witnessed a nominal increase of 2.51pc, from 1,588 units last year to 1,628 units.

The sale of Qingqi three-wheelers decreased of 69.43pc, from 5,566 units to 1,701 units, whereas the sale of United Auto three-wheelers dropped by 55.88pc, from 3,176 units to 1,401 units.

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