Indus Motor Company Limited ( ur, ), operating as Toyota Indus, is a Pakistani

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manufacturer which is a subsidiary of Japanese multinational automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. It is based in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...

, Pakistan. Founded in 1989, as a joint venture between

House of Habib The House of Habib () is a Pakistani conglomerate (company), conglomerate company based in Karachi, Pakistan. The group was founded by Habib Esmail in Mumbai, Bombay (British Raj) in 1841. It is a prominent shia Khoja business family in Pakista ...

Toyota Tsusho is a sōgō shōsha (trading company), a member of the Toyota Group. Toyota Tsusho has a worldwide presence through its many subsidiaries and operating divisions, including over 150 offices, and 900 subsidiaries and affiliates around the world. ...

and Toyota Motors.Profile of Indus Motors Company
Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 14 March 2017, Retrieved 23 April 2020 Indus Motor is the authorized assembler and manufacturer of

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and

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vehicles, auto parts and accessories in Pakistan since 1 July 1990 at its manufacturing plant at Port Bin Qasim Industrial Zone, outside

. Indus Motor has employed 3,349 persons.

History

Indus Motor was incorporated as a public limited company in December 1989 and started commercial production in March 1993. Shares of the company are quoted on the

Pakistan Stock Exchange The Pakistan Stock Exchange ( ur, , abbreviated as PSX) is a stock exchange in Pakistan with trading floors in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore. PSX was classified by MSCI as a frontier market on 8 September 2021. The PSX was established on ...

. In March 2000, the company started production of Daihatsu Cuore in Pakistan which was based on the domestic Mira and features an 850-cc engine. In 2008, Toyota acquired 9.83 million shares from Overseas Investors AG and general public at the price of per share. In January 2012, the company halted Cuore production in Pakistan. Former Chairman of Indus Motor Company Ltd, Ali Suleman Habib died on 18 April 2020.

Products

Cars

* Toyota Yaris *

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* Toyota Camry * Toyota Prius

Offroaders

* Toyota Rush *

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* Toyota Fortuner * Toyota Land Cruiser *

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* Toyota Corolla Cross

Buses & Vans

* Toyota Hiace *

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References

External links

Indus Motor Company Limited

Indus Motor Company Detailed Company Financials

(Forbes.com website)
Toyota Global
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