KARACHI Aug.19 (TNS): Truck maker Sinotruck Limited and bus manufacturer Shanghai Sunlong, the two Chinese auto companies have expressed interest in establishing assembling units in Pakistan.
During a meeting with the office-bearers of Pakistan Association of Auto Parts and Accessories Manufacturers Association (Paapam), Sinotruck’s Mr Wang Haotao, who was leading a 10-member Chinese delegation, said his company aims to utilize Pakistani expertise and labor in the production of auto parts for their trucks.
Mr Wang informed the auto- part makers that his company had already exported 2,400 completely built-up trucks to Pakistan. Sinotruck produces 200,000 units per annum in China.
Mashood Ali Khan, the Chairman Paapam said Sinotruck officials are conducting a survey of the Pakistani truck market and will submit a report to their higher-ups. He said he had asked the Chinese company to also bring auto-part makers in future meetings so that joint ventures and technical agreements could be signed.
