Pakis can't make car engines?

Govt may nod to car engine imports from India

* Pak-Suzuki may venture with Maruti

By Fida Hussain

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering to allow Pak Suzuki Motor Company to import engines from India for Suzuki cars, assembled in Pakistan as the Japan has almost halt rolling out low power engines, official sources told Daily Times.

The Maruti Motor Company, India’s Suzuki Motor franchise, has established it engines manufacturing plant at Chandigarh, the capital of the northern states of Punjab and Haryana. Spread out over 114 sq. km. Chandigarh is home to big industrial undertakings as well as more than 2,500 small-scale industrial units.

The official said that the government is considering allowing the import of engines from Chandigarh, as it would cost much lesser than the amount being paid on import of the same from other options.

Pak-Suzuki may be allowed to import engines of 800 cc and 1000 cc cars from India in 2005-06 in line with the government efforts to reduce the car prices in local market, the official said.

Chandigarh is in the close proximity with Pakistan and the concerned authorities are assessing the import cost of engines for Suzuki cars in Pakistan.