Al Haj FAW Motors | |
Foundation: | 2006 |
Location: | Karachi, Pakistan |
Parent: | FAW Group Al-Haj Group |
Industry: | Automotive |
Area Served: | Pakistan |
Al-Haj FAW Motors Limited (Urdu: {{nq|الحاج فا موٹرز) is a Pakistani automobile manufacturer based in Karachi, Pakistan since 2013.[1] It is a subsidiary of Chinese assembler and manufacturer of FAW Group. The company assembles passenger and commercial vehicles at its assembly plant in Karachi.[2] [3] [4]
Al-Haj FAW Motors Limited was incorporated as a private limited company in October 2006.
Al-Haj FAW Motors is the sole distributor & progressive manufacturer / assembler of FAW heavy commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles & passenger cars in Pakistan.
First CBU (Complete Built-Up) product-line of HVs was launched in 2006 which included different heavy commercial vehicles like dump trucks, rigid trucks & prime movers.
The local production CKD (Complete Knocked-Down) of FAW Heavy Commercial Vehicles started in December 2011.
Light Vehicles, Mini Van & Pickup (CBU) were introduced in March 2012 and regular (CKD) production of minivans (XPV) and pick-up trucks (Carrier) was started in September 2012.
In August 2017, Al-Haj FAW Motors launched Pakistan’s first locally assembled Chinese passenger car, the FAW V2.
FAW used to manufacture a wide range of vehicles to cater to all transportation needs, including passenger cars. The Al-Haj group had introduced FAW's heavy-duty trucks as completely built-up units (CBUs) initially. The response from transporters was positive, so the range of trucks was expanded to meet the needs of all cargo segments, including medium and light-duty commercial vehicles.[5]
In 2017, JS Bank Limited collaborated with Al-Haj FAW Motors Private Limited to provide business loans to customers of light commercial vehicles through the Prime Minister Youth Business Loan (PMYBL) scheme.[6]