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On October 25th, the 9th China (Macau) International Automobile Expo kicked off at the Venetian Macao Convention and Exhibition Center in Macau. As the core strength of China’s self-owned vehicle brand, JAC debuted for ninth times constantly. This time, it took six star models to amaze the audience with the latest achievements of new energy, right-wheel “heavy”and “brand upgrading”products, aiming to bring global users a safer, smarter and more comfortable travel solutions to create a green and wonderful car life.

Differentiate to meet customer needs and share green and wonderful car life

In order to better protect the blue sky and embrace the green future, JAC continues to explore new technologies for energy conservation and environmental protection, creating a better green life for customers. At this auto show, JAC’s new energy products include commercial and passenger vehicles, to fully meet the green needs of different customer groups.

For customers with household needs, JAC has brought the latest model of its new energy passenger car, long battery life pure electric SUV—iEVS4. In terms of endurance, iEVS4 is the first pure electric vehicles in China to break through the endurance distance of 470km under the comprehensive driving conditions, and the maximum endurance range is up to 600km; in battery life, the maximum mileage of 1 million kilometers can be realized, which can completely cover the whole vehicle’s life cycle; in terms of safety performance, after 3 years and 1700 times simulated thermal runaway test development, the first breakthrough in the country was finished, from the five levels including the battery core, simple module, multi-string module, battery pack and the whole vehicle, the test forced trigger monomer thermal runaway to achieve that battery pack does not explode and fire, combined with the world’s leading new generation of liquid cooling and eliminate battery risks; in terms of quality improvement, through the joint production with JV, the adjustment by VW expert and the high quality obtained by the German Volkswagen VDA quality standards, iEVS4 provides users with a more comfortable travel solution. In terms of intelligent configuration, iEVS4 is equipped with a new generation of Internet of Vehicle 3.0 system, which truly realizes the deep dialogue between people and vehicles and it has new network functions like checking and booking a trip schedule, in addition to the traditional functions of voice control navigation, air conditioning, music, search, emergency rescue, etc., which make the travel life more exciting.

For customers with commercial needs, JAC brings its high-end electric truck-i5 electric light truck. It integrates the superior resources of the two domestic high-end R&D platforms of JAC light truck and JAC pure electric vehicle. The i5 electric light truck adopts lithium iron phosphate battery, which has the advantages of higher safety performance, longer life, better performance under low temperature, light weight and environmental protection. With permanent magnet synchronous engine, its peak power can reach 130kW, bringing the highest speed to over 90km/h, the 0-50km/h acceleration time less than 15s. It can support 180km driving disatance; 30% maximum climbing makes it easy to face with the test of various steep slopes; i5 uses honeycomb panels light-weight cargo with a volume of 14 cubic meters, which can meet the distribution of urban logistics feeders. i5 right-wheel electric light truck was showed in the exhibition, which will more specifically meet the needs of users in right-wheel vehicle countries and regions such as Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia.

To balance the needs of customers for home and business, JAC has given a travel solution for the T8-EV pure electric pickup. The T8-EV is the latest masterpiece of JAC’s new energy commercial vehicle, combining the advantages of reliability, safety, economy and long distance mileage. The whole vehicle adopts the bird cage body structure design, and uses high-strength steel in 43% proportion. The structural strength of the body is designed according to the C-NCAP collision standard, and the super-strength front anti-collision beam and the side anti-collision beam are always protecting the vehicle. In terms of power, the vehicle is equipped with Guoxuan lithium iron phosphate battery with a power of 67.2kWh and a peak power of 110kW. The power does not lower than the traditional pickup, which can fully meet the transportation needs of the city. In the commercial needs, the T8-EV has outstanding applicability in dealing with municipal, construction, telecom power repair, logistics and transportation. For the out-of-home travel, the T8-EV has the comfort feature like a passenger car, the economy of an electric car and the load-bearing and dynamic feature of a truck, which can make users enjoy the “family happiness”.

Courtesy: Automotive World

As confirmed by sources, the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) has awarded Greenfield investment status to Al-Hajj automotive group to assemble Proton cars in Pakistan under automotive development policy 2016-21.

Greenfield investment is defined as the installation of new and independent automotive assembly and manufacturing facilities by an investor for the production of vehicles of a make not already being assembled/manufactured in Pakistan.

This Proton plant will be the first-ever CKD plant in Pakistan, the plan officially began back in 22^nd of May 2019 when the Malaysian Prime Minister and Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan signed a ceremonial marble plaque at an event held in Islamabad, Pakistan.

As per plans, the plant will be built in a site in Karachi, owned and ran by Al-Haj Automotive also they will be the official distributor of the Proton vehicles in Pakistan. The operations as per plans are to start before the end of the year 2020.   

The plans began back in the year 2017 when the Proton developers disclosed their plans to achieve the target of selling 400,000 units by 2027. The major part of their plan was to establish CKD plants in overseas markets. For making their way in Pakistan they choose Al-Haj Automotive and the agreement between both companies was signed on 29 August 2018. To take benefit of the subsidized duties offered to CKD vehicles a plan came in the form to establish an assembly plant in Pakistan.

Al-Haj Automotive group has the resources and the experience to give growth to Proton in Pakistan. The new CKD plant which will be built on Greenfield assembly has an initial investment of USD30 million. The assembly plant will create 2,000 direct employment opportunities in the first three initial years of commencement and 20,000 indirect jobs as the plant commissions.

At this time, when the auto industry is going through a recession period this comes as a silver lining to people who are losing jobs as the industry feels the pinch of taxation done by FBR.

The establishment of Proton CKD plants in Pakistan is another feather of achievement in the rapidly developing Al-Haj Automotive group’s achievement list.

Indus Motors, assembler of Toyota cars in Pakistan, has announce the launch of new generation Hiace Delux luxury van in Pakistan, with extend our gratitude to you for your continuous efforts and support in establishing Toyota Brand in Pakistan

Hiace has always supported the transport of people, Toyota Hiace Deluxe (Full Model Change). The vehicle will consist of three variants as mentioned below:

1. Toyota Hiace Deluxe Standard Roof Commuter: RSP – Rs. 6,480,000

2. Toyota Hiace Deluxe High Roof Commuter: RSP – Rs.7,290,000

3. Toyota Hiace Deluxe High Roof Tourer: RSP – Rs.8,090,000

It is expected that Commuter will be used as route buses, Tourer will be for tourists along longer trips.

The current model has received high praise for business use, such as high QDR (Quality, Durability, Reliability) and excellent space efficiency. Units are displayed at selected Toyota Showrooms across the country.

Not to be confused with the Tokyo Motor Show, Tokyo Auto Salon is where Japanese manufacturers and aftermarket tuners assemble to showcase their wild and wonderful creations. it is said to be Japan’s coolest custom car show.

To round up the show, here are a couple of things one needs to know:

Nissan:

The Nissan Juke Personalisation Adventure concept doesn’t look too dissimilar to the Juke Nismo RSnow of 2015, but this one has huge extended wheelarches. Power is sourced from a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine, while the roof rack is designed to serve as a landing pad for drones.

To celebrate 50 years of the Nissan Skyline GT-R, 10 first- and second-generation GT-Rs went under the hammer at the BH Auction sale. The results of the auction are just beginning to filter through, but it was found out that one sold for 24,200,000 Yen.

Honda:

There’s much to love about the Honda S660. It’s small, mid-engined, turbocharged, lightweight and cute.This Neo Classic version only serves to crank up our jealousy-o-meter. Gone is the Honda Beat-style look of the standard car, replaced by something dripping in retro charm.

Suzuki:

A Suzuki Swift Sport and Jimny would make for a pretty solid two-car garage, so there was plenty to admire on the Suzuki stand. The Yellow Rev concept features a High Chroma Yellow Pearl paint job, a black roof, black alloys, additional decals and an aero kit. But the Yellow Rev is more than just a cosmetic exercise. The bumpers, alloy wheels and seats have all been lightened to make this the lightest Swift.

Toyota:

In standard form, the Toyota Aqua is a dull but worthy small car. But the Gazoo Racing version is anything but standard. Toyota unveiled Gazoo Racing versions of the Vitz and Aqua at the Tokyo Auto Salon in 2017 as it hoped to demonstrate how vehicle customization can help to increase vehicle enjoyment.

Next up was Toyota Mirai. In 2015, Toyota used this hydrogen fuel cell car as a stage-opener at the ADAC Rally Deutschland, an event on the WRC calendar. “It is our dream that one day our fuel cell vehicles will be able to compete in WRC. Spectators at the Rallye Deutschland will have to get used to this noiseless premiere at Trier, but they’ll experience the art of an almost pollution-free future,” said Yoshikazu Tanaka, the Mirai’s chief engineer in 2015.

Auction cars:

Non-Japanese auction lots included a pair of MGBs, a Caparo T1, Porsche Carrera GT, Ferrari Mondial T prototype, Ferrari F40 and a Ferrari 308 GTB. Of the confirmed sales, the F40 sold for the highest amount, with bidding closing at 121,000,000 Yen.

Source: Motoring Research

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