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  • ‘Extreme volatile situation of Pakistani rupee’ forces Toyota to announce third price hike of 2023

    ‘Extreme volatile situation of Pakistani rupee’ forces Toyota to announce third price hike of 2023

    Indus Motor Company (IMC), the manufacturer of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan, has increased prices for its CKD vehicles lineup by upto Rs890,000.

    The price hike has been attributed to “economic uncertainties and volatility of Pakistani rupee”, according to a notice sent to dealer principals, CEOs, and sales heads by the company.

    Below are the new prices:

    Variant Old Price (Rs) New Price (Rs) Increase (Rs)
    Yaris GLI MT 1.3 4,079,000 4,279,000 200,000
    Yaris GLI CVT 1.3 4,339,000 4,549,000 210,000
    Yaris ATIV MT 1.3 4,309,000 4,519,000 210,000
    Yaris ATIV CVT 1.3 4,529,000 4,749,000 220,000
    Yaris ATIV X MT 1.5 4,649,000 4,869,000 220,000
    Yaris ATIV X CVT 1.5 4,929,000 5,169,000 220,000
    Corolla Altis X MT 1.6 5,269,000 5,529,000 260,000
    Corolla Altis 1.6 X CVT-i 5,749,000 6,059,000 310,000
    Corolla Altis 1.6 X CVT-i SE 6,319,000 6,659,000 340,000
    Corolla Altis Grande X CVT-11.8 Beige 6,609,000 6,939,000 330,000
    Corolla Altis Grande X CVT-i1.8 Black 6,649,000 6,979,000 330,000
    Revo V AT 2.8 12,239,000 12,859,000 620,000
    Revo V AT Rocco 12,899,000 13,559,000 659,100
    Fortuner 2.7 G Petrol 13,419,000 14,109,000 690,000
    Fortuner 2.7 V Petrol 15,359,000 16,159,000 800,000
    Fortuner 2.8 Sigma 4 Diesel 16,189,000 17,029,000 840,000
    Fortuner Legender Diesel 17,069,000 17,959,000 890,000

    The notice explained that the current volatile situation of Pakistani rupee against the US dollar has adversely affected the manufacturing cost of IMC, making it extremely difficult for the company to hold the current indicative retail selling prices.

    Hence, the company has decided to pass on some impact to the market. The notification stated that the prices are subject to change and prices prevailing at the time of delivery shall continue to be applicable on all orders.

    Any change in government levies and taxes (including federal excise duty, sales tax, and CVT, etc), tariffs, fiscal policies, import policies, etc., will be borne by the customers. This is the third time since January 2023 that the company has raised the prices of its CKD vehicles lineup.

    The first price hike was introduced on January 12, followed by another price increase later last month. The auto industry has been significantly impacted in recent months, with companies shutting down production plants due to the unavailability of imported raw materials and restrictions imposed by the government to curb imports.

  • Toyota IMC increases car prices up to Rs7 lac

    Toyota IMC increases car prices up to Rs7 lac

    Toyota Indus Motor Company has announced a massive price hike for Corolla and Hilux variants.

    The automaker blames rising manufacturing costs and the weakening rupee in a notification it has issued.

    Here are the new prices:

    Vehicle Old Invoice New Price Difference
    Toyota Corolla Altis 1.6 CVT Rs4,789,000 Rs4,979,000 Rs190,000
    Toyota Corolla Altis 1.6 CVT SE Rs5,279,000 Rs5,479,000 Rs200,000
    Toyota Hilux Rs8,449,000 Rs9,069,000 Rs620,000
    Toyota Hilux Revo G 2.8 R9,169,000 Rs9,839,000 Rs670,000
    Toyota Hilux Revo G 2.8 AT Rs9,609,000 Rs10,309,000 Rs700,000
    Toyota Corolla’s new prices

    Since January 2022, Toyota has raised the pricing of all of its vehicles by 32 to 7 per cent. Aspiring Toyota buyers are put into a worse situation by this additional price increase.

    These models are now more competitively priced with their top-tier competitors in their respective categories. Toyota may therefore be using decoy pricing to steer client spending into their more expensive items as one of its goals.

    IMC may also want to prepare customers for potential price increases that are even higher relative to those for the more expensive versions of these particular models.

    Regardless of what Toyota hopes to accomplish with this price rise, the cause is most likely the same: its operational loss of Rs3.3 billion in Q1FY23. From Rs5.42 billion in Q1FY22 to Rs1.29 billion in Q1FY23, Toyota’s sales revenue fell by 76 per cent. Toyota would have ended the quarter with a total loss if it weren’t for its Rs5.16 billion in other income.