Ghandhara Automobiles Limited
Pakistani automobile manufacturer
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Ghandhara Automobiles Limited (Urdu: گندھارا اٹوموبیلز لمیٹڈ) formerly known as Ghandhara Nissan, is a Pakistani automobile manufacturer based in Karachi.
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| PSX: GAL | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Area served | Pakistan |
| Key people | Ahmed Kuli Khan Khattak (CEO) |
| Products | Dongfeng, JAC, Renault Trucks |
| Revenue |  Rs. 13.104 billion (US$47 million) (2023) |
| Rs. 782.723 million (US$2.8 million) (2023) | |
 Rs. 181.270 million (US$650,000) (2023) | |
| Total assets | Rs. 12.622 billion (US$45 million) (2023) |
| Total equity | Rs. 7.921 billion (US$28 million) (2023) |
| Owner | Bibojee Services (57.75%) |
Number of employees | 1,060 (2023) |
| Parent | Bibojee Group |
| Subsidiaries | Ghandhara Industries Limited (19.09%) |
| Website | ghandharaautomobiles |
| Footnotes Financials as of 30 June 2023[update] [1] | |
It was established in 1981.[2] Ghandhara Automobiles is the authorized assembler and manufacturer of Chery, Dongfeng,[3] JAC[4] and Renault Trucks[5] vehicles in Pakistan.[2][6]
History
Ghandhara Nissan (Ghandhara Automobiles) was incorporated in 1981 for the distribution of completely built-up (CBU) Nissan vehicles in Pakistan.[2] In 1992, it became a publicly listed company on the Karachi Stock Exchange.[2] Ghandhara Nissan has a technical assistance agreement with Nissan Motors and a joint venture agreement with Nissan Diesel for the progressive assembly of passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles and heavy duty vehicles. Ghandhara Nissan's manufacturing and assembly plant which has a capacity of 6,000 cars per year, is located at Port Qasim, Karachi.[2][7][4]
Ghandhara Nissan forms one of several companies of Bibojee Group. In 2016, Renault announced to start assembling cars in Pakistan by 2018 in collaboration with Ghandhara Nissan,[8][9] and collaborated with new partner Al-Futtaim Group of United Arab Emirates (UAE) but shelved the project later on.[10][11]
In March 2018, Nissan signed a manufacturing and licensing agreement with Ghandhara Nissan to begin local production of Datsun models but suspended talks later.[12]
In February 2021, Ghandhara Nissan announced it would assemble Chery Tiggo vehicles in Pakistan.[13]
On April 18, 2023, Ghandhara Nissan Limited changed its name to Ghandhara Automobiles Limited.
Products
Commercial Vehicles
Dongfeng Trucks
Renault Trucks
JAC Motors
- X200 (Light-Medium Truck)[4]
- 1020K (Medium Truck)
- 1042K (Medium Truck)
Marketing and Branding
In 2025, Ghandhara Automobiles Limited, through its JAC Motors Pakistan division, appointed Pakistani rally and drift driver Dina Rohinton Patel as a brand ambassador in their motorsport programme, where she has been featured driving the JAC T9 Hunter in official promotional materials and events.