Ghandhara Industries Limited (GIL) ( ur, ), formerly known as National Motors Limited, is a Pakistani truck and bus manufacturer based in

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. It is the authorized assembler and manufacturer of Isuzu vehicles in Pakistan.Ghadhara Industries' Jan-Mar profit up 20%
The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 29 April 2017, Retrieved 5 May 2019 The major business activities of the company are progressive

manufacturing Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a r ...

, assembling and

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Isuzu trucks and buses at its plant in S.I.T.E.,

.Profile and stock quote of Ghandhara Industries on Financial Times (UK business newspaper)
Retrieved 5 May 2019

History

The company was established in

by the General Motors Overseas Distribution in 1953. In February 1963, the company was acquired by

Habibullah Khan Khattak Lieutenant General Habibullah Khan Khattak also known as Muhammad Habibullah Khan (17 October 1913 – 1994) was a Pakistani Army officer born in Wana, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He was the son of Khan Bahadur Kuli Khan Khattak, and was t ...

who renamed it Ghandhara Industries Limited. In 1972, the

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

nationalized Ghandhara Industries and renamed it National Motors Limited. The company's franchises

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and

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produced buses and cars. In 1984, the Toyota franchise was transferred to

Toyota Indus Indus Motor Company Limited ( ur, ), operating as Toyota Indus, is a Pakistani automobile manufacturer which is a subsidiary of Japanese multinational automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1989, as a ...

. In 1992, Bibojee Services acquired National Motors Limited. The Bibojee companies are owned by the heirs of Habibullah Khan Khattak. In 1999, the company renamed to its original name. In 2017, Ghandhara Industries made it to '

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Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion list of companies.Profile of Ghandhara Industries on Forbes.com business website
Published 18 July 2018, Retrieved 5 May 2019

Products

(Double Cab/Pickup Truck) 2019 Isuzu D-Max Hi-Lander 4-Door 1

Isuzu D-Max The Isuzu D-Max is a pickup truck manufactured since 2002 by Isuzu Motors. A successor of the Isuzu Faster/KB, the first and second-generation model shares its platform with the Chevrolet Colorado. The third-generation model shares its platfo ...

Ghandhara Industries to Launch Isuzu D-MAX in Pakistan
pro-Pakistani.pk website, Retrieved 5 May 2019

N series/
Isuzu Elf The is a medium duty truck produced by Isuzu since 1959. Outside Japan it is known as N series and Q Series. The range was originally mainly available in Japan and other Asian countries. Australia was another important market for the Elf and N ...
trucks

ISUZU ELF, 6th Gen, Hi-cab White Box truck

*Isuzu NHR55 *Isuzu NKR55 *Isuzu NPR66 *Isuzu NPS71

F series/
Isuzu Forward The (also known as the Isuzu F-Series) is a line of medium-duty commercial vehicles manufactured by Isuzu since 1970, following the earlier TY model which occupied the same slot in the market. All F-series trucks are cab over designs and the ...
trucks and prime movers

* Isuzu FTR33 * Isuzu FVR34/90 * Isuzu FVZ * Isuzu FVZ340 HD * Isuzu FTS33H

C series/
Isuzu Giga The Isuzu Giga ( ja, いすゞ・ギガ) is a line of heavy-duty commercial vehicles produced by Isuzu since 1994. Outside Japan it is known as Isuzu C/E series. It was formally known as the Isuzu Heavy-Duty Truck'. Between 1994 and 2016, it wa ...
trucks and prime movers

* Isuzu CYZ

Buses/Coaches

*NKR55 Microbus *NPR66 Minicoach *MT133/MT134 ''(Passenger Bus)''

References

External links

Bibojee Group of Companies

Ghandhara Industries Limited Official Site

General Motors Corporation Official Website

Isuzu Motors America
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History

Products

N series/Isuzu Elf The is a medium duty truck produced by Isuzu since 1959. Outside Japan it is known as N series and Q Series. The range was originally mainly available in Japan and other Asian countries. Australia was another important market for the Elf and N ... trucks

F series/Isuzu Forward The (also known as the Isuzu F-Series) is a line of medium-duty commercial vehicles manufactured by Isuzu since 1970, following the earlier TY model which occupied the same slot in the market. All F-series trucks are cab over designs and the ... trucks and prime movers