100 Pakistani-manufactured Toyota cars for army and police
Thursday, 20 February 2014 00:00
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One hundred Toyota Corolla (Altis) cars manufactured by Indus Motors Pakistan were handed over to the Sri Lankan Police and the Armed Forces yesterday at the Defence and Urban Development Ministry.
Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the Chief Guest at the ceremony which was also graced by the High Commissioner of Pakistan Major General Qasim Qureshi, Sri Lankan Army Commander Lt. Gen Daya Ratnayake and Inspector General of Police N.K. Illangakoon.
The Toyota Corrola (Altis) cars are manufactured by the Indus Motor Company Ltd. (IMC), which is a joint venture between the House of Habib, Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan for assembling, progressive manufacturing and marketing of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan since 1 July 1990.
The company was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in December 1989 and started commercial production in May 1993. The shares of company are quoted on the stock exchanges of Pakistan.
IMC’s 105 acres production facilities located at Port Bin Qasim Industrial Zone near Karachi is a manufacturing site where both Toyota and Daihatsu brands are manufactured.
