October 25, 2026
Pakistan Targets 3,000 EV Charging Stations by 2030
An initial 40 fast chargers are planned on motorways and highways, with points about every 50km, the industries ministry told the National Assembly.
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October 21, 2026
Pakistan Approves Auto Policy, Rejects IMF Call to Raise EV Tax
The long-delayed policy clears a sales tax question that had frozen invoicing, and declines an IMF proposal to raise the concessional rate on electric vehicles.
September 6, 2026
BYD’s $150m Sindh EV Plant Slips Again With No Explanation From Operator
The $150m BYD electric-vehicle assembly plant at Gharo in Sindh has missed a second target date, with the joint-venture operator declining to explain the delay or comment on localisation plans.
July 16, 2026
Pakistan Auto Policy 2026–31 Delayed as IMF Rejects 1% Sales Tax on Electric Vehicles; Old Policy Extended
Pakistan's new Auto Industry Development and Export Policy 2026–31 has been delayed after the IMF rejected the government's proposed 1% sales tax on new energy vehicles, insisting on the standard 18% GST across the board. The existing AIDEP 2021–26, which expired in June, will be extended for another year while negotiations continue. The disagreement centres on whether electric and hybrid vehicles should receive preferential tax treatment, which the IMF views as inconsistent with its fiscal reform agenda.
July 9, 2026
BYD’s $150 Million Pakistan Assembly Plant Launches This Month; Targets 30% of EV Market by End-2026
China's BYD is set to begin assembling electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles at its new Pakistan plant this month, in partnership with Mega Motor Company — a subsidiary of Hub Power. The $150 million facility near Karachi will initially produce 25,000 units annually using semi-knocked-down kits, with non-electric components sourced locally. BYD is targeting a 30–35% share of Pakistan's growing EV segment.
July 5, 2026
CPEC 2.0 Moves Into Pharma, EVs and 44 SEZs as Pakistan-China Industrial Cooperation Enters New Phase
Pakistan and China are entering a new phase of CPEC cooperation focused on industrialisation, pharmaceuticals, information technology, and critical minerals — a shift from the infrastructure-heavy first phase toward higher-value economic integration. BYD will begin assembling electric and hybrid vehicles in Pakistan by July-August 2026, and a Pakistan-China pharma and biotech B2B conference is scheduled for Karachi in mid-July.
July 1, 2026
Pakistan and China Sign Battery MoU as CATL Talks Advance Under Next CPEC Phase
Pakistan and China have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on lithium-ion battery manufacturing and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, as Islamabad holds separate discussions with CATL — the world's largest EV battery maker — on a potential investment deal under the expanded China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
June 26, 2026
BYD to Switch On Karachi EV Plant by Q3, Raising Heat on Pakistan’s Japanese Carmakers
Chinese EV giant BYD is set to begin local assembly near Karachi in the second half of 2026, a $150 million bet landing just as Pakistan's car market stages a sharp recovery.
June 26, 2026
Punjab Rolls Out Pakistan’s First E-Taxi Scheme as Maryam Nawaz Courts Women Drivers
Punjab has launched the country's first government-backed electric-taxi scheme, distributing 1,100 subsidised cabs with a women's quota, though its reliance on a Rs4 billion subsidy and imported Chinese vehicles invites questions about scale.
Audi maintains Outlook after raising Q1 sales, excluding pricing impacts
Listen to the article TECHNOLOGY: Audi, Volkswagen’s premium brand, confirmed its full prospect on Monday, reporting a 12.4% increase in first -month revenue driven by strong sales of electric vehicles. Specifically, the provision does not represent possible implications for US invoices. First quarter revenue at € 15.43 billion (\ 17.49 billion) in January – March compared to € 13.73 billion last year. The company expects revenue between 67.5 billion and € 72.5 billion for 2025 and a 7% and 9% margin. “The financial impact of import invoices, especially in the United States, cannot be assessed definitively,” Audi said in a
