Company type | Public |
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PSX: GHNI | |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1953 |
Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Area served | Pakistan |
Key people | Ahmad Kuli Khan Khattak ( CEO) |
Products | Trucks and buses |
Revenue | Rs. 14.542 billion (US$50 million) (2023) |
Rs. 1.193 billion (US$4.1 million) (2023) | |
Rs. 179.424 million (US$620,000) (2023) | |
Total assets | Rs. 16.495 billion (US$57 million) (2023) |
Total equity | Rs. 8.222 billion (US$28 million) (2023) |
Owner |
Bibojee Services Limited (39.16%) Ghandhara Automobiles Limited (19.09%) Universal Insurance (5.56%) |
Number of employees | 664 (2023) |
Parent | Bibojee Group |
Website |
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Footnotes / references Financials As of 30 June 2023 [update] [1] |
Ghandhara Industries Limited (GIL) ( Urdu: گندھارا انڈسٹریز لمیٹڈ), formerly known as National Motors Limited, doing business as Isuzu Pakistan, is a Pakistani truck and buses assembler based in Karachi. [2] It is the authorized assembler of Isuzu vehicles in Pakistan. [3]
The major business activities of the company are progressive manufacturing, assembling and marketing Isuzu trucks and buses at its plant in S.I.T.E., Karachi. [4]
Ghandhara Industries Limited was established in Karachi by the General Motors Overseas Distribution in 1953.
In February 1963, the company was acquired by Habibullah Khan Khattak who renamed it Ghandhara Industries Limited. [2] [5]
In 1972, the government nationalized Ghandhara Industries and renamed it National Motors Limited. The company's franchises Bedford Vehicles and Toyota produced buses and cars. [6]
In 1984, the Toyota franchise was transferred to Toyota Indus. [6]
In January 1992, Bibojee Services acquired National Motors Limited for PKR 150 million, under the privitization scheme of the Government of Pakistan. [7] [6] The Bibojee companies are owned by the heirs of Habibullah Khan Khattak.
In 1999, the company renamed to its original name. [6]
In 2017, Ghandhara Industries made it to ' Forbes Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion list of companies. [8] [2]
(Double Cab/Pickup Truck)