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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| 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$28 million) (2023) |
Number of employees | 664 (2023) |
| Parent | Bibojee Group (39%) Ghandhara Automobiles Limited (19%) Universal Insurance (6%) |
| Website | gil |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of 30 June 2023[update][1] | |
Ghandhara Industries Limited (GIL) (Urdu:گندھارا انڈسٹریز لمیٹڈ), formerly known asNational Motors Limited,doing business asIsuzu Pakistan, is a Pakistani truck and buses assembler based inKarachi.[2] It is the authorized assembler ofIsuzu vehicles in Pakistan.[3]
The major business activities of the company are progressivemanufacturing,assembling andmarketing Isuzu trucks and buses at its plant inSITE Town,Karachi.[4]
Ghandhara Industries Limited originated from a mobile assembly plant established in Karachi in 1942 to support U.S. military operations.[5] It was incorporated asGeneral Motors Overseas Distribution with the inauguration of a Karachi branch in 1949.[5] Construction of a permanent facility began in 1951 and a facility to assemble trucks and buses began operational on July 4, 1953. In 1956, car production facility with models such asChevrolet,Bedford, andVauxhall was added.[5] The facility was shuttered on October 28, 1963, and was acquired by Ghandhara Industries, which later added Holden and Opel (primarily Kadett) models to its production line in the mid-1960s.[6]
In 1972, theGovernment of Pakistan nationalized Ghandhara Industries and renamed it National Motors Limited. It continued to produce Vauxhalls into the 1970s while ceasing the import of American Chevrolets.[5]
In 1984, the Toyota franchise was transferred toToyota Indus.[5]
In January 1992,Bibojee Group acquired National Motors Limited for PKR 150.44 million (US$ 24.50 million), under theprivatization scheme of the Government of Pakistan.[7][8][5] The Bibojee companies are owned by the heirs of Habibullah Khan Khattak. In 1999, the company was renamed to its original name.[5]
In 2017, Ghandhara Industries made it to 'Forbes Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion list of companies.[9][2]
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