Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed while addressing the Gala Dinner of Pakistan Auto Parts Show (PAPS) 2019 announced that Pakistan Railway will use now use locally manufactured parts to boost the local business. He said that with 70 million commuters, Pakistan Railways can be a huge market for auto parts makers and invited PAAPAM to come and explore the opportunities of joint ventures.
While talking about his visit to Toyota Japan, he said that the whole town was involved in producing some sort of products for Toyota, resulting in abundant employment opportunities for whole town. He reiterated that a similar model should be utilized in Pakistan to support and strengthen the local vendors and avoid importing products that can be manufactured domestically.
Chairman PAAPAM Ashraf Sheikh said, “Pakistan Railways used to be a big customer for the automotive parts manufacturers. A lot of members have grown in size with the growth of Pakistan Railways in procuring auto parts from within Pakistan. But now the situation has been changed rather the Pakistan Railways rely more on imported parts.”
Chairman PAPS Mashood Ali Khan said that minister’s cooperation on this subject will enlighten and pave ways for developing the local automotive industry to reach the desired levels of production. He said that utilization of industry on catching the need of the Railways to develop and repair the coaches lying unusable in the Railway yards.
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