THE COMPANIES ARE: Specialised Motorcycles (Karachi); Moon Traders (Karachi); Ghani Automobiles (Lahore); Master Engineering Corporation (Lahore); Buraq Motor Corporation (Lahore); and Stahlco Automobiles (Lahore).
Sources elaborated Specialised Motorcycles (Karachi) would enter into the market with a brand name of (Hunter HR-70), however, Moon Traders (Karachi) is coming with Moon Star 70cc.
Similarly, Ghani Automobiles would launch its product by the name Gi-70. Nevertheless, Master Engineering Corporation (Lahore) would launch two of its models, ie, Leader LD-70 and LD-100.
However, Buraq Motor Corporation is launching Buraq 100cc, while Stahlco Automobiles is coming with Stahlco 70cc.
Sources informed new players are currently giving final touches to their products and planning to launch their products shortly.
"They were just waiting for the final nod from the federal government and they would soon launch their product and marketing campaign," sources said.
They said all the six new players have made their plants operational and were all set to kick-off their production and were just waiting for the final approval.
The federal government had issued similar licenses to five companies in December last year including Babar Auto Manufacturing (Karachi); Moonstar Motor Corporation (Karachi); Master Motorcycles (Lahore); Super Sonic Corporation (Karachi); Bhawaja Automobiles (Karachi); and Crown Lifan (Sadiqabad).
Other than that some 40 companies were already operational in the country. Pak Hero Industries, Atlas Honda, Pakistan Cycle Industrial Co-operative Society Limited, Saigols Qingqi Motors Limited, Excel Industries, New Asia Automobiles, United Sales, Blue Star Automobile, Pacific Motor Company Limited, HKF Engineering (Pvt) Limited, Sazgar Engineering Works Limited, Star Asia and Zxmco Pakistan (Pvt) Limited are assembling 70cc motorcycles.
Suzuki Motorcycle Pakistan Limited, Dawood Yamaha Limited, Dewan Motorcycles Limited, Ahmed Automobile Company, NJ Auto Industries, Sitara Auto Impex, AB Engineering (Pvt) Limited are also producing motorbikes, besides companies from Hyderabad, Memon Associates Foundry Limited, Raazi Motor Industries and Shafiq Sons which are engaged in manufacturing Super Star SS-70, Hi Speed SR-70 motorcycles and Jinan JN-70cc motorcycles, respectively.
Other companies including DS Motors Fateh Motors, King Hero Motorcycle Industries, Super Asia Motors (Pvt) Limited, Toyo International Motorcycle, Suleman Auto Industries, Metro Hi-tech industries (Pvt) Limited, Eagle Industries, Raja Auto Cars, Ali Raza Industries, Habib Motorcycles (Pvt) Limited, NJ Auto Industries, Omega Industries, Pakistan CICS Limited, Rafiq Engineering Industries (Pvt) Limited and Sonica Auto Industries (Pvt) Limited are also manufacturing different models of motorbikes, mainly 70cc.