The Company

The Ghandhara Industries Limited is a public limited company quoted on the Stock Exchanges and registered under the Companies Act, 1913 (now companies Ordinance, 1984). It was established in Karachi by General Motors Overseas Distribution Corporation U.S.A. in 1963 Lt. Gen. M. Habibullah Khan Khattak acquired these facilities from General Motors and renamed it Ghandhara Industries Limited. The Government of Pakistan nationalized Ghandhara Industries Limited in 1972 and renamed it National Motors Limited. In 1992 M/s. Bibojee Services (Pvt) ltd. acquired it under Privatization Policy of the Government, and adopted its original name Ghandhara Industries Limited w.e.f. 27-11-1999.

The major business activities of the company comprise of progressive manufacture, assembly and marketing Isuzu truck and bus chassis and fabrication of Bus and Load bodies. To accomplish its mission the company has a county wide dealers network for marketing its products. In addition the company represents its principals in Pakistan for other built up Products.

The company has provided impetus to the local manufacture of engineering goods. With the introduction of new models that compliments the Isuzu products, additional opportunities are being availed to provide work for the company’s in house manufacturing facilities as well as for the vendors producing Isuzu parts locally.

In-house facilities also include two assembly lines, as machine shop and a press shop. Equipped with these facilities the plant is capable of producing about 2400 truck & bus chassis and 2400 LCVs per annum on a single shift basis, depending on the business requirements. Other avenues are also being explored to utilize the idle capacity of the plant as far as possible.

Long Term Objectives

  • Maximize the value of shareholders equity.
  • Create an environment that assures national self-sufficiency in automobile industry.
  • Create an environment that furthers healthy competition in the Automobile sector.

Major Products

  • ISUZU Truck Model FTR
  • ISUZU Bus Model NPR
  • ISUZU Truck Model NPR
  • ISUZU Bus Model MT
  • ISUZU Bus Model LT
  • ISUZU Light Commercial Vehicles
  • ISUZU Bus / Load Body Fabrication

Major Customers

  • Owner Operators
  • Fleet Owners
  • Pakistan Armed Forces
  • Civilian & Paramilitary Law Enforcement Agencies
  • Government & Semi-Government Organizations
  • Transport Authorities
  • Educational Institutions
  • Health Organizations
  • Public Sector Companies
  • General Public