Sazgar

Sazgar Engineering Works Limited is a Pakistani automotive assembler headquartered in Lahore. It specialises in the assembly of cars and rickshaws.[2]

History

Sazgar Engineering Works was founded in September 1991 as a private limited company.[3] It was converted into a public limited company in November 1994.[3] In 1996, it was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.[3]

In 2022, Haval H6 HEV vehicle was launched. It is assembled under a joint venture of Sazgar Engineering Works Ltd and Great Wall Motor of China.[4]

Sazgar has been producing motorized rickshaws since 2005. In February 2024, it became the first company in Pakistan to obtain a license to produce electric three-wheelers. As of February 2026, Sazgar holds approximately a 30% share of the Pakistani rickshaw market, producing 3350 units monthly[5], including around 30 electric models.[6]

Products

BAIC

The company reached an agreement with Chinese vehicle manufacturer BAIC to launch of three vehicles in Pakistan, which include:[7]

  • BAIC D20 - (Subcompact car)
  • BAIC X25 - (Subcompact SUV)
  • BAIC BJ40 - (Off-road SUV)

Great Wall Motor

The vehicles of Haval and Ora are assembled under a joint venture between Sazgar and Great Wall Motor of China.[8][4]

References

  1. Sazgar Engineering Annual Report 2025 retrieved 9 October 2025^
  2. The Newspaper's Staff Reporter. Auto sector sales show positive trend dawn.com, 14 December 2014, retrieved 27 October 2015^
  3. Engineering: SAZGAR ENGINEERING WORKS LIMITED - Year Ended 30-06-2005 Brecorder, December 21, 2005^
  4. The Newspaper's Staff Reporter. Sazgar rolls out Pakistan's first hybrid EV today DAWN.COM, 2022-11-17, retrieved 2022-11-17^
  5. Production and Sales data regarding Four Wheelers and Three Wheelers for the month of January 2026 Pakistan Stock Exchange, Sazgar, retrieved 5 March 2026^
  6. Kunwar Khuldune Shahid. Pakistan's electric rickshaws are accelerating the country's EV revolution Rest of World, 2025-02-12, retrieved 2025-02-24^
  7. Whirlpool appoints Sazgar as distributors in Pakistan DailyTimes, retrieved 27 October 2015^
  8. Sazgar completes manufacturing facilities for Haval 1 July 2022, retrieved 9 December 2023^
  9. Sazgar-GWM launch ORA 3 EV in Pakistan The Express Tribune, 2024-02-23, retrieved 2024-03-13^