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Ghandhara Industries Limited
Ghandhara Industries Limited (GIL) (Urdu: گندھارا انڈسٹریز لمیٹڈ), formerly known as National Motors Limited, doing business as Isuzu Pakistan, is a Pakistani truck and buses assembler based in Karachi.[2] It is the authorized assembler of Isuzu vehicles in Pakistan.[3] The major business activities of the company are progressive manufacturing, assembling and marketing Isuzu trucks and buses at its plant in SITE Town, Karachi.[4] HistoryGhandhara Industries Limited originated from a mobile assembly plant established in Karachi in 1942 to support U.S. military operations.[5] It was incorporated as General 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 as Chevrolet, Bedford, and Vauxhall 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, the Government 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 to Toyota Indus.[5] In January 1992, Bibojee Group acquired National Motors Limited for PKR 150.44 million (US$ 24.50 million), under the privatization 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] Products(Double Cab/Pickup Truck)  N series/Isuzu Elf trucks F series/Isuzu Forward trucks and prime movers C series/Isuzu Giga trucks and prime movers
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