This was disclosed by Toyota Central Motors (TCM) Managing Director, Salim Godil, during the Toyota Dream Car Contest held at TCM.
While speaking to media, Salim said that his manufacturing plant located in Karachi was in full production and converting around 25 cars per month.
He said that if Pakistan enters the market, it may prove to be a lucrative export sector as bullet-proofing costs range from Rs4 million to Rs12.8 million depending upon the model and shape of the vehicle.
“Majority of the customers are interested in bullet-proofing their 4X4 vehicles which usually cost about Rs4 million, while cars like Mercedes cost up to Rs12.8 million,” he said.
“Pakistan is entirely capable of converting vehicles into bullet-proof cars; TCM also exhibited a locally bullet-proofed 4X4 vehicle on the occasion.”
Godil said that, at present, his manufacturing unit had a limited production capacity and if the government formulated a policy to encourage this industry, exports of bullet-proof cars may fetch huge foreign exchange to the national exchequer.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2014.
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Good development. Would have been even better if we were actively marketing this skill and tapping multiple markets rather than waiting for buyer to come and knock at our doors.