Pakistan Automobiles: Car sales (including KIA) up ~63% YoY in Nov-2020
- Car sales, as reported by PAMA, increased by 48% YoY in Nov-2020 to 14,454 units. The same, including Lucky Motor Corporation (KIA, non-member of PAMA), is up by 63% YoY.
- Indus Motor (INDU), Honda Car (HCAR) and Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) registered sales increases of 87% YoY, 72% YoY and 16% YoY respectively. This is the first YoY increase in FY21 for PSMC as some of the production issues have been resolved.
- Car sales also increased by 3% MoM in Nov-2020. The increase was driven by PSMC’s increase of 12% MoM as Cultus sales grew by 86% MoM followed by Ravi sales improving by 255% MoM. HCAR’s sales were same as last month. INDU’s volumes declined by 10% MoM.
- New entrants into Pak Auto space Hyundai Nishat sold 472 units (+63% MoM) in Nov-2020, while Lucky Motor sold around ~1,500 units, as per our channel checks.
- Atlas Honda (ATLH) recorded motorbike sales of 108,005 units in Nov-2020, up 14% YoY. In 5MFY21, sales have increased by 19% YoY.
- Tractor sales in Nov-2020 are up 77% YoY, while decreasing by 28% MoM. Millat Tractors (MTL) recorded increase of 67% YoY (-22% MoM) while Al Ghazi Tractors (AGTL) sales increased by 116% YoY (-39% MoM), respectively.
We expect demand for cars to grow stronger owing to low interest rates environment and pickup in economic activity. We are Over-Weight on Pak Automobiles with Buy ratings on INDU, HCAR and MTL.
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