News regarding United Auto Industries, the company
behind the second largest motorcycle brand in Pakistan, the “United
Motorcycles”, venturing into automobile business has been around for quite a
while now. Reportedly United has teamed up with a Chinese brand, the name of
which has been kept under covers. The company was working on to introduce an
800cc hatchback and 1000cc pickup in Pakistan.
Now images of that upcoming 800cc hatchback by
United have surfaced and surprisingly enough it’s none other than the Chinese
version of Suzuki Mehran, which means United, just like Honda replica
motorcycles, might be selling the cloned Mehran in our country. Official
announcement by United Motors regarding launch of the said vehicle is yet to be
made though.
There are cosmetic add-ons
including roof rails, rear extenders, different bumpers & different
headlamps & tail lamps. While the interior comes with black & beige
color coding, seatbelts, adjustable headrests, 4-spoke steering wheel and off
course an upgraded dashboard. No details regarding the engine or suspension are
available as of yet.
Apparently it’s a stripped version of Jiangnan TT,
as evident from the logo on the steering wheel. The once cheapest car in China
(now discontinued) which we shared back on 20th May 2016.
Pak Suzuki has finally decided to say goodbye to
Mehran as the Limited Edition model will reportedly be launched in 2018, while
the 30 year old hatchback will be replaced by the 8th generation 660cc Alto in
2019. However from the looks of it, the auto consumers of Pakistan won’t be
able to get rid of Mehran since it will be available with a different name
under a different umbrella and will continue to be sold till don’t know how
long.
Cr : CarSpiritPK
