PAAPAM Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers Information

The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) is the representative body of automotive vending industry having registered memberships base of over 350 vendor companies located all over Pakistan. The PAAPAM produce components for passenger cars, tractors, motorcycles, 3-wheelers, trucks, and busses with localization level ranging from 40% to over 90%. The vending industry is producing high quality components conforming to global standards as defined by top global vehicle assemblers including Suzuki, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Messy Ferguson, Fiat, Hino, Nissan, Isuzu, Daewoo etc.00 The vending industry employs more than 200,000 highly skilled workforce which is around 95% of the total manpower employed in auto industry. The auto vending industry of Pakistan during the last 15 years has come a long way in terms of acquiring technologies to manufacture a wide range of hi-tech products not only for domestic market but also catering for export market to some extent. The localization level achieved so far by the vending industry is 55 – 70% for passenger cars, over 90% for motorcycles and tractors 40% in case of trucks and buses.