Pakistani car company buys Canadian NEV-maker Dynasty
Filed under: NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle), Asia
The Daily Times of Pakistan reports that the Canadian manufacturer of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Dynasty Electric Car Corporation has been sold to Pakistani automaker Karakoram Motors. Dynasty General Manager Danny Epp told Canadian Broadcasting that limitations on the use of NEVs on Canadian roads along with the strong Canadian dollar contributed to the decision by the owner to sell the company. Dynasty has been manufacturing thirty to forty vehicles per year. Karakoram Motors assembles and markets light duty trucks in Pakistan.
[Source: Daily Times of Pakistan]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-15-2008 @ 1:17PM
Rex said...
Um, what are NEV's? I am a pakistani btw, and happy that for once my country is not in the news for a bad reason
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5-15-2008 @ 2:13PM
Wave54 said...
Here's a description from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEV
There are a number of useful links on the page as well.
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5-17-2008 @ 12:43PM
Mehul said...
Pakistan has a car company! Who knew!
Good to see progress from them
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