Lucky Motor Corporation

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Lucky Motor Corporation
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Automotive
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
Headquarters Karachi, Pakistan
Products Automobiles
Number of employees
2000+
Website www.luckymotorcorp.com

Lucky Motor Corporation (LMC) is a Pakistani automobile manufacturer and distributor. It began as a subsidiary of the Lucky Group for the purpose of assembling and distributing automobiles from the South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia in Pakistan. [1] Originally incorporated as Kia Lucky Motors Pakistan, the company changed its name to Lucky Motor Corporation Limited [2] in 2020. It did so because it added Peugeot to its business, similarly assembling, distributing, and marketing Peugeot vehicles in Pakistan. Lucky Motor Corporation continues to assemble and market Kia vehicles.

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The manufacturing plant became operational in September 2019. [3] [4]

Operations in Pakistan

In the first quarter of 2023, Lucky Motors increased the prices of Kia cars, primarily due to the imposition of heavy taxes by the government. [5] [6] This sudden increase in prices significantly affected the affordability of the vehicles for the general public, leading to a substantial decline in the company's sales figures. [7]

Agreement with Samsung

Lucky Motor Corporation (LMC) began manufacturing Samsung smartphones in Pakistan in December 2021, at their plant in Port Qasim Industrial Zone, Karachi. [8] The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issued authorization for mobile device manufacturing to LMC in August 2021. [9]

Products

Kia

Peugeot

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