Auto parts maker Agriauto announces partial plant shutdown in March

Agriauto Industries Limited, a manufacturer of auto components, announced it will partially shut down its plant during the month of March in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday.

The company will observe a partial shutdown in March 2023 due to the decline in production rates of our major customers, according to the announcement.

Agriauto Industries was established in Pakistan on June 25, 1981, as a public limited company, according to information found on the PSX. The business produces and sells parts for tractors, motorbikes, and automobiles.

Its customers include Suzuki, Toyota, and Atlas Honda, three struggling manufacturers that have often had to halt operations at their plants as the auto industry struggles with an inventory shortfall imposed by import restrictions.

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Agriauto Industries' wholly owned subsidiary, Agriauto Stamping Company Pvt. Ltd., will also have a temporary shutdown in March.

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Industries in Pakistan have recently announced full or partial shutdowns, citing a variety of factors such as decreased market demand and the inability of the company to maintain inventory as businesses struggle to obtain Letters of Credit (LCs).

The government is still actively courting the IMF to restart the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, which, if authorized by its board, would release a funding tranche of more than $1 billion.

To meet its obligations for imports and other external payments, the country still lacks a critical amount of currency. The $3.25 billion in foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank is hardly enough to cover three weeks' worth of imports.

The majority of the other earlier steps, such as increasing the cost of fuel and energy, ending subsidies in the export and power sectors, and raising more money through new taxes in a supplemental budget, have already been taken by Pakistan.