Indus Motor Company (IMC), Pakistan’s Toyota car assembler, is preparing to launch a new variant of the 11th generation Corolla sedan in Pakistan.
According to sources, IMC will launch the 1.6L Altis with a 7-speed CVT transmission. Previously, the car was only available with manual and automatic (4-speed torque converter) transmissions, with the CVT limited to 1.8L Altis variants.
Although details are scarce at the moment, it is unclear whether IMC will discontinue the automatic variant or add the new CVT version to the lineup.
There has been no official word on pricing, but it is expected to increase for the new variant. Corolla 1.6L variants are currently priced at PKR 45.69 lac for manual, PKR 47.89 lac for AT, and PKR 52.79 lac for AT up-spec variants.
This generation of Corolla was introduced in Pakistan in 2014 and is now in its ninth year of production.
Pakistan is currently the only market in the world where the 11th generation Toyota Corolla is still being manufactured; keep in mind that the 12th generation model, which debuted in November 2018, is already more than three years old and has begun to receive a facelift in global markets.
It is unclear how long IMC will keep this generation of Corolla in Pakistan. However, a new variant may indicate that it is here to stay.
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