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Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurated an assembly plant for Pakistani automotive manufacturer Sazgar Engineering Works Limited on Thursday. The plant, located in the Philippines and facilitated by the Pakistan embassy there, will assemble approximately 12,000 three-wheeled vehicles annually, including both electric and internal combustion engine models. This move marks Sazgar’s first international manufacturing facility outside of Pakistan and is intended to serve as a hub for Southeast Asia.

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A Pakistani automotive manufacturer, Sazgar Engineering Works Limited, has opened a manufacturing plant in the Philippines, with Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inaugurating the facility on Thursday. The embassy of Pakistan facilitated this partnership, allowing Sazgar to introduce its passenger and commercial three-wheelers, as well as electric vehicles, into the Philippine market. According to the president's statement, the new plant is expected to assemble approximately 12,000 three-wheeled vehicles annually, including both electric and internal combustion models. This move marks a significant step for Pakistan in expanding its manufacturing sector internationally and advancing towards cleaner transportation options.

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A Pakistani automotive manufacturer has opened up a manufacturing plant in the Philippines, it emerged on Friday. asserted

it → open → Friday

In a post on the social media platform X, the Pakistan embassy in the Southeast Asian country said: “Pakistan-made three-wheelers have entered the Philippine market!” asserted

wheelers → say → market

It said that Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr inaugurated the assembly plant of Pakistan’s Sazgar Engineering Works Limited. asserted

Jr → say → Limited

It highlighted that, facilitated by the embassy, the manufacturer was introducing its “passenger, commercial three-wheelers and electric vehicles” in the Philippines. asserted

manufacturer → highlight → Philippines

According to the official website of the Philippine president, the plant was inaugurated on Thursday. uncertain

plant → accord → Thursday

It quoted him as saying that the inauguration of the plant marked “an important step in our journey to strengthen our country’s manufacturing sector and advancing the transition to cleaner, more sustainable transportation”. asserted

inauguration → quote → transportation

He said that the plant was designed to assemble approximately 12,000 three-wheeled vehicles annually, covering both electric and internal combustion engines. asserted

plant → say → engines

“Sazgar has been building vehicles in Pakistan for over three decades. asserted

Sazgar → build → decades

When it chose its first home outside of Pakistan and its hub for all of Southeast Asia, it chose the Philippines. asserted

it → choose → Philippines

It placed its confidence in our country,” he said. asserted

he → place → country

According to the company’s website, Sazgar is a public limited company headquartered in Lahore. uncertain

Sazgar → accord → Lahore

It exports three-wheelers and parts to over 20 countries, including Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka and Nigeria. asserted

It → export → Japan

Pakistani three-wheelers go international as automotive manufacturer opens plant in Philippines

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