Millat Tractors
tractor company in Pakistan
Millat Tractors Limited (Urdu pronunciation: [ˈmɪl.lət ˈtræk.tərz] MIL-lut) is a Pakistani agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1964, it is the manufacturer of Massey Ferguson tractors in Pakistan with a production capacity of 40,000.
It is one of the two major tractor manufacturers of Pakistan with a 70 percent market share, as compared to Al-Ghazi Tractors which had 29 percent market share in 2021.
History
Millat Tractors Limited was founded as Rana Tractors and Equipment Limited in 1964 by Rana Khudadad Khan and Rana Allahdaad Khan. It became an importer and marketer of Massey Ferguson tractors in Pakistan. The company initially imported tractors as completely built units (CBU) but transitioned to assembling them from semi knocked-down (SKD) kits by 1967, due to transportation and cost efficiencies.
In 1965, Rana Tractors was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.
In 1972, following the nationalization of key industries by the Government of Pakistan, Rana Tractors was renamed Millat Tractors and incorporated into the Pakistan Tractor Corporation (PTC), facilitating the assembly of tractors from completely knocked down (CKD) kits. The first engine assembly line in Pakistan was developed by Millat Tractors in 1982, although the company faced difficulties in procuring cast and machined parts. This led to the establishment of casting facilities at vendor sites in 1984 and an in-house machining facility for essential engine and axle components.
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