A tale of two halves of a calendar year

It was the best of times, but then it suddenly became the worst of times

Imagine you’re at the family dinner for bari Eid, you’ve chowed down on your favourite delicacies. You’ve had the time of your life; all is good. The morning after, you and many of your relatives are taken ill. Your family blames you, because they know it’s a given that you will fall ill, so why eat so much? They tell you how people have stomach infections every bari Eid. No one blames the chef who may have undercooked any of the food you consumed. 

This is exactly what happened with the automotive industry this year.

 

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Daniyal Ahmad
Daniyal Ahmad
The author is a member of the staff, and covers the automobile, energy and advertising insdusties as a sector analyst. He can be reached at [email protected]

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