Manufacturing Daimler and DHL launch truck parts centre in Dubai Commercial vehicles company Daimler and logistics provider DHL are to launch a Daimler truck parts facility in Dubai in December. The new parts centre will open in Dubai World Central, the economic zone supporting logistics and businesses around Al Maktoum International Airport. Daimler Commercial Vehicles Mena (DCV Mena) and DHL Global Forwarding have forged a […] November 28, 2022
Analysis UAE and Germany grow ever closer with shared net zero goals The first four Mercedes Benz cars arrived in Abu Dhabi in 1965, imported by the Al Fahims, who founded Emirates Motor Company three years earlier. Last year, the UAE imported German automobiles worth nearly $1.2 billion. Also in the mid Sixties, the German company Siebert discovered enough water close to Al Ain to enable the […] September 30, 2022
Analysis Manufacturing Morocco in drive to become a global EV manufacturing hub Ask anyone to name the global electric vehicle manufacturing powerhouses and the US and China are the first countries that will spring to mind. But Morocco now looks set to join the big league after its government announced in July that it is planning to ink a deal with several EV battery manufacturers to construct […] September 16, 2022
Manufacturing Abu Dhabi bids to become electric vehicle manufacturing hub Abu Dhabi today announced plans for its first electric vehicle assembly facility as the emirate looks to join Saudi Arabia and Sharjah in building a regional manufacturing hub for sustainable transport options. KIZAD, part of AD Ports Group’s Economic Cities & Free Zones, has signed a lease agreement with NWTN to establish an assembly plant […] September 6, 2022
Energy Saudi Arabia sets rules for rollout of EV charging stations Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy launched the regulations for the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, according to a local media report. A team at the Ministry of Energy has completed work related to the legislative, organisational and technical aspects to regulating the EV charging market, Saudi Gazette newspaper reported, citing the ministry. The […] August 22, 2022
Tourism Dubai digital maps get self-driving on the road Digital maps are being created in Dubai in preparation for the launch of self-driving vehicles in the city next year. US-based Cruise will this month operate two Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles to prepare the maps for the company’s self-driving vehicles which are scheduled to be on the road in Dubai in 2023, making it the […] July 25, 2022
People & Lifestyle 20 MENA innovators to watch Meet the young game changers who have set their sights on transforming the Middle East and North Africa July 20, 2022
Analysis Biden Middle East US firms invest billions as Saudi appeal grows American businessmen first travelled to Saudi Arabia back in the 1930s to help develop the kingdom’s natural resources. Fast forward 90 years and, with record foreign investment licences issued in Saudi Arabia in the first quarter of 2022 and the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growing at its fastest rate in a decade, it’s little […] July 8, 2022
Manufacturing Dutch EV pioneer aims to generate buzz in Sharjah Lightyear, the Dutch startup that launched the world’s first long-range production-ready solar electric vehicle earlier this month, has picked the UAE for its first overseas expansion. The company said it will be opening testing facilities and a sales office at the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park), the first such facility outside the […] June 30, 2022
Analysis Electric vehicles cost more to insure than petrol cars in the UAE Electric vehicles (EVs) are more expensive to insure in the UAE than their traditional fuel-powered alternatives. This is due to the higher number of claims, cost of repairs and parts, and the fact that some drivers are not used to them, industry experts told AGBI. “It’s true that some insurers price electric and hybrid car […] June 23, 2022
Analysis Manufacturing Powering up electric vehicles in Saudi Electric vehicles (EVs) are a rare sight on the streets of Riyadh or Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. This is partly due to a lack of charging infrastructure but mainly because commercial sales have yet to start – the only EVs in evidence are ones that individuals have privately imported. “You see the odd Tesla or […] June 15, 2022
Opinion Manufacturing Electric vehicles: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em Opportunities in battery manufacturing as well as clear net-zero goals allow oil-rich countries to embrace the inevitable switch to EVs rather than fear it June 15, 2022
Manufacturing Gulf rivals jostle for position as EV test beds A collaboration has been forged between electric vehicle company NWTN and real estate investor Sultan Investments to build a manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi. The tie-up is the latest signal of intent by the UAE to corner the fast growing EV market, rivalling Saudi Arabia’s ambitions. NWTN, previously known as ICONIQ, was founded in 2016 […] June 14, 2022
Tourism Saudi’s Abdul Latif Jameel to invest $220m in Indian electric vehicle maker Saudi Arabian family conglomerate Abdul Latif Jameel is to invest $220 million in India’s Greaves Electric Mobility, as it looks to benefit from the country’s growing electric vehicle (EV) market. India is currently the world’s fourth-largest automotive market and Greaves Electric Mobility, a subsidiary of Indian engineering firm Greaves Cotton Ltd, produces two and three […] June 2, 2022
Manufacturing Lucid’s electric vehicle hub to create 4,500 jobs in Saudi US-based Lucid Group on Wednesday revealed more details about its plans to build an electric vehicle (EV) production hub in Saudi Arabia, with 4,500 jobs to be created. With an annual capacity to build 155,000 EVs, agreements in place are estimated to provide financing and incentives to Lucid of up to $3.4 billion over the […] May 19, 2022
