Fuso says it sells several thousand Canter per year in Saudi Arabia; it is most commonly for local distribution of fast-moving consumer goods and food.

Electromin, a turnkey e-mobility provider, will act as Quantron’s distribution partner in Saudi Arabia for the ‘Qargo 4 EV’, which was launched in April 2022.

Gaussin and Aramco have signed an agreement to establish a manufacturing facility for hydrogen vehicles in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a global leader in diversified chemicals, in collaboration with oil marketing company, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), is to provide Technical Grade Urea (TGU) for the manufacture of DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) or AUS-32 (Aqueous Urea Solution), which is used in diesel exhaust aftertreatment  systems to reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions by over 70% and to comply with Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) emissions in new vehicles.

Ashok Leyland Ltd, a subsidiary of the Hinduja Group, has launched two new passenger bus models – a 7m midi-bus, called GAZL and the latest version of the 11m Falcon Super with a Euro IV (EGR-only) engine for the markets of the Middle East.

February saw UD Trucks appoint Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co Ltd, as its exclusive importer and distributor of trucks, parts and aftermarket services in Saudi Arabia following the termination of a similar agreement with the Rolaco Group.

Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation, global manufacturer of petrochemicals, fertilisers, industrial polymers and metals, headquartered in Riyad, has taken a majority stake in Black Diamond Structures LLC, a nanotechnology company from Austin, Texas, established in 2014.