First Saudi Arabian-built Renault Truck rolls out of AVI facility in KAEC

[Arabian Stallion]

First Saudi Arabian-built Renault Truck rolls out of AVI facility in KAEC

First Saudi Arabian-built Renault Truck rolls out of AVI​

THE new era of Renault Trucks in Saudi Arabia started recently with the assembly of its first C & K range models at its newly built state-of-the-art assembly facility of Arabian Vehicles & Trucks Industry Co. Ltd. (AVI), based in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC).

A milestone for Arabian Vehicles & Trucks Industry and for the French truck manufacturer, the first Saudi-built Renault Trucks have been assembled through the collaboration of a number of Renault-trained technicians, engineers, quality and logistics personnel from Bourg-en-bresse, and a highly trained local AVI team.

Lars-Erik Forsbergh, Renault Trucks Middle East president, said: “Our facility in KAEC further cements our commitment of providing unrivalled transport solutions throughout the Middle East. Through the support of our local importer Zahid Tractor and AVI we hope to continue to service the demanding construction, infrastructure and transport sectors in the region and set new standards in the region’s trucking industry.

“We are delighted to see the first of many Saudi-built Renault Trucks roll off our assembly line. Although the facility layout derives from our group’s lean manufacturing production system, this milestone could not have been achieved without the efforts of our highly-trained Saudi workforce.”

Arabian Vehicles & Trucks Industry Ltd (AVI), is a joint venture between Zahid Tractor & ?Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd and Volvo Trucks Corporation, which owns Renault Trucks.

AVI’s exemplary facility in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) was designed by a project team from the Volvo Group Truck Operations (GTO), comprised of engineers and process owners from brands under the group’s umbrella. The new airconditioned assembly facility in KAEC has been ergonomically designed. Tooling, fixtures, equipment, driven line, crane structures, special racking on the assembly line, proven tightening tools and different lifting and moving fixtures help the facility to run efficiently and seamlessly at optimum performance, producing up to 4,000 trucks annually for both brands combined.

Implementing a new concept for an efficient and cost-effective truck assembly, the AVI facility is one of the first in the world to produce both Volvo and Renault trucks on the same assembly line.

The facility’s diversified workforce include trained engineers and operators as well as a number of qualified Saudi nationals, working across logistics, engineering, production and quality control. Primarily servicing the growing demands of the Saudi market, the facility will be producing the full line up from Renault Trucks’ new range; the reliable and durable C Range for construction and long haul and the robust K Range for heavy construction.

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has already laid down the foundation as a catalyst for significant social and economic growth in Saudi Arabia beyond oil revenue. The 168 million sqm KAEC is the perfect location to connect East and West. From its state-of-the-art deep-water port on the Red Sea shore, KAEC can handle the world’s largest ships. In addition, with new road and rail networks, KAEC is just an hour from Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah. The city, with its growing industrial base, is poised to feed into the Kingdom’s economy through diversity of innovative and dynamic opportunities across commercial, logistics, manufacturing, shipping, residential and educational fields. A gem in the heart of the industrial zone, AVI’s knock down (KD) assembly facility is one of the first and biggest completed, fully functional projects in KAEC.

http://saudigazette.com.sa/business/first-saudi-built-renault-truck-rolls-avi-facility-kaec/

 

[Desertfalcon]

Good job!

 

[Pakistani E]

Looks like the Saudi Vision 2030 is in full swing. Congratulations and the best of luck in the future.

Nothing gives me more pleasure than to see a middle eastern and Islamic nation endeavoring to progress.

 

[airmarshal]

Congrats. This is the way to go for Saudi Arabia. It should diversify its economy. Should have been done long time ago but better late than never.

 

[somebozo]

Saudi has huge potential to become the manufacturing hub of GCC...especially with lower overhead and operation cost than Jebel Ali.

 

[Al-Andalus]

Saudi Arabia commercial vehicles market to grow at 9pc by 2021
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RIYADH, 8 days ago
The Saudi Arabian market for commercial vehicles is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 9 per cent during 2016 – 2021, according to report by TechSci Research, a research based global management consulting firm.

The report, titled "Saudi Arabia Commercial Vehicles Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2021", revealed that market growth is on account of robust infrastructural developments coupled with growing logistics requirements arising from construction and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sectors.

Moreover, the increasing number of smart city projects and growing population coupled with growing government's focus on promoting energy efficiency are some of the other major factors anticipated to positively influence the Saudi Arabia commercial vehicles market over the next five years, added the report.

On the basis of vehicle type, the market of commercial vehicles in Saudi Arabia has been segmented into four categories, namely, buses, light commercial vehicle (LCV), medium commercial vehicle (MCV) and heavy commercial vehicle (HCV), it said.

Among these categories, LCV segment dominated the country's commercial vehicles market in 2015, and the same trend is anticipated to continue over the next five years as well. However, in terms of growth, the bus segment is forecast to outpace LCV segment during 2016-2021.

Tourism industry in Saudi Arabia is cyclical and is largely restricted to religious pilgrimage. In August 2015, for over 200,000 pilgrims arrived in Jeddah and Madinah, and approximately 17,700 buses were deployed for these pilgrims.

In order to address increasing transportation needs to accommodate the huge number of pilgrims during Hajj, the Saudi Arabian government is importing new buses with advanced technology that can be operated even in harsh climatic conditions, consequently aiding the country's commercial vehicles market, said the report.

"In order to accommodate growing vehicle fleet demand of the kingdom, Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (Sagia) plans to increase investments towards strengthening and expanding the country's road infrastructure,” said Karan Chechi, research director with TechSci Research.

“As per the 9th Five Year Plan, which was introduced in 2010, the Ministry of Economy and Planning announced an overall spending of about $27.06 billion for improving and expanding the country's road infrastructure,” he said.

“These developments are anticipated to drive sales of commercial vehicles market during next five years,” he added.

The report has evaluated the future growth potential of Saudi Arabia commercial vehicles market and provides statistics and information on market size, share, trends and forecasts for commercial vehicles in Saudi Arabia.

The report is intended to provide cutting-edge market intelligence and help decision makers take sound investment evaluation. Besides, the report also identifies and analyses emerging trends along with essential drivers, challenges and opportunities available in Saudi Arabia commercial vehicles market, it added. – TradeArabia News Service

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/IND_314415.html

Toyota plans 4 new service facilities in Saudi Arabia

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RIYADH, 15 hours, 13 minutes ago
Abdul Latif Jameel Land (ALJ Land), one of Saudi Arabia’s leading property developers, has announced plans to develop fully integrated Toyota sales and service facilities in Makkah, Hofuf, Yanbu and Hail areas of the kingdom at an investment of SR200 million ($53.2 million).

The new customer-centric facilities will feature dedicated areas for showrooms, along with aftersales service and maintenance centres, according to ALJ Land.

These facilities will be fully operational by the end of 2017, it stated.

These projects come as part of Abdul Latif Jameel’s recently announced planned domestic investment of SR7.5 billion ($1.9 billion) by 2022, including SR2 billion ($532 million) this year, said the company in a statement.

This also reaffirms the company’s readiness to support Saudi Arabia’s national agenda for economic diversification, as outlined in the Vision 2030 plan, it stated.

Ammar Izziddin, the managing director of Tatweer Jameel, an ALJ Land subsidiary and the development managers of the four new locations, said: "We are proud to be undertaking the development of these projects that will bring best-in-class sales and service facilities and further enhance the Toyota ownership experience in Saudi Arabia."

"By utilizing the company’s pool of expertise in construction and development, and by leveraging our longstanding relationships with leading contractors and blue chip consultancy bureaus in the industry, we are confident that these projects will be executed to the best quality standards," he added.-TradeArabia News Service

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MTR_314779.html

 

[Stryker1982]

At first I thought Saudi Arabia built something but it turns out its french.

 

[KediKesenFare3]

It's just a small truck but you have start somewhere. That's why I strongly support this development. I'm full of hopes for Saudi Arabia, don't you dare to disappoint me.