Isuzu Motors Saudi Arabia Company Limited is a commercial vehicle manufacturer and dealer based in
Dammam
Dammam (Arabic: الدمام ad-Dammām) is a city and governorate, and the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 1,386,166 as of 2022, making it the country's fifth- ...
,
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
. It is a joint venture between
Isuzu
, commonly known as Isuzu (, ), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Its principal activity is the production, marketing and sale of Isuzu commercial vehicles and diesel engines ...
(99%) and Isuzu Motors Asia (1%).
History
The first concrete plans for this project can be traced back to 2007, but a corresponding declaration of intent and the establishment of the company were delayed until 2011 due to the
Great Recession
The Great Recession was a period of market decline in economies around the world that occurred from late 2007 to mid-2009. . At the end of 2012, the plant was opened in the presence of the Saudi Arabian Minister of Economics.
It is the first complete production plant for Japanese trucks in the
Gulf region.
The company has more than 100 employees.
The theoretical capacity is 3000 units. Despite a planned capacity expansion to 25,000 copies at the time of opening, around 2000 and 1700 vehicles were produced in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
Models
The
F series is produced by Isuzu Motors Saudi Arabia.
References
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External links
Official website
Isuzu
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2011
Truck manufacturers of Saudi Arabia
2011 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Companies based in Dammam