UD Trucks Vehicles Assembled In Saudi Arabia

UD Trucks range of medium and heavy duty vehicles are now being assembled in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Zahid Group’s Arabian Vehicles & Trucks Industry (AVI) facility in the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC).

AVI is now the only facility in the world that assembles Volvo Trucks, Renault Trucks and UD Trucks on the same production line; an achievement that showcases Zahid Tractor, AVI and Zahid Group’s relentless commitment to creating career opportunities and enhancing the careers of Saudi Arabian nationals.

Zahid Tractor Commercial Vehicles Division, is driving the Kingdom’s manufacturing and transportation industries towards achieving Vision 2030 and is committed to continuously investing in human resources and state-of-the-art technology along the way.

“From the outset of our journey with UD Trucks, our main objective has been to ensure that UD Trucks joins the league of ‘Made in Saudi’,” said Nasser Bayram, Group President – Transport at Zahid Group.

Mohamed Zahid, Director of Zahid Tractor’s Commercial Vehicles Division added: “For the last forty-one years, we have proudly represented AB Volvo’s truck brands in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and added UD Trucks to the existing portfolio of Volvo and Renault Trucks in January 2020. We have seen a significant interest and demand for UD Trucks.”

Mourad Hedna President of UD Trucks MEENA commented: “Saudi Arabia is and will continue to be one of the biggest and most important market for UD Trucks in the Middle East, East and North Africa region. With Zahid Tractor’s professionalism and long experience in the trucking industry and with UD Trucks reputation and strong Japanese heritage based on quality and reliability, we are convinced that we will contribute to our customer’s success.”