{"id":85395,"date":"2024-04-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/04\/22\/waja-group-to-assemble-market-evs-in-egypt\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T00:00:00","slug":"waja-group-to-assemble-market-evs-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/04\/22\/waja-group-to-assemble-market-evs-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Waja Group to assemble, market EVs in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/waja.com.sa\/en\/home\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Waja Group<\/a><\/strong><strong> is setting out to manufacture EVs in Egypt<font face=\"Arial\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/strong>under a framework agreement signed with the Egyptian government-owned automaker Arab Organization for Industrialisation (AOI), according to two separate statements <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/waja.com.sa\/en\/waja-has-signed-a-strategic-agreement-with-the-arab-organization-for-industrialization-to-launch-a-joint-venture-in-egypt\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aoi.org.eg\/en\/news\/cooperation-of-the-aoi-and-the-saudi-waja-company-to-create-a-joint-venture-company-to-manufacture-electric-cars\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <strong>This appears to be Waja\u2019s first venture in Egypt.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What we don\u2019t know: <\/strong>There\u2019s no publicly available information about the size, ownership split, brand portfolio, or production plans of the JVs. Waja boasts a portfolio of three companies working in the construction, communication, and IT sectors, but it is unclear how its expertise will be leveraged within the scope of this project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The agreement will see the business partners launch a new JV to produce, sell and <\/strong><strong>market EVs<\/strong> for local consumption \u201cat competitive market prices,\u201d in Egypt along with a focus on potential exports to other Arab and African countries. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The first phase of manufacturing will unfold at one of AOI\u2019s existing factories in Egypt<\/strong>, and phase two is set to kick off once the JV\u2019s new facility is ready to go online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT-<\/strong> The AOI assembles Jeep vehicles and produces everything from home appliances to license plates, plastic and woven products. 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