Saudi Arabia has unveiled its first locally-built car, an all-terrain vehicle called "Ghazal 1", and plans to manufacture 20,000 units a year, its promoters said yesterday. King Abdullah unveiled a carbon fibre prototype of the new car, which was built by the King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh, on Monday in Jeddah on the Red Sea, project official Abderrahman Al-Ahmari told AFP.
The vehicle is designed for the desert climate of Gulf countries and was produced "in collaboration with several major companies, including Motorola, Mercedes-Benz and Magna Canada," Arab News quoted Said Darwish, an industrial engineering professor at KSU, as saying. Production of 20,000 units a year is planned, Darwish said. Higher Education Minister Khaled Al-Anqary said the vehicle was proof that Saudi youth, given the right resources and opportunities, are "able to realize aspirations and excel".
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