Between January and April of this year, Mexico exported 5,116 vehicles to that country, which meant an increase of more than double compared to the same period last year, when the figure was 2,148 units.
The most exported cars to Saudi Arabia
Between everyone, nissan It is the brand that sent the most cars to that destination with 1,997 units, distributed between the Kicks SUV and the Versa compact sedan, which it assembles in Aguascalientes. Second place was obtained General Motors with 1,884 units of the Sierra and Silverado pick up, which leave a plant in Guanajuato; as well as a few dozen of the Blazer SUV that it assembles at the Coahuila plant.
the south korean KIA it obtained the third position with 633 units of the Río model, which it assembles in Pesquería, Nuevo León.
Saudi Arabia also has an appetite for premium vehicles. Audi was the fourth brand with the most shipments, with 493 units of Q5, followed by bmw with 108 units headed by the Series 3, according to data from the Inegi.
“I think the growing demand for models is due, on the one hand, to the growing purchasing power they have, and, on the other, to the demand for SUVs and luxury cars,” Barquera adds to Expansion.
An oil country with a growing demand for vehicles
Saudi Arabia, a country whose economy is based mainly on the oil sector, experienced notable growth in its Gross Domestic Product in 2021, reaching a rebound of 3.2%, according to the latest figures provided by the World Bank.
According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity (EOC), the country became the thirteenth largest automobile importer in 2021. In that year, the value of vehicle imports totaled 12.1 billion dollars.
Japan was its main supplier of vehicles, with a quarter of the total value, followed by China, the United States, South Korea and Germany.