‘Made in KSA:’ Saudi Arabia unveils first locally manufactured truck

Isuzu President Susumo Hosoi honors Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah at the unveiling of the first “Made in Saudi Arabia” truck in Dammam. (Image courtesy AN photo by Boutros Ayad)

Saudi Arabia’s trade minister has unveiled the first “made in KSA” truck during a ceremony in the kingdom’s eastern city of Dammam.

Tawfiq al-Rabee'a, the trade and industry minister and the director general of the Saudi Industrial Property Authority “Modon,” drove the truck, the International Isuzu company’s first product inside the kingdom.

Foreign diplomats, government officials, executives and prominent businessmen attended at the inauguration.

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