The Seoudi Group is an Egyptian automobile manufacturer which was founded in 1975 with its current head office in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...
.
In the 1970s Seoudi Group began to import Suzuki commercial vehicles. By the 1990s the company was assembling Suzuki vehicles and manufacturing car seats and radiators, and was the sole importers of Nissan vehicles.
The company also began its work with the ''Modern Motors S.A.E.'' which is specialized for manufacturing
Nissan vehicles. From 1997 to 1999 the Modern Motors production plant was the first
BMW producing company in Egypt followed by the
ACVA joint-venture.
In 1981 the company founded its second company called ''El-Mashreq Company'' and was now called a group. El-Mashreq Company is car importer for vehicles of the Italian brands
Fiat and
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. () is an Italian luxury car manufacturer and a subsidiary of Stellantis. The company was founded on 24 June 1910, in Milan, Italy. "Alfa" is an acronym of its founding name, "Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili." "A ...
.
The third assembly plant was opened in 1988. The plant is located in the
6th of October City
6th of October ( ar, السادس من أكتوبر, Al Sādis Min Uktōber; arz, ستة اكتوبر, Setta Oktōbar) is a city in Giza Governorate, a satellite town and part of the urban area of Cairo, Egypt, 32 km (20 miles) outside the ...
and specialized for manufacturing
Suzuki and
Lada vehicles.
References
External links
Official Website of the ''Seoudi Group''{{Automotive industry in Egypt
Car manufacturers of Egypt
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1975
Manufacturing companies based in Cairo
Alfa Romeo
BMW
Fiat
AvtoVAZ
Nissan
Suzuki
Egyptian companies established in 1975