Industry Developments

Qatar Holding's desire to play a more active role in the operations of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) follows a trend, anticipated by BMI, of non-autos companies taking a more serious... 2010-05-19

A task force established by Qatar's Ministry of Business and Trade will put controls in place after it found that consumer complaints regarding rising car prices are well founded. As... 2010-05-17

BMI expects there to be healthy growth in Qatar's auto sector over the next five years, as outlined in our brand new 'Qatar Autos Report'. After a difficult 2009, several car dealers... 2010-05-13

Egypt's largest vehicle assembler, GB Auto, has reported a doubling of sales and surge in profit for Q110, echoing BMI's view that Egypt's auto sector is on track for a recovery in... 2010-05-12

In line with BMI's view that the auto industry will continue to invest in new capacity, Iran has opened what it claims is the Middle East's largest car plant, which will enable the... 2010-05-11

BMI fears that over exuberance in South Africa's car rental sector due to World Cup preparations may impact new car sales in future if rental demand falls short of the extra cars... 2010-05-06

As evidence of BMI's view that Iraq will provide good opportunities for auto firms, particularly in the commercial vehicle segment, thanks to its continuing reconstruction efforts,... 2010-05-05

The Autocare & Transport Arabia 2010 trade show held in March has resulted in a number of deals for Chinese brands targeting the Saudi commercial vehicle segment, which BMI expects... 2010-05-04

Tata Motors' plans for Africa are representative of the global expansion that BMI expects from firms in emerging markets in future. The Indian carmaker has revealed that its 18-month... 2010-04-29

In what BMI sees as a real setback for producers of alternative fuel vehicles in the Gulf region, the Jordanian government has refused to delay the removal of tax exemptions on hybrid... 2010-04-28