Tesla opened its showroom in these three cities of Saudi Arabia!
Electric car manufacturing company tesla opened its first showroom in saudi arabia on Thursday. The company decided to open showrooms in Riyadh, jeddah and Dammam at a time when sales of its cars have declined worldwide. The company's CEO Elon Musk's working with the US government proved to be costly. Angered by his policies, many tesla cars were burnt in europe and America in the past few days, showrooms were also attacked. Along with all this, the company's shares also fell.
Plan to open showrooms in many more cities
Tesla's country manager for saudi arabia Naseem Akbarzada said, "We are proud to be officially launched here today." He also informed about the opening of charging stations in the three cities where showrooms have been opened from Friday. tesla showrooms will also be opened in many more cities in the coming time.
Let us tell you that there is a strong diplomatic, strategic and business relationship between saudi arabia and America. Trump, along with Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, emphasized the relationship between the two countries during his first term. The Crown prince also promised to invest $ 600 billion in US trade and investment during this period.
How much is the demand for EV in Saudi?
As soon as Tesla's showroom opened in Riyadh and other cities, a large number of people came to see it. There is almost no demand for electric vehicles in Saudi because on one hand the price of petrol is low here (2.33 riyals or 0.62 dollars) and on the other hand, large oil-consuming cars dominate in the scorching heat here.
According to business news outlet Al-Iqtisadiyya, Saudi's EV market is still small, but last year it grew three times to reach about 800 cars. Saudi economist Mohammed Al-Qahtani may have welcomed Tesla's move, but he also said, "We don't want showrooms, we want factories." We want to be a part of the production process, not just consumption."
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