Egyptian automobile firm Ghabbour Auto (GB Auto) has opened the new revamped Prima Automotive Assembly Plant in Egypt.
GB Auto claims that the revamped facility is the first in first in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to include fully robotic paint shop and will have a capacity of assembling 70,000 cars per year compared to the earlier 30,000 cars.
GB Auto chairman and CEO Dr. Raouf Ghabbour said: "The revamped Prima will allow us to serve the Egyptian market with high-quality locally assembled products at a range of price points, making possible automotive ownership for a wider socio-economic cross section."
The facility, which is used for assembling cars for Hong Kong-based Geely Automobile, has already manufactured the first locally assembled Geely Emgrand7 models.
The revamped Prima plant is expected to be capable of executing instantaneous assembly of various brands and models that include Hyundai and Geely passenger cars and Mitsubishi vehicle models.
Since commencement of operations in 1994, the Prima facility had manufactured about 210,000 Hyundai passenger cars.
