Land Rover Aqaba Assembly Plant
Encyclopedia
The Land Rover Aqaba Assembly Plant Co., Ltd. is a joint venture
between the Land Rover
brand, the Shahin Group and Ole Jordan. It was founded on the 18th February 2001 and is located in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone of Aqaba
in Jordan
. The location is strategically chosen because the work has its own mooring for ships. There was a capital of 70 million dinar
injected to build this plant. About 1000 workers are employed there. Circa 5000 units are assembled and manufactured annual in this facility.
Responsible firms for the distribution of the cars are the partner firms Ole Jordan and Mahmoudia Motors. The distribution in the Middle East
is regulated by the Land Rover Customer Relationship Centre in Dubai
.
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
between the Land Rover
Land Rover
Land Rover is a British car manufacturer with its headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom which specialises in four-wheel-drive vehicles. It is owned by the Indian company Tata Motors, forming part of their Jaguar Land Rover group...
brand, the Shahin Group and Ole Jordan. It was founded on the 18th February 2001 and is located in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone of Aqaba
Aqaba
Aqaba is a coastal city in the far south of Jordan, the capital of Aqaba Governorate at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. Aqaba is strategically important to Jordan as it is the country's only seaport. Aqaba is best known today as a diving and beach resort, but industrial activity remains important...
in Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
. The location is strategically chosen because the work has its own mooring for ships. There was a capital of 70 million dinar
Jordanian dinar
The dinar is the currency of Jordan. The dinar is divided into 10 dirham, 100 qirsh or 1000 fils....
injected to build this plant. About 1000 workers are employed there. Circa 5000 units are assembled and manufactured annual in this facility.
Responsible firms for the distribution of the cars are the partner firms Ole Jordan and Mahmoudia Motors. The distribution in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
is regulated by the Land Rover Customer Relationship Centre in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
.