Erem Business
The Gulf enters the race for the cars of the future: a Qatari model built on specialisation and innovation
An Erem Business report on the Gulf moving from importing electric vehicles to manufacturing them and their components, drawing on Dr Badr bin Dalhim Al-Hajri as a Qatari economic expert. He argues Qatar need not compete head-on with the larger production projects in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but can build a model based on technology and specialised manufacturing, using its infrastructure, investment capacity and digital transformation, with the Qatari market as a test bed before expanding abroad. Competition and integration run in parallel, he explains, since the industry is a long chain from batteries, semiconductors and software to charging and logistics; distributing roles across the Gulf turns scattered factories into a regional industrial base, and vehicles and systems designed for high temperatures could make the region a hub for hot-climate technology.