Saudi Arabia’s growing automotive industry is set to attract up to 300 new factories supplying vehicle components, as major carmakers, including Ceer, Lucid, and Hyundai, set up plants in the Kingdom, revealed Vice Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Industrial Affairs Eng. Khalil bin Salamah. He told Asharq Al-Awsat that these factories will produce essential parts, from plastics—already a Saudi export—to metal components used in steel and aluminum car manufacturing. Many suppliers will be local companies, strengthening domestic supply chains.