Native name | المجموعة البافارية للسيارات |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive industry |
| Founded | March 2003 |
| Founder | H.E. Dr. Issa Al Kawari |
| Defunct | November 2022 |
| Fate | Bought out and renamed Global Auto Group |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Egypt |
Key people | Farid El Tobgui |
| Products | Automobiles |
Number of employees | 1700 |
| Website | www |
TheBavarian Auto Group (BAG) was an assembler and distributor ofmotor vehicles inEgypt. It was founded in 2003, by the Issa Al-Kawari, the financial manager of theQatari royal family[1] (99%), and Egyptian investor Farid al-Tobgui (1%), who was appointed as BAG's CEO.[2] BAG was known for assemblingcomplete knockdown kits (CKD) of a selection ofBMW vehicles for the local market in its assembly plant in6th of October City,Giza from 2004, in addition to importing other fully built BMW models as well asMINI vehicles.[3][4][5] BAG had assembly and distribution partnerships with other manufacturers includingMahindra & Mahindra,Brilliance,Jinbei, andGreat Wall.[6] In 2022, BAG investors were bought out by a consortium comprising BMW importers and distributors inKuwait, Ali Alghanim & Sons Automotive, andSaudi Arabia, Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors, and local investors in Egypt, Al-Organi Group and Al-Safi Group.[7] BAG was renamed as theGlobal Auto Group, and a new BMW and MINI assembly, import and distribution agreement was signed with BMW Group in November 2022.[7] The group has announced the start of assembling luxury models of the BMW brand locally.[8]
TheAl Fotouh Company for Vehicle Assembly or shortACVA, was the first step from BMW to manufacturing its vehicles in Egypt alone. It was founded in November 1999 in a small provisional assembling plant near to the current BAG plant. The production line were adopted from the former Egyptian BMW manufacturerModern Motors inCairo.
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