Saudi Arabia purchases 132 BMW 740i and 740Li vehicles

According to Sheikh Mohamed Yousuf Naghi, owner of Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors in Saud, “BMW has a strong and successful heritage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a tradition we are pleased to build upon with this historic agreement. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs represents the Government through Saudi Arabia Embassies around the world, and we are proud that it has selected the BMW 7 Series as their official mode of transportation. Our flagship model is a recognised leader in the luxury automotive segment - a natural partner for the Ministry’s diplomatic mission.”

It comes as no surprise that Saudi Arabia would choose BMW to be the official car of its ambassadors, especially when you consider that the Kingdom has a strong affinity for BMW, especially the carmaker’s 7 Series. As a matter of fact, Saudi is the largest importer of the 7 Series line among all countries in the Middle East.

If there’s one thing we can take from this, it’s that Saudi’s purchase of all 132 cars marks as a sales coup for BMW in spite of the dire economic crisis gripping the whole world. Then again, it just goes to show that if there was one region that seems to be impervious to the global financial crisis, it’s the Middle East.