Plans Afoot to Make Electric Cars in Qatar a Massive Electric Car Factory Likely to Be Set up in Qatar at an Estimated Cost of $9 Billion
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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 MUHARRAM 7, 1440 VOL.11 NO. 4395 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 4:03 am Dhuhr: 11:29 am HIGH : 38°C Asr: 2:57 pm Maghrib: 5:36 pm LOW : 31°C Isha: 7:06 pm Gulf / Middle East 10 Business 12 Sports 16 UN envoy pushes peace in Alassane urges Qatari investors Al Sadd all set for Esteghlal FC; Sanaa as 32 killed in Hodeida to explore Ivory Coast market Duhail take on Persepolis in Iran Plans afoot to make electric cars in Qatar A massive electric car factory likely to be set up in Qatar at an estimated cost of $9 billion HISHAM ALJUNDI “The project is to have invest in Qatar now, he said. nitty-gritty of the new mega DOHA fully made-in-Qatar cars. The “The project will be the The project project,” Musa said, adding cars will be manufactured in first-of-its-kind in the Middle is to have that the Japanese team has IF everything goes according factories with a Qatari brand East as it is a whole new brand fully made- prepared all the designs of the to the plan, made-in-Qatar name,” he told Qatar Tribune. and not an assembling on for in-Qatar cars. The cars cars that will be manufactured electric cars will start rolling another car brand,” Misnad will be manufactured in in Qatar. The cars will come in out of a factory in the country clarified. factories with a Qatari two different versions — SUV by 2023. A massive electric car Giving further details, Dr and sedan models. factory is likely to be set up at Musa Ramadan, Managing brand name.” According to Musa, the an estimated cost of $9 billion. Director at Qatar Quality, said — Ali bin Nasser al cars belong to the new gen- Ali bin Nasser al Misnad, EXCLUSIVE the plan involves setting up of Misnad, Chairman of eration of electric engines with Chairman of the Qatar Quality six factories, each specialised Qatar Quality special specifications as a max- company that will facilitate this Renowned Japanese in different production line in- imum speed of 210 km/h and mega project, said the factory ‘ARM’ company that manu- cluding spare parts. a range of 1000km with each will be manufacturing more factures hybrid and electric He said the production ca- “A team from the Japanese full charge which will not more than 500,000 cars by 2024 engines technology for most pacity is 500,000 per year with manufacturing company has than 10 minutes. A car manufacturing factory in Japan. Japanese company ‘ARM’ that and the cars will be exported to famous car manufacturers hi-tech factories that can make arrived to attend a seminar offers hybrid and electric engine technology for most famous car countries all over the world. around the world is willing to one car in 10 minutes. where they will explain the Continued on page 2 Ô manufacturers around the world is willing to invest in Qatar. Impounded cars QATAR 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP Qatar opens ‘Palace of to be sold off PREPARATIONS IN TOP GEAR if penalties not Justice’ complex in Gaza paid, warns MoI hairman of the Qatari Na- Ctional Committee for the TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Reconstruction of Gaza Am- DOHA bassador HE Mohammed al Emadi on Sunday opened the THE General Directorate of Traffic under “Palace of Justice” compound the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has asked in Al-Zahra city of the central owners of impounded vehicles to pay pen- Gaza Strip. alties and take them before October 1. The Spread over 11 acres, $11 penalty has to be paid at the Search and million compound comprises Investigation Section at Industrial Area the Supreme Judicial Council, Street No (52). the Supreme Court, the Court “Owners of impounded vehicles, which of Appeal and Court of Recon- have been kept under custody for three ciliation. months or more, must con- The opening ceremony tact the Investigation was attended by Emadi, his Section, complete deputy Khaled al Hardan, Qatari National Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza Chairman the procedures Palestinian minister of Pub- Ambassador HE Mohammed al Emadi opens the ‘Palace of Justice’ for the release of lic Works Mufid al Hasayneh, complex in Al-Zahra city of central Gaza Strip on Sunday. their vehicles, and representatives of the on or before the The assembling of the support structure for the roof of Al Bayt stadium, a National Committee for the the project and stand by the “We must establish for end of working proposed semi-final venue for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, has been com- Reconstruction of Gaza. Palestinian people and their generations and history the hours on October pleted. Next stage is to instal the roof’s movement mechanism. Designed Abdul Raouf al Halabi, continued support. truth of our love and deep 1,” according to a in the style of a traditional Bedouin tent, Al Bayt Stadium – Al Khor City President of the Higher “We are grateful to those gratitude to Qatar.” He said statement posted on will have a capacity of 60,000 during the World Cup. Post-tournament, the Council for the Judiciary in who stood by our people in the opening of the “Palace of MoI’s Twitter account. capacity will be reduced to approximately 30,000, with parts of the stadium the Gaza Strip, praised the the most difficult circum- Justice” compound will help In case the owner of a vehicle that has donated to countries in need of sporting infrastructure. efforts of Qatar to complete stances,” Halabi said. in justice delivery. (TNN) been under custody for three months and more does not pay the fine or contact the traffic department before the due date, the MOI plans to sell them off. This decision is in accordance with Article No. (89) Law No. (16) of 2015, amending provisions of QRCS allocates $100,000 SUPER TYPHOON SLAMS the Law No. 19 of 2007. INTO CHINA AFTER for typhoon-hit Philippines RAVAGING PHILIPPINES TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK diverse aid like shelter, healthcare, A super typhoon made landfall in China’s Huge investment DOHA water and sanitation, food security, and livelihood. Guangdong on Sunday, after wreaking havoc in opportunities for THE Qatar Red Crescent Society QRCS’s representation mission in Hong Kong and Macau and killing potentially (QRCS) has allocated $100,000 the Philippines is coordinating with more than 50 people in the Philippines. Qatari investors from its Disaster Response Fund for the Philippine Red Cross and the In- Packing winds of more than 200 kph at its initial relief to people in typhoon-hit ternational Red Cross and Red Cross in B’desh: Envoy Philippines. Blankets, shelter kits, Movement partners to organise the peak, tropical cyclone Mangkhut is considered and hygiene kits will be delivered immediate intervention, identify the the strongest to hit the region this year. SATYENDRA PATHAK to 500 most-affected households affected regions, and prioritize needs, Hong Kong raised its highest No 10 typhoon DOHA (2,500 people). basically blankets, kitchenware, pow- signal as ferocious winds uprooted trees and Also, a fundraising drive has er generators, drinking water, and QATARI companies should consider Bang- been launched to raise $1 million hygiene materials. smashed windows in office and residential ladesh as an important investment destina- for an extended relief programme. buildings. (PAGE 7) tion given the huge opportunities for invest- These funds will be used to provide See also page 4 Ô ments in the country’s various economic sectors, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qa- tar HE Ashud Ahmed has said. In an exclusive interview with Qatar Tribune ahead of the seminar on ‘For- eign Direct Investment Opportunities in Shisha smoking still high in Souq Waqif despite price hike Bangladesh’ in Doha on September 22, the Bangladeshi envoy said Bangladesh requires a lot of foreign investment in MALEK HELALI on Saturday, an employee at implementation of the decision economic sectors like power, telecom- DOHA a restaurant serving shisha in to increase shisha prices. munications, pharmaceuticals and infra- Souq Waqif said that there hasn’t “Shisha smoking usually de- structure. DESPITE the increase in shisha been a decline in the number of creases during summer, especially The envoy said Qa- prices at restaurants in Souq Wa- shisha consumers since the Souq’s during the day time, but that is tari companies stand qif, the rate of its consumption management decided to increase not unusual and not likely to be to reap benefits from has not gone down as expected, the prices of shisha earlier this related to the increase in shisha Bangladesh’s rapid sources at the Souq Waqif have year. prices,” he explained. industrialisation and revealed. “We have received some com- He said even with the recent growing market if they The management of Souq Wa- plaints from customers regarding increase in shisha prices in Souq seize the op- qif had reportedly directed cafes the surge in shisha prices. Howev- Waqif, shisha still costs a lot more portunities and restaurants to increase the er, the number of shisha smokers in other places such as hotels and in booming prices of shisha earlier this year in has not decreased,” he added. lounges outside the Souq. There- sectors such an attempt to reduce the number An employee at another res- fore, shisha prices in Souq Waqif as IT, man- of smokers and create a friend- taurant said the decrease in the remain relatively low compared to ufacturing lier environment attracting more number of shisha smokers during other venues. and food. families. the summer season is consistent PAGE 12 Speaking to Qatar Tribune with previous years before the Continued on page 3 Ô The iconic Souq Waqif in the heart of Doha.