Ghabbour Group

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GB Corp
جي بي كورب
Company typeCorporation
IndustryAutomotive industry
Founded1960
FounderKamal Ghabbour
Sadek Ghabbour
Headquarters,
Area served
Middle East
Key people
Dr. Raouf Ghabbour (CEO)
Nader Ghabbour (COO)
Dina Ghabbour (CBDO)
Wissam Al Adany (CIO)
ProductsAutomobiles, Buses, Trucks and Motorcycles
201.4 million

The GB Corp is an Egyptian manufacturer of automobiles, buses, trucks and motorcycles located in Cairo.[1][2]

The company was founded in 1960 by the brothers Kamal and Sadek Ghabbour because they realized that the automotive sector was a growing market. In its early days the company was named Ghabbour Brothers. Formerly, the group was manufactured Saviem (later RVI) vehicles. Today the Group manufactures vehicles for numerous brands such as: Bajaj Auto, Hyundai and Volvo. With an annual output of 150,000 units, the Ghabbour Group is currently the largest automobile manufacturer in Egypt.

Model overview[edit]

Fuso[edit]

Hyundai[edit]

Mazda vehicles[edit]

Chinese vehicles[edit]

Its Geely Emgrand brand faced a lot of criticism at one point for endangering people's lives.[3] The campaign generated a lot of negative sentiment towards the brand.

Bajaj Auto[edit]

Volvo Trucks[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ghabbour Group, World News.
  2. ^ "Company Profile for GB Auto SAE". in.reuters.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ^ "هاشتاج لو ببلاش متركبهاش يحذر من شراء جيلي امجراند - سيارات". أخبارك.نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-01-20.