NATIONAL Automobile Industry Company Ltd. (NAI) has appointed Heiko Schulze as new General Manager.

Heiko Schulze has over 30 years of experience in the automotive sector, working with Daimler AG in Germany, Poland and Russia; and is supported by a strong management team.

Heiko Schulze said he is “delighted in his appointment. Mercedes-Benz and Juffali are both very strong brands in their own right, with an excellent reputation in the Kingdom. Together they form a solid partnership and will continue building on the success of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the region. Our number one priority is to increase levels of customer satisfaction through providing commercial vehicles you can trust, and after sales solutions that will lower customers total cost of operation”.

NAI is a joint venture operation between Daimler AG and E.A. Juffali & Brothers; and has been assembling Mercedes-Benz trucks in the Kingdom for more than 40 years. Together with its distribution arm, Juffali Industrial Products Company (JIPCO), they provide high quality products and services in Saudi Arabia, representing Mercedes-Benz Trucks & Buses, Freightliner, Western Star and MCV Buses. — SG