MAWANI halts vehicle imports from 21 automakers over 2025 supply plan violations
Saudi Arabia's Ports Authority (MAWANI) suspended vehicle imports from 21 automakers for failing to submit their 2025 supply plans, following a request from the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO).
In a circular, MAWANI said it received a letter from SASO referencing the Saudi Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light vehicles imported into the Kingdom between 2024 and 2028.
The letter listed 21 vehicle manufacturers that missed the deadline to submit their 2025 supply plans. As a result, imports of new light vehicles, weighing up to 3.5 tons, from those companies will be temporarily halted until the plans are submitted, with a final deadline set for the end of this year.
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