Contemporary Amperex Technology Company (CATL), a leading provider of advanced electrification and energy storage solutions, has opened its first new energy aftermarket facility in the Middle East at Riyadh. 

The launch of its Ning Service Experience Center – its first outside China – comes as Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East advance ambitious electrification and decarbonisation goals under Vision 2030 and similar national initiatives. 

The move is aimed at strengthening its after-sales presence in the Middle East and supporting the region’s shift toward cleaner energy systems.

Taking Saudi Arabia as an example, CATL said the kingdom has set a goal to transition 30 per cent of all vehicles in Riyadh to electric by 2030, as part of a larger strategy to reduce emissions in the capital city by 50 per cent. 

Sustainability policies are also driving the shift to electric equipment, such as promoting the use of electric forklifts, while encouraging the use of green energy on farms under the Saudi Green Initiative. 

Covering more than 7,000 sq m, the Riyadh centre combines exhibition areas, diagnostics and maintenance zones, refurbishment facilities, training spaces, and a customer lounge. 

Relying on CATL’s deep R&D and extreme manufacturing capabilities, Ning Service Experience Center provides customers with full-lifecycle services that encompass battery diagnostics, repair, maintenance, rework, training, recycling, aftermarket logistics and warehousing.