Tata Motors launches Prima in Saudi Arabia

Tata Motors has launched its Prima heavy duty truck in Saudi Arabia. On February 10, the commercial vehicle manufacturer unveiled two new Prima heavy-duty trucks in Saudi Arabia – the Prima 4438.S (4X2) tractor head and the Prima 4038.K (6X4) construction tipper, with dealer-partner – Manahil International Company, a unit of Mohamed Yousuf Naghi & Brothers group (MYNM).

The Prima 4438.S (4x2) is a 44-tonner tractor head powered by a 380hp Cummins engine, with a 9-speed Eaton transmission. The vehicle suitable for multiple applications like general cargo (container/refer van/car carriers), industrial (cement/ steel/machinery movement), and construction (tipper- trailers/bulkers).

The Prima 4038.K (6x4) is a construction tipper based on an 18 Cu.M box tipper, powered with a 380hp Cummins engine, with a 9-speed Eaton transmission and is suitable for all types of construction applications.

Ravindra Pisharody, executive director, Commercial Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors, said: “The launch of our next-generation range of Tata Prima heavy-duty commercial vehicles is an important milestone in our journey towards further enriching the value trucking proposition, in one of the largest construction and infrastructure hubs in the Middle East. Shaped by technology know-how and expertise from across the globe, the Tata Prima is world-class in every sense, enabling customers to upgrade to a next-generation commercial vehicle, with the trusted credentials and reliability of the Tata Motors brand, as they ready themselves for the next wave of growth in the country’s logistics sector.”