Saudi Arabia just became a carmaker. Around September 22, 2026, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled the CEER EXOBOT sedan and SUV, the Kingdom’s first homegrown Saudi electric car models. These are not auto show fantasies. They are real production cars with supercar beating speed, long range and desert ready technology.
The Crown Prince, who chairs the Public Investment Fund, introduced both models as the debut offerings from CEER, Saudi Arabia’s own electric vehicle brand. According to Time Out Riyadh, CEER designed and engineered the cars in Saudi Arabia. Their fluid shape takes inspiration from Saudi natural landscapes and cultural heritage.
CEER itself is a joint venture between the PIF and Taiwan’s Foxconn. BMW licensed component technology to the project. Foxconn supplied the electrical architecture. This Saudi electric car project blends Saudi ambition with proven global engineering to enter one of the world’s hardest industries.
Numbers That Turn Heads
The First Edition CEER EXOBOT models produce 850 horsepower and 1000 Nm of torque. The sedan launches from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.6 seconds. The SUV does it in 2.9 seconds. The top trim lifts output to 1111 horsepower and 1500 Nm of torque. In that form the sedan hits 100 km/h in just 2.1 seconds. Family cars were never supposed to move like this, and the numbers embarrass purpose built electric supercars.
Range impresses just as much. The sedan offers 670 km of range on a single charge. The SUV covers up to 560 km. Both use a 112 kWh battery on an 800 volt architecture. Charging from 10 to 80 percent takes under 30 minutes.
The EXOBOT wears a sharp wedge shape that looks fast standing still. Its signature Shahin Wing doors swing upward for a dramatic entrance and exit. The windshield stretches 2.4 meters, the largest ever fitted to a production car, and leans at a 15 degree angle.
The cabin feels like a concept car made real. A 48 inch 8K display spans pillar to pillar across the dashboard. A yoke steering wheel replaces the traditional round wheel. CEER engineered everything for desert conditions: according to Arabian Business, the cooling system can pull cabin temperature from 65 degrees Celsius down to 32 degrees in ten minutes. Anyone who has opened a parked car in a Gulf summer knows what a miracle that is.
Comfort details fill the rest of the spec sheet. Both cars offer dual zone ambient lighting, advanced climate control with air filtration, a premium SoundStage audio system, and a CEER voice assistant fluent in Arabic and English. The SUV adds dual moon roofs. Buyers choose from five signature Saudi inspired shades: Abha Green, Obaya Black, Harrat Gray, Sky Silver and White Musk. Two trims will be on offer.
CEER will build the EXOBOT at its manufacturing complex in King Abdullah Economic City near Jeddah. Time Out Riyadh describes it as the future largest and most technologically advanced car plant in the Middle East.
Two cars are only the opening act. CEER plans seven models over the coming years, from compact to midsize ranges. Arabian Business reports the company aims to source 45 percent of vehicle materials locally by 2034. It has already signed 16 localisation agreements worth SAR 3.7 billion. Global suppliers including Lear, Benteler and Shin Young have set up Saudi operations. The whole project sits at the heart of Vision 2030, the Kingdom’s plan to diversify its economy.
The economic stakes are huge. The PIF projects CEER could contribute more than 8 billion dollars to Saudi GDP, improve the trade balance by 21 billion dollars, and create thousands of direct and indirect jobs by 2034. Those are company forecasts, not guaranteed outcomes. Still, they show how seriously the Kingdom treats this project.
Timing is now concrete. Series production starts in January 2027. First customer deliveries follow in March 2027. The cars go on sale in Saudi Arabia in early 2027, and regional expansion should begin in 2028.
Why This Saudi Electric Car Launch Matters
For decades, Saudi Arabia imported almost every car on its roads. The EXOBOT flips that story completely. It marks the first serious test of whether the Kingdom can move from buying foreign cars to designing a national brand and building an export capable auto industry.
The challenge is real. Chinese manufacturers are expanding aggressively across the region. Several heavily funded electric vehicle startups have already collapsed. CEER must prove that a Saudi electric car can beat those odds.
But the opening move is strong. The design turns heads. The numbers embarrass supercars. The factory is rising. If CEER delivers on its promises, the Gulf will have its first true homegrown car brand, and the global auto industry will have a new player to watch.
The MES Times Take
Saudi Arabia bought the world’s cars for a hundred years. Now it wants to build its own. The EXOBOT shows the oil kingdom wants a share of the electric future. Soft winds never break a tree that bends.
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