40+ Years of Expertise. A New Company Built to Lead.
World Automotive Group combines deep automotive domain knowledge with technology-first thinking to build the future of the automotive economy across MENA.
Technology and Data Backbone of the Automotive Economy
World Automotive Group is a technology-driven automotive platform that connects data, decisions, outcomes, and transactions into a self-reinforcing flywheel. Every vehicle interaction generates data. That data informs better decisions. Better decisions create better outcomes. Better outcomes drive more transactions. And more transactions generate more data.
This flywheel powers four integrated verticals: Data & Software Solutions, Aftermarket Solutions, Automotive FinTech, and Consulting — each reinforcing the others across the full vehicle lifecycle.
Proof Built Over Decades
Amin Kadrie Joins Alghanim Industries
Begins automotive career in Kuwait. Rises to Group VP Automotive, later CEO. Achieves 42% GM market share in the country.
First Dealership Acquisition
Lexus of London, Ontario — the first step in building a North American automotive portfolio that would become Phaeton Automotive Group.
Middle East Expansion
Operations expand to the Middle East, establishing management consulting and automotive advisory in Dubai.
FastTrack Launched
Joint venture with Emarat to build a scaled quick-service automotive network across the UAE. Grows to 32+ locations serving 330,000+ customers.
AutoData ME Established
Pioneering vehicle data intelligence in the GCC — building the region's first comprehensive automotive data platform. Vicimus launches in Canada.
Regional Scaling
National Rental scaled from 300 to 28,000 cars. Hyundai operations grew from 300 to 12,000 annual sales. Canadian dealership exits achieved at 22x multiples.
WAG Formally Incorporated
World Automotive Group incorporated at ADGM. New professional leadership assembled from Audi, VW, GM, P&G, TotalEnergies, and AXA. The mandate: take 40 years of expertise and rebuild as a technology-driven platform.
From Family Enterprise to Technology Platform
In 2025, we made a deliberate decision: consolidate decades of automotive businesses, intellectual property, and operating knowledge into a single, technology-driven platform — World Automotive Group.
New professional leadership has been assembled from Audi, VW, GM, Procter & Gamble, TotalEnergies, and ADNOC — operators who have built and scaled real businesses across multiple continents.
At the core sits our venture studio, building proprietary technology companies that solve real problems in the automotive economy. Every decision is AI-first and data-first. Every company we build feeds the flywheel.
Four Integrated Verticals
Data & Software Solutions
The intelligence layer. Vehicle history, valuation, and decisioning tools that power the automotive economy.
ExploreAftermarket Solutions
Scaled vehicle ownership services. Maintenance, quick-service, tires, and fleet management across the region.
ExploreFintech & F&I
Digital-first brokerage for financing and insurance. Building what doesn't yet exist in the region.
In DevelopmentConsulting
Capturing what World Automotive Group learns into repeatable playbooks, frameworks, and operating systems.
Internal Capability