Qatar’s Woqod to open service centers

Qatar Fuel Company (Woqod) has announced its plans to set up standalone full car maintenance service facilities at its gas stations. The project, which is tentatively set to start by the end of 2016, will be a joint venture with major automobile manufacturers, reported Qatar newspaper The Peninsula.

The service centers, each approximately costs QR 50 million (USD 13m), will be built in the Doha area to make them more accessible and convenient to owners of leading car brands, which include Ford, GMC, Nissan, Toyota, and Mercedes.

The specific locations, however, have not been disclosed yet and the design of the facilities is still being developed. One thing’s for sure is that the service center will carry the name of Woqod as well as the name of the car company.

“We are working to further tightening agreements with more car dealers. Japanese car dealers such as Toyota, Nissan and others are more aggressive for establishing such centres”, said CEO of Woqod Ibrahim Jaham Al Kuwari.