Founded in 1954 in Dubai, AWR today employs 4,000 people and has a turnover of over $2 billion. It has a presence in the U.A.E., India, and the U.K. Its subsidiaries work across a diverse range of sectors, including automotive, real estate, retail, lighting solutions, travel, and logistics. Arabian Automobiles, an international business of AWR, is the exclusive distributor of Nissan, Infiniti, and Renault across Dubai and the Northern Emirates. In November 2022, the group expanded its strategic Nissan portfolio by acquiring nine sites of West Way in the U.K.