AMTC - Automotive & Machinery Trading Center

Automotive and Machinery Trading center was established in the year 1956, by Mr. Abobaker Omer Bazara, a visionary and pioneering entrepreneur, who is very popular among Yemenis. AMTC is the subsidiary of the old Bazara business in Aden, who were in the business of Timber and Food business for over 200 years till the 1950s and 60s, when the company branched out into importing Harvesters and Trucks from the USA and Skoda cars from Czechoslovakia, which is now Czech Republic. AMTC kept growing under the patronage and able leadership of Mr. Abobaker Omer Bazara who never looked back. AMTC imported the 1st Land cruiser (BJ Series) at Aden Port in 1956. During that time Yemen was the ninth biggest Auto importer in the world. Toyotas popularity grew sharply throughout the 1960s and Land Cruiser went on to become extremely popular among the local Yemenis. Through 1970 to 1990, AMTC kept on growing by expanding the network at other cities such as Taiz, Hodeidah and Sanaa. In 2001, AMTC ma...