SEOUL

Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s biggest auto parts maker by sales, has opened a product quality control centre in Dubai to strengthen services for customers in the Middle East and Africa, the company said Wednesday.

The Dubai centre is Hyundai Mobis’ fifth overseas quality control facility following those set up in the United States, China, India and Europe. The parts maker has production facilities in the other four regions, although not in Dubai, the company said in a statement. The number of vehicles made by Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. on the streets of Middle Eastern and African countries stands at around 5.1 million, which makes the region the fourth-biggest market after China, the US, and Europe.