Saudi Women Drivers Want Subaru’s Help
Saudi Women drivers want the right to do just that – drive – and they want Subaru to help in their protest.
Activists in Saudi Arabia are calling on Subaru to halt auto sales in the country. The protest is to lift a ban on female drivers.
Saudi Women for Driving defied the law and organized females drivers in the Middle East country on June 17.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced her support last week, saying that she was “moved” by the protest, “and I support them.” The group also has backing from the European Union, with their High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, saying, “The Saudi women who are taking to the road are exercising their right to demand that equality. The EU supports people who stand up for their right to equal treatment, wherever they are.”
A Subaru spokesman told Bloomberg the automaker has not “received any information of any campaigns.” From Tokyo, and “we only have dealers in Saudi Arabia, and no factories. Our annual sales in the country are limited to only 300 to 400 units.”
Source: WCF
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