nexus automotive (pvt) ltd was an importer and assembler of general motors products in pakistan. the company was founded by m.a. razaq, an expatriate pakistani who retired as corporate vice president of general motors corporation, 1999. balubaid establishment of saudi arabia, a diversified group involved in automotive, real estate, and other industrial businesses, was an investor in the assembly business of nexus automotive. the company was privately owned, with ownership distributed between pakistani and saudi families. nexus used the idle capacity at the ghandhara nissan limited plant at port qasim to assemble vehicles, under a contract assembly agreement.