The UAE needs to tighten up its laws in relation to seat belts, government and business officials said at a road safety press conference in Dubai on Tuesday. “It is absolutely essential that governments throughout the GCC and throughout the region make it illegal to travel in the back of any car without using the …
Come late to the party and there won’t be much cake left. French auto maker Renault (RNO.EPA) has taken a big risk in not setting up production facilities in China. It is finally doing so in a US$1.27 billion partnership with Dongfeng Motor Group (HKG.0489) that has just been approved by regulators. Renault desperately needs to boost its paltry …
Almost 7,000 luxury cars in the UAE are thought to have been affected by a vehicle recall caused by concerns over their power-braking system. Last week, the BMW Group announced a worldwide recall of its eight- and 12-cylinder BMW 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars models produced between July 2001 and …
BMW Group Middle East has reported its best first quarter ever with a sales increase of six percent compared to the same period in 2011. The world’s biggest premium automotive manufacturer sold 4,936 BMW and MINI vehicles to customers across 14 Middle East markets, it said in a statement. The UAE remained the largest market, …
The uber-exciting BMW stand at the Detroit Motor Show will prove that onemore time that BMW is not only very popular in the Middle East and Egypt, but obviously also extremely popular in the USA which is one of the important key-markets for BMW AG and its competitors. This is one of the main reason …
Mini sales in the Middle East have increased 86 percent in the last year, making it the fastest selling car in the region for parent company, BMW Group, its regional managing director has told Arabian Business. Sales across the whole group have increased 11 percent year to date and are expected grow “substantially” in 2012, …
BMW Group Middle East has reported its best first quarter ever with a sales increase of six percent compared to the same period in 2011. The world’s biggest premium automotive manufacturer sold 4,936 BMW and MINI vehicles to customers across 14 Middle East markets, it said in a statement. The UAE remained the largest market, …
Bentley doesn’t do quite as many special editions for local markets as Rolls-Royce does, and when it does, they’re usually based on the Continental range. But the new Shaheen edition which Bentley unveiled at theDubai Motor Show is based on its flagship sedan, the Mulsanne. Named for and inspired by the Shaheen eagle, the special Mulsanne is distinguished by two-tone …
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The BMW 7 Series is one of the most popular models in its segment in Germany, as well as in the GCC region and Egypt. That is why I was very surprised, and happy at the same time, when a few weeks ago I saw a ‘special-edition’ BMW 760Li at the AGMC BMW dealer showroom …
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Heritage is extremely important for the car companies in Europe and the USA. In the Middle East and North Africa region we find that automotive heritage hardly plays any role, except in some few countries such as Jordan where they have an impressive Royal Automobile Museum with some of the best cars ever built. Now …