http://www.drivearabia.com/news The only automotive blog in the Middle East with a real opinion Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/08/29/8-good-cars-that-will-get-cancelled-uae-gcc/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/08/29/8-good-cars-that-will-get-cancelled-uae-gcc/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:53:55 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=12164 While some say that car sales are picking up around the world, the recession is busy taking names and beating up stragglers in the automotive marketplace. Manufacturers are keen on cutting models that are underperforming in… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/08/29/8-good-cars-that-will-get-cancelled-uae-gcc/feed/ 11 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/05/18/so-we-got-2010-toyota-sequoia-4x4-uae/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/05/18/so-we-got-2010-toyota-sequoia-4x4-uae/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 21:02:44 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=10297 The Toyota Sequoia caused a riot among faithful followers of the Japanese brand when they released this behemoth in two-wheel-drive “city SUV” trim last year. The big guy had been on sale for years before that… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/05/18/so-we-got-2010-toyota-sequoia-4x4-uae/feed/ 16 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/02/18/uae-recalls-for-honda-toyota-uae-saudi-avalon/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/02/18/uae-recalls-for-honda-toyota-uae-saudi-avalon/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:22:05 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=8891 Toyota and Honda are proceeding with recall campaigns in some GCC countries. Toyota is offering a free fix for affected Avalon and Sequoia owners, while Honda will do complimentary work on a handful of Odyssey minivans.… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/02/18/uae-recalls-for-honda-toyota-uae-saudi-avalon/feed/ 3 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/02/02/toyota-recall-avalon-sequoia-uae-gcc-dealer/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/02/02/toyota-recall-avalon-sequoia-uae-gcc-dealer/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:16:38 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=8588 While news in the U.S. is that new throttle-assembly parts are making its way to dealers there, the Toyota dealer in the UAE has made an official announcement regarding the recall, regarding affected GCC-spec models. More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/02/02/toyota-recall-avalon-sequoia-uae-gcc-dealer/feed/ 8 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/01/31/toyota-honda-hyundai-peugeot-recalls/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/01/31/toyota-honda-hyundai-peugeot-recalls/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:47:28 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=8576 It seems to be ‘factory recall’ season, at least of which is simply fall-out from the Toyota floor-mat fiasco that has spun out of control. Alongside further worldwide recalls by Toyota, Peugeot is doing a precautionary… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/01/31/toyota-honda-hyundai-peugeot-recalls/feed/ 8 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/01/28/toyota-recall-uae-camry-corolla-rav4-avalon/ http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/01/28/toyota-recall-uae-camry-corolla-rav4-avalon/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:39:23 +0000 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/?p=8533 If you haven’t heard, Toyota now holds the record for the largest single recall ever. Involving nothing more than replacing overlong accelerator pedals that are prone to get stuck when a floor-mat slips under it, the… More>>]]> http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/01/28/toyota-recall-uae-camry-corolla-rav4-avalon/feed/ 27