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French car manufacturer Renault has announced the appointment of Benoit Turibe from August as its new Marketing Director for the Gulf region. Turibe brings over 10 years of experience working with Renault in Europe, across the product marketing, events communications, public relations and advertising fields. His new position with Renault GCC will see him take responsibility for developing and deploying Renault’s global marketing policy throughout the region, and helping to build the brand’s image across the Middle East.

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Alfardan Automobiles, the exclusive importer for BMW Group in Qatar, is celebrating this Ramadan with a host of finance, free insurance packages that make owning a prestige brand like BMW easier than it’s ever been before. Additionally, with the BMW Service Inclusive package offered on all cars purchased from Alfardan Automobiles, makes the ownership of a BMW more pleasurable.

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Signalling the company’s first dealership in Oman, British luxury sports cars brand Aston Martin has opened a new showroom in Oman’s capital, as the demand for luxury cars across the Gulf region continues unabated.

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General Motors Company today announced its second quarter 2010 results, marked by revenue of $33.2 billion and net income attributable to common stockholders of $1.3 billion, resulting in earnings per share on a diluted basis of $2.55. GM’s second quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) was $2.0 billion.

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FIA Vice President Mohammed Ben Sulayem today unveiled a blueprint for the future development of motorsport in the Middle East, with greater cooperation at Pan regional level to drive fresh initiatives under the overall guidance of the sport’s world governing body.

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Hertz UAE today announced the company has recorded impressive growth in the first half of this year. The Al-Futtaim group company posted an impressive 12 percent growth in its inventory at a time when the car rental sector scaled back on their stock. Hertz UAE will be investing in 4000 new cars by the end of this year from leading auto manufacturers thereby ensuring its fleet has the latest models, are safe and reliable while also enhancing its reputation as the market leading car rental company.

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Bentley Motors has unveiled two unique Continental models, which have been engineered and designed exclusively for the Middle East market. These special edition cars have been created at Bentley’s Crewe headquarters with both models offering a range of striking features specially commissioned for Arabic customers.

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Chevrolet finished No. 1 among 42 vehicle brands in the 2010 China Customer Service Index study by J.D. Power Asia Pacific. Chevrolet, a brand of Shanghai GM, scored 875 on a 1,000-point scale.

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Five victories, by four drivers, on three continents, over two days. That’s One Ford. Indeed, it was a weekend to remember for Ford’s global motorsport program, as the company took major victories in the World Rally Championship, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Chinese Touring Cars and X Games rally competition.

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Al-Futtaim Motors, the exclusive distributor for Toyota and Lexus in the UAE has today announced strong sales performance during the first six months of 2010 with total June year to date volumes up 32 per cent against the same period last year.

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