McLaren have made a come back this year. They have finally revealed complete details of their new machine, the McLaren MP4-12C, a supercar which hopes to go against the Ferrari 458 Italia. While it may not be as insane as the McLaren F1, this new model still packs a punch.
Ford’s Conservation and Environmental Grants section yesterday awarded money to two projects from the UAE aimed at the preservation of UAE’s coral reefs and the fight against the illegal trade of animals in the region. Anyone who applies for these ‘green’ grants is eligible to have their project looked at by a panel of environmental experts. We also brought up the topic of electric cars.
For the first time in Bahrain, and possibly the GCC, the exclusive Hyundai dealer in Bahrain is offering a “sensational” lifetime warranty on the entire range of Hyundai models.
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.
The 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe and CTS-V Coupe are now available to pre-order at Cadillac showrooms across the Middle East, and will start arriving in the GCC this September.
وقد حققت الشركة أرباحاً في كافة أسواقها الـ14 في الشرق الأوسط. وسجّل باكستان واليمن مبيعات تفوق الضعفين مقارنة بالفترة نفسها من السنة الماضية بحيث ارتفعت المبيعات في باكستان بنسبة 180% (14 سيارة) وفي اليمن بنسبة 105% (39 سيارة). أمّا الأسواق الأخرى التي حققت مبيعات ملفتة فكانت سوريا مع 65% (742 سيارة)، وأبو ظبي مع 38% (1707 سيارات)، وهو العدد الأكبر من السيارات التي بيعت في الشرق الأوسط، والمملكة العربية السعودية مع 19% (1478 سيارات).
BMW Group Middle East has completed the first six months of 2010 with a 13% sales growth over the same period in 2009. Across 14 Middle East markets, the world’s most successful premium automotive manufacturer delivered 8,096 BMW and MINI vehicles to customers, signaling the underlying strength of both brands in the region.
Following its international debut in the 10th Dubai International Motor show, Taiwan’s first automotive brand LUXGEN has signed its first international distributorship agreement with Oman’s Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC to become the exclusive agency of LUXGEN in Oman.
McLaren Automotive has released more details about its expectations for, the Middle East market, where it will launch the first in its range of high performance sports cars from spring 2011. The announcement follows the world debut of the new McLaren MP4-12C at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England, where the two most recent Formula 1 world champions, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, unveiled the new car.
The McLaren MP4-12C, the new supercar with the forgettable name and the derivative styling, might still have some hope in the exotic performance arena. In a field dominated by Ferrari, Porsche and even Nissan, the McLaren may at least match them all with respectable performance numbers.