Saudi Arabia

Down here in the Middle East, running a business without a Toyota Hilux means you are a loser. Though only a commercial workhorse, there are not many humans on this planet who has not seen or heard of this thing. And with so many achievements, from aiding the world masses with their routine chores to serving wars to conquering terrains where no Jeeps or Patrols have dared to roam, there is little wonder in this epitome of reliability being so popular everywhere. For 2012, Toyota UK has decided to give the Hilux some facial treatments and energy boost while also subjecting it to an interior-beautification therapy.

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It easily goes without saying that Toyota Yaris rules the sub-compact car segment in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the rest of the GCC. First introduced in 2006, Yaris became such a hit among the public that it simply wiped off the competition, gaining much more success rate than its predecessors, the Tercel and the Echo. And probably that is why Toyota decided to refresh the ongoing Yaris instead of moping it off the line-up, like they did with its ancestors. Toyota UK has taken covers of their all-new 2012 Yaris – and we are probably looking at the same “global” shape that may enter our region too.

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Hyundai is the talk of the town these days. Having rolled out several new models in a seemingly short span of time, all so well engineered, well designed and well priced, Hyundai has already caused quite a stir in the market dominated by the Japanese giants. And the increasing damage they are continuing to cause the Japanese monopoly is evident from the shaken chiefs of some major Japanese automakers stepping into the limelight themselves for praising their own upcoming models, in a sad bid to counter competition. As part of Hyundai’s scheme of kicking the Japanese and everyone else out of the game,

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German carmaker BMW has just expanded their 6-series line-up for 2012 with the introduction of four new variants –  the 640d Coupe, 640d Covertible, 650i xDrive Coupe and 650i xDrive Convertible.

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If anyone remembers seeing the Azera, the full-sized sedan from Hyundai that was based and heavily resembled a modified previous-generation Sonata, they would gladly confirm that it wasn’t the best premium car around. Being one of their flagship models, Hyundai had put a lot of faith in it, but the Genesis came along, and so did the next generation Sonata, wiping out whatever buzz it had.

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Cadillac, the premium luxury brand of General Motors, will enter the compact car segment; with the all-new model “ATS”. Designed to take on premium competition like the Mercedes C-class and BMW 3 series, the ATS is based on the new Alpha platform, which will simultaneously underpin the next generation Chevrolet Camaro.

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The Renault Koleos, a rebadged compact crossover built in Korea, has never really sold well in the GCC since its launch a couple of years ago. So the carmaker is going at it a second time with a facelifted model for 2012.

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Renault, the French carmaker known for their weirdly-designed cars, has now revealed their latest 2012 Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy hot hatch ahead of its debut at an event in Nurburgring, Germany.

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Official photos of the 2012 BMW M5 have been “leaked” onto the Internet, possibly intentionally, and it looks just like how anyone would’ve pictured the new M5 would look, so there aren’t any real surprises.

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ستكون الإمارات الوجهة الأخيرة لحملة “بريدسجتون” لـ”سلامة الإطارات والحفاظ التي تجوب فيها منطقة دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي. وستتوقف الحملة في محطتين الأولى ستكون في أبوظبي ومن ثم ستتوجه إلى دبي. وتهدف الحملة، التي ستقام في “الوحدة مول” في أبوظبي يومي 16 و17 يونيو وفي “مول الإمارات” بدبي في 30 يونيو و 1يوليو، إلى جعل طرق المنطقة أكثر أمناً. وتحظى الحملة بدعم كبير من قبل كل من “مجموعة المسعود” ومؤسسة “ناصر بن عبداللطيف السركال”، الشريكين المحليين الوثيقين لـ”بريدجتسون”.

وكانت حملة “بريدجستون” لسلامة الإطارات قد انطلقت في شهر يناير الماضي في عُمان مروراً بقطر (الدوحة من 17 إلى 19 مارس 2011)، والسعودية (الرياض 20 إلى 21 أبريل 2011) والكويت (مدينة الكويت 19 إلى 20 مايو 2011).

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