The 2010 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo has apparently been out for a while now, but this test vehicle is the first one I’ve ever seen on UAE roads. At a price point that competes directly with the handsome BMW X5, while looking like it does, it isn’t hard to see why it will remain rare. However, simply by its oddity does it stand out. When was the last time you bothered giving an X5 a second glance? You will definitely be staring at this one.
The current generation of the Nissan Murano has been out for a year now in the GCC, and is a rather rare sight on Dubai roads, partly due to an massive increase in price and partly because that increase came in the middle of the worst recession ever. However, the newly-premium Murano had actually debuted two years ago in Europe, so their version has received a facelift for 2011.
The Hyundai Genesis Coupe debuted for 2010 with much fanfare, being directly compared to the Infiniti G37 Coupe by the foreign media. It was launched in the UAE in only a single V6 trim level, priced almost half as much as the tiny Nissan 370Z. We never drove it, but we did feel it up at the Dubai showroom. The interior was a let-down in terms of materials, but it looks like Hyundai has addressed that for the 2011 model year.
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.
The new-for-2011 BMW X3 has finally been revealed, and it looks exactly as one would expect it to look. It is longer, wider and taller than the old model, but its exterior and interior hold no surprises. It looks like BMW has at once chosen to release it with its larger 6-cylinder engine offerings, saving the smaller 4-cylinder engine choices for later.
وكانت سيارة ماكلارين ام بي4-12سي أول سيارة تصل إلى هذا المهرجان يوم الجمعة، الثاني من يوليوالحالي، وبذلك إفتتحت باكورة ماكلارين مهرجان هذا العام، بقيادة أنطوني شريف المدير التنفيذي لشركة ماكلارين أوتوموتيف. وتصّدرت السيارة المهرجان، حيث أنها بقيت معروضة على المنصة طيلة الأسبوع.
هذا و قد شدّت سيارة ماكلارين إليها العديد من زوار المهرجان الذين بلغ عددهم 176,000 حيث كانت شاسية السيارة معروضة على منصة ماكلارين.
وبهذه المناسبة قال لؤي الشرفاء، المدير الإقليمي لعلامتي شفروليه وجي إم سي في جنرال موتورز الشرق الأوسط: “يتميز مالكو مركبات شفروليه وجي إم سي بيك أب في الشرق الأوسط بأنهم على درجة عالية من الاطلاع والولاء، ويرغب الكثير منهم بالتعبير عن أنفسهم من خلال إضفاء ميزات خاصة على مركباتهم.
GMC has announced the new 2011 Sierra Denali HD, the first Denali version of the heavy-duty GMC pickup, available in both 2500 (3/4 ton) and 3500 series (1-ton) configurations. If you think there is no market for a luxury-oriented work truck, then think again.
Back in April this year, the UAE government had announced that they were killing the subsidies on petrol prices in the country because the fat-cat oil companies were whining about so-called losses. Back then, they said the price of a litre of petrol will only go up by 15 fils. Today, local news outlets are reporting that an increase will be implemented from July 15th onwards, and it will go up by 20 fils per litre.