The South African-based fleet management systems company FleetPro has concluded a deal with Diamondlease, the largest independent vehicle rental & leasing company in the United Arab Emirates. Managing Director of FleetPro John Bell says the contract was won against fierce competition from a number of international suppliers.
Renault GCC will extend its existing line-up with the introduction of four new models across the Middle East by the end of this year. The back-to-back launches are in line with the almost-French manufacturer’s plans to expand its market share within the small and mid-size passenger car segments.
BMW has launched two high-end hybrid models in the GCC, based on the X6 and the 7-Series, and both with equally long names. One is the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and the other is the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. After a few false starts by Chevrolet, Toyota and Mercedes-Benz, these are likely the first true hybrid vehicles to be commercially available in the UAE. And we are assuming they are expensive.
This is probably common knowledge for those who troll through newspaper ads, but Chrysler’s UAE dealers have been offering the V6-powered 2010 Chrysler 300 Limited for at least the past month now.
The General’s good men sprung a surprise on me this weekend when they offered me a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS for a test-drive, after a last-minute cancellation by some other hack. The bigger surprise came when the car was home-delivered, because when I stepped in, it had three pedals. Indeed it was the manual Camaro SS with the 426 hp 6.2-litre V8. Rarely do I get overexcited about cars nowadays, but…AAWOOOGAAA!!!
General Motors has announced a U.S. recall on Hummer H3 models manufactured between 2006 and 2010. It is possible that the recall only affects American-built vehicles, as GCC-spec H3 models were built in South Africa since at least 2007.
Nissan’s luxury arm Infiniti is recalling 134,000 G35 sedan and coupe models in the United States. The recall covers 2005-2006 model sedans and 2005-2007 model coupes, and involves potentially faulty airbags.
According to the U.S. NHTSA safety agency, General Motors has issued a recall for the 2005-2006 Chevrolet Corvette models. The agency says that the recall applies to vehicles with tilt-and-telescoping steering wheels.
Audi is now peddling a mildy-upgraded version of their R8 V10 beluga whale, at a substantially higher price, dubbing it the Audi R8 GT.
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.