Just like every other automaker out there, Genesis is also working aggressively to electrify its lineup. It started with the electric version of the G80 sedan, and then came GV60, an electric crossover built on a dedicated EV platform. Now, there is a new one, the electrified 2022 Genesis GV70 EV.
For those customers who considered Land Cruiser to be not a large enough Toyota, there is the Toyota Sequoia, at least in North America. Though the massive SUV died out in our region a few years ago (because it was terrible), it carried on in the United States and Canada unchanged. Now after a long 13-year life, the 2023 Toyota Sequoia has finally been revealed, to compete with modern rivals, right as the Land Cruiser has been discontinued State-side.
If you had your eyes full of the new Toyota bZ4X and the Subaru Solterra EVs, here is the posh alternative. Lexus has the new EV and came up with the RZ450e, adding their own spin of the formula.
When almost every other SUV in the world are ditching ladder-frames, some remain unicorns. These old-school SUVs are now an oddity, in a good way. Kia Mohave is one among that rare breed, but sadly is not living in our region anymore. In its home market, however, it gets a refresh.
Extending the relationship with Toyota, Subaru brings out their new EV, the Subaru Solterra. This electric crossover is based on the Toyota bZ4X with some changes on the skin to differentiate itself.
It is no secret that the entire world is moving towards SUVs. And it does not become less of a secret with manufacturers churning out crossovers with names that were once famous for something else. Kia has joined this party with the 2022 Kia Carens.
A plug-in hybrid, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, was one of the reasons Mitsubishi was able to find some traction in many markets that were slipping away from them. Now, they are giving the same green formula another shot. Here is the fully electric 2022 Mitsubishi Airtrek EV.
Toyota has been one of the most vocal advocates for hybrid vehicles and hydrogen FCEVs. They have also voiced against battery EVs as well. But now the tides have changed, and Toyota has introduced their new EV in its production form. Toyota bZ4X, as it is called comes in a RAV4-sized package and with FWD or AWD options.
MG Motor had a great year, opening 12 showrooms and other new facilities in 2021 as it continues its swift growth in the Middle East. The demand for MG cars has been steadily increasing – as a result the brand registered a record number of sales in the first three quarters of 2021, with the growth of 60% in sales, and witnessing its highest recorded growth in market share to reach 3.8% in the region.
The brand registered particularly strong growth in the Sultanate of Oman with sales up by 131% to help it to a market share of 5%,
If you spotted an odd-plated “Jeep” roaming around the UAE, it is none other than two brothers who shipped their Mahindra Thar from India to the Middle East. They are beginning a roadtrip from Kerala which will take close to a year, covering around 50 countries by road.