Abu Dhabi

We’ve already known for months now that the first shipment of 2012 Honda Civic sedans were on sale in the UAE quietly. According to Honda, the Japanese carmaker “faced immense challenges in its production capabilities due to the earthquake & tsunami disasters in March 2011.” Honda was in short supply of the new models, so they did not actively advertise the fact that limited numbers were already available, which was likely sold out easily enough. But Honda has now released full details about their new model.

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Fast Rent A Car is raising the bar in the UAE car rental market this summer by offering great half-price deals on all bookings in the Emirates, while also making international bookings for residents travelling overseas easy courtesy of a special tie-up with the world’s largest car rental broker, Holiday Autos.

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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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The Bridgestone ‘Tyre Safety and Eco Station’ campaign that has toured around the GCC will finally come to its final destination, the United Arab Emirates. The Bridgestone GCC-wide road show will make two stops in the country with the first in Abu Dhabi and then in Dubai. The roadshow which aims at making the region’s roads safer for everyone will be at the Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi from June 16th to 17th and at the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai from June 30th to July 1st. Both campaign initiatives are duly supported by Bridgestone’s trusted local partners –Al Masaood Group and Nasser Bin Abdullatif Alserkal Est.,

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The Honda Jazz, a sub-compact hatchback, is the kind of car that should be dominating its segment. And yet, it is the Toyota Yaris and the Nissan Tiida that have a stranglehold on sales, making the Jazz a niche product. For a while, we thought it was the price. Starting at a ridiculous Dhs 63,999 nowadays, and topping out at Dhs 71,999, you could buy a midsize sedan for that kind of dough, let alone a pint-sized runabout. But there was a time many years ago when the Jazz was actually cheap, and even then it wasn’t a familiar sight on Dubai roads.

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مرة أخرى تؤكد الفطيم للسيارات الموزع الحصري لسيارات تويوتا بدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة صدارتها كرائد مبتكر في قطاع السيارات كونها العلامة التجارية الأولى للسيارات التي تطرح عرضاً فريداً متكاملاً لاقتناء سيارات تويوتا مع برنامج اختيارات تويوتا “فوّلها وانطلق” المبتكر.

يرتكز هذا العرض المميز على برنامج “اختيارات تويوتا” الفريد من نوعه والذي سبق إطلاقه في شهر أبريل 2011، ليجعل عملية اقتناء سيارة تويوتا جديدة الآن أسهل من أي وقت مضى.

تشتمل المنافع والميزات المتضمنة في برنامج “فوّلها وانطلق” إدماج جميع التكاليف المتعلقة بعملية امتلاك السيارة في دفعة شهرية واحدة منخفضة، بحيث تتضمن تأمين لمدة سنتين، وصيانة لمدة سنتين، وخدمة المساعدة على الطريق لمدة 3 سنوات، بالإضافة إلى 5 سنوات ضمان، مع تكاليف تسجيل السيارة، إضافة إلى ميزات أخرى مثل الدفعة الأولى المخفضة، والقيمة المستقبلية المضمونة للسيارة عند الاستبدال.

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The Red Bull Car Park Drift event was held last weekend in Abu Dhabi. Meant to be the UAE Qualifier for the Middle East-wide Red Bull Car Park Drift 2011, there were as many as 25 contestants trying their luck, with Red Bull’s own sponsored driver putting on an occasional show that evening.

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Boasting a phenomenal increase of sales by 178% in the first quarter of 2011, the strongest in the Middle East for the period, AGMC has announced the arrival of two “distinctive” Phantom models going by a fancy name as long as “Spirit of Ecstasy Centenary Collection”.

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Hyundai seems to have quietly launched the all-new 2012 Elantra in Oman, though their website has not yet been updated. The vehicle in these pictures was spotted when parked in front of a hotel located in a residential area of Sharjah known for its thriving used car market. The vehicle is registered in Oman and seemed to be some mid-option model with fog lamps. Oman has traditionally received new Hyundai and Kia models several months before the UAE, due to their massive popularity there.

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The Dutch-built Superbus was shown to the media at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi a few days ago. Fully electric and designed to be capable of 250 kph while carrying 23 passengers, it is being pitched as the next-generation solution to the Dubai-Abu Dhabi commute.

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