Abu Dhabi World Rally Championship (WRC) driver Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi remains poised to add to his WRC Championship points haul after Day Two’s morning session of the Rally d’Italia in Sardinia. The BP Ford Abu Dhabi driver sits 11th after stages seven, eight and nine of the sixth round of the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship.
Nicholas Guiochet, General Manager-Marketing, Renault GCC, handed over the keys to a brand new Renault Koleos to Nabila Abdulla. The Bahraini national was the lucky winner of a special promotion held by Renault during last month’s repetitive F1 Roadshow, which was held at The Dubai Mall in the UAE.
While the GCC is left to fawn over the ugly 2010 E-Class sedan, the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe just went on sale in Europe and Brabus already has an extensive tuning program in place for the new two-door CLK replacement. The pinnacle of the performance tuning options is the BRABUS 6.1 engine.
Emirates Motor Company (EMC), general distributors of Mercedes-Benz for Daimler Middle East and Levant (DMEL) and the flagship company of Al Fahim Group today inaugurated the opening of the world’s largest Mercedes-Benz facility in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
After months of leaked info, German tuner Hamann has officially introduced its upgrade package for the all-new 2009 BMW 7-Series.
The BMW X5 Sport Edition, which was first revealed back in June 2007, is finally been offered in Dubai and Abu Dhabi showrooms, as well as other GCC markets. It won’t aid your X5’s off-road abilities though, no matter what BMW claims.
McLaren Automotive has taken the first step in developing its global business by appointing Ian Gorsuch as Regional Director of Middle East and Africa. The appointment comes in preparation for the world launch in 2011 of the first in the company’s new range of high-tech sports cars.
The 2010 Opel Astra, which was set to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, has been officially released by GM. It is set to get a lot of its features from Opel’s midsize sedan model, the Opel Insignia. It comes with a new chassis and is also longer than the previous model by 71 mm.
Everybody’s favourite British entertainment show was spotted filming somewhere near Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. The entire Top Gear crew seems to be there, entering and leaving the country without much fanfare.
Gulf Craft Inc, a leading player in the global boat and yacht manufacturing industry, has experienced strong interest and sales from its debut appearance at the first ever Bahrain Boat Show. The appearance follows a successful participation at the Dubai International Boat Show and the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show earlier this year and consolidates the local manufacturer’s dominance of the GCC marine industry.