Infiniti Middle East has unveiled the all-new Infiniti QX80 2025 luxury SUV at an event in Dubai, marking the model’s regional debut. This flagship model, representing the first phase of INFINITI’s “New Dawn” design era, showcases the brand’s blending of Japanese craftsmanship with advanced technology.
Jetour Auto made its presence felt at the 2024 Jeddah International Motor Show (JIMS) by launching two new models. Showcasing its latest off-road and family-oriented models, the brand emphasised its growing commitment to the Middle East market. Jetour introduced the T1 and their hybrid off-road SUV, T2 i-DM.
Xpeng Motors has made its official UAE debut, launching its electric vehicles under the management of GSM, an Ali & Sons Holding subsidiary. This launch aligns with Xpeng’s 10th anniversary and places the UAE as the brand’s first GCC market.
The event showcased Xpeng’s new G6 and G9 electric SUVs and the brand’s eye-catching “Land Aircraft Carrier” modular flying car concept.
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The UAE’s fuel price committee has announced the new petrol and diesel prices that will be valid for the month of November 2024.
Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Corporation has made its UAE debut, opening its first showroom in Dubai in partnership with M.A.H.Y. Khoory. The launch event introduced the UAE market to Dongfeng’s line-up of technology-packed, competitively-priced models.
Hyundai revealed the eye-catching Initium concept at its Goyang Motorstudio in Seoul today, giving the first glimpse of its next-gen hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle.
Smart, known for its premium, all-electric vehicles, has launched its new models in the UAE through a collaboration with AW Rostamani Group, a veteran in the UAE’s automotive industry.
NIO has introduced the EL8, its smart electric flagship SUV, to the UAE, the brand’s first market in the region. This follows the announcement earlier this month of the formation of NIO in the Middle East, a joint venture with its Abu Dhabi-based partner, CYVN Holdings.
Founded in November 2014, NIO serves over 598,000 users across China and Europe. 2023 was a good year for them, as they sold 107,000 vehicles to the brand.
The German luxury carmakers had a good thing going. They all had settled on a sensible naming system for their respective brands by the late 1990s, cleanly designating the size of the model as well as the engine. Cracks started appearing when they had to come up with names for their new-fangled turbo engines. And now with the advent of electric models, all logic has been thrown out the window. While BMW and Mercedes-Benz have especially struggled, at least we know that anything with “e-tron” in the name of an Audi means it’s electric. The “RS” and “GT” badges have been randomly thrown in for good measure,