Al Jomaih Automotive Company, Balubaid Automotive Co., Abdullatif Alissa Automotive Company and Universal Motors are giving Chevrolet and GMC customers even more reasons to celebrate this Ramadan with the best offers of the year.
National Motors Company is giving Bahraini customers even more reasons to celebrate this Ramadan with the best offers of the year on Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac and HUMMER vehicles.
Dubai Autodrome management today announced that they will not be hosting the final round of the FIA GT3 European Championship which was scheduled to be held on 11 and 12 November 2009. Dubai Autodrome wish to thank the FIA, ATCUAE, SRO the organizers of the FIA GT championship and teams for their support and understanding of these circumstances. We look forward to welcoming them back in years to come, for the event which has been a mainstay of the Dubai motorsport calendar.
The Volvo C70 is a rather invisible vehicle, considering we haven’t seen one on the road. Ever. But as limited as its sales are, the C70 hardtop convertible has received a minor facelift for the 2010 model year, giving it the droopy new corporate nose that debuted with the XC60.
Normally we do not bother with teasers, but these ones for the 2010-2011 Hyundai Sonata reveal enough to prove that the Korean carmaker is going to have sleekest midsize sedan ever in this conservative segment.
As a purveyor of quick-cut videos with cheesy music myself, here is an official video of the all-new 2010 Hyundai Tucson ix35, with background music featuring one of Britney Spears’ catchy new songs that I don’t know the name of. What caught me was the ridiculous ‘SUV’ tag-line at the end.
Interesting European TV ad for the Opel Antara crossover, which incidentally is on sale in the UAE, but no one knows about it. And even if some people did know about it, they rightfully avoid it.
Renault’s Turkish factory, production home of the goofy Symbol and Clio sedans, has added a new model to its line-up. Dubbed the Renault Fluence, it is intended to replace the French-built Megane in “low-end” markets such as Turkey, Russia, Romania and most likely the GCC countries eventually.
As the start of the 2009/2010 fast approaches there is one man who is looking forward to what is in store for local UAE motorsport. Dubai Autodrome Chairman Saeed Khalfan is enthusiastic about the prospects, attempting to develop and promote UAE national-level motorsport at Dubai Autodrome. This forthcoming season, events range from karting through to the newly introduced UAE GT Championship. Along with the UAE Sportbike Championship, the UAE Touring Car Championship and the GulfSport Radical Cup, local competitions move up a level. At karting level, there is the Sodi World Series (SWS) sprint races in conjunction with the Dubai Autodrome Motorsport Club (DAMC) Championship and the Nivea for Men Endurance Challenge.
In what has to be the most random podium finishes of the season, Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen became the sixth different victor in six races, and his first for 2009, with a closely-raced success in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, in which his KERS system played a crucial role in the opening stages. Interestingly, perennial loser Force India came in second, after the team’s Giancarlo Fisichella took pole in qualifying.