Conceived by a visionary industrial artist, brought to life by some of the world’s leading automotive engineers and designers, and proven on some of the most demanding race tracks in America, the all-new 2010 Devon GTX stands ready to stake claim as the next great American supercar.
Infiniti showed off images of the next-generation 2011 Infiniti M luxury sedan at the 59th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance show in the United States. This is actually the third generation of Infiniti’s M, though it has only been on sale in the GCC for the last few years in its second-generation form.
While owners of vintage Porsche racecars gathered at the 2009 Monterey classic car event in the United States, Porsche and Qatar Holding LLC signed an agreement in Germany whereby the Qatari government will acquire 10% of Porsche shares.
The distinguished Nick Alexander Woodie Collection was auctioned off this August, at the 2009 Monterey classic car event in the United States, achieving in excess of $7 million in total sales. It is a good opportunity to witness the popular wood-panel trim sported by various cars are the time.
I haven’t posted letters on this blog for 5 months now. But I have been personally answering most of the email letters that has continued to pour in. It’s just that I’ve concentrated on building up other parts of the website, and I’ll have to say it paid off. This website is now the most popular English automotive portal in the GCC, in terms of visitors. There are now well above 100,000 users going through the pages of this site every month. This, of course, is only a small victory, as there are no benefits for me in this.
Braving the odds of the ongoing global recession, Al Habtoor Motors continues to register growth in its bus sales. Rosa buses from Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has always enjoyed an excellent track record amongst its customers in the UAE, which is why it continues to enjoy a growing presence even during the unfavorable economic climate.
Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales, and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs), and commercial vehicles for July 2009, recording a total of 143,588 units sold. This marks a year-on-year increase of 17.5%.
BMW has debuted the production hybrid versions of the BMW 7-Series and the BMW X6. To be shown at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show in September, the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 and the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 will go on sale in early 2010, and it is expected that at least the X6 version will make it to the UAE and a few other GCC markets.
BMW is the world’s first automotive manufacturer to offer in-car technology that allows full internet access from the dashboard display of its flagship model, the BMW 7-Series. This ground-breaking feature named BMW Online offers the convenience of internet usage in the UAE and GCC.
Rolls-Royce has developed a new Phantom Bespoke Collection exclusively for the Middle East. Just six cars will arrive in the GCC region as of August, in what is largely a new paint-and-trim package.