After turning the popular midsize sedan, sub-compact sedan and compact crossover segments on their heads with truly unique designs, Korean carmaker Hyundai still have the compact sedan segment to contend with, what with the lacklustre Elantra being their current offering. But the all-new 2011 Hyundai Elantra is just around the corner, and it is an absolute stunner.
More than 5,000 members of the UAE community participated in BMW Group Middle East’s ‘Stay Alert. Stay Alive.’ road safety campaign this month, exceeding expectations. Two Awareness Days were held at the Dubai Creek Park on Friday 09 April and on the Abu Dhabi corniche on Friday 16 April respectively; with the campaign continuing into BMW importers AGMC’s and Abu Dhabi Motor’s showrooms for the weeks following the Awareness Days.
Porsche Centre Dubai, Al Nabooda Automobiles LLC, will hold a Porsche Service Clinic from the 29th of April till the 1st of May 2010. This three day event is specifically designed for Porsche customers with cars three years or older. The Porsche Clinic is being organised at the official Service Centre in Al Quoz and is part of Porsche’s best-in-class after-sales service offering.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announced today that the company has enjoyed a successful first quarter in 2010, with sales increasing by 60% worldwide compared with the same period in 2009.
Building on its 2009 success, Abu Dhabi Motors has experienced further growth in the first quarter of 2010. The exclusive importer of the BMW Group in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain ensured a perfect start to the new decade with a 31% increase in sales over the same period last year, making Abu Dhabi the second best-performing market in the BMW Group Middle East.
Against the backdrop of the Salone del Mobile, the world’s foremost design exhibition, MINI recently celebrated the launch of the new MINI Countryman at Face 2 Superstudio in Via Tortona, currently one of Milan’s hottest locations. Some of the leading names in the Italian and international world of fashion, design and lifestyle partied with MINI and even packed their bags for a MINI weekend getaway.
With a renewed focus on designing, building and selling the world’s best vehicles, General Motors has announced the opening of the Seoul Advanced Design Studio in the heart of the 2010 World Design Capital. The studio is based in the city’s Gangnam area, which is considered not only the most exciting and stylish part of Korea’s capital, but also one of the world’s trendiest neighbourhoods.
General Motors Company Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre today announced that GM has made its final payment of $5.8 billion to the U.S. Treasury and Export Development Canada, paying back its government loans in full, ahead of schedule.
The BMW S 1000 RR – the new benchmark in the superbike segment – has arrived at Abu Dhabi Motors, the exclusive importer of BMW Motorrad motorcycles in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain.
The 2011 Hyundai Verna debuted at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show this week. Verna is what the Hyundai Accent is known as in some markets, so this mini-Sonata is basically what we should be getting by the end of the year.