Saudi women start driving, handed flowers by police on streets
The first day of women drivers hitting the road in Saudi Arabia went off without a hitch, as police officers themselves were spotted handing out flowers to passing female motorists.
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Manufacturer recalls for May 2018
These are the recalls that were announced during the month of May. They are pretty major ones and affect hundreds of thousands of owners.
Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport unveiled by RTA
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has opened the registration for the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport through the website sdchallenge.com.
Abu Dhabi to get Salik-style road tolls soon
Roads tolls will soon be introduced in Abu Dhabi, according to a law issued by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan this February.
Dubai RTA now offers used car reports
Used car buyers in Dubai can now get vehicle history reports through a new service launched by the city’s Roads and Transport Authority.
The cost of supercar insurance in the UAE
Car insurance clearly doesn’t come cheap in the UAE, especially after the recent change in the rules, but it’s interesting to look at the figures for annually insuring a supercar.
Manufacturer recalls for October 2017
Here is a list of manufacturer recalls that occured in the past month.
Saudi women allowed to drive soon
In what has to be the biggest news to ever come out of the Kingdom, Saudi Arabia has just announced via state media that it will allow women to drive soon.
Petrol prices in Saudi Arabia may go up by 80 percent
Saudi Arabia sells petrol and other petroleum products for some of the lowest prices in the world. But recently, the Saudi Arabian government is trying to diversify its economy away from oil as the future of “black gold” is uncertain. As part of that, there are apparently plans to link fuel prices in the country to the varying international prices. This will bring an instant increase of up to 80 percent in the fuel prices.
New Peugeot pickup is called Pick Up
Peugeot hasn’t been an active player in the pickup segment since the demise of their 207-based Hoggar pickup (which we didn’t get in the GCC) three years ago. But now they are back in business with a new pickup named in the most literal way possible. It’s called the Peugeot Pick Up.
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