Al-Baddad International, the UAE-based leading provider of innovative mobile halls and pre-fabricated buildings, announced that it will take part in equipping the venues of AutoMech 2010 – the premier and the most prestigious event for the automotive industries in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). The annual mega event is sponsored by “Akhbar El Yom” press agency.
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 May 2010, recording a total of 175,098 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 23.4%.
Volkswagen is inviting designers, programmers, developers and interested users to help develop applications for the Infotainment systems of the future, as part of the “App My Ride” Open Innovation Contest. The competition invites users to jointly develop new Infotainment applications with Volkswagen, and establishes the company as the first car manufacturer to use the idea of open innovation for the further development of its products.
Al-Futtaim Automall, the pre-owned vehicles division of the Al-Futtaim group, today announced the launch of its new showroom in Ras Al Khaimah – its 8th in the UAE.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has today announced that James Crichton, 44, has joined the company as Regional Director, Middle East on 1 June 2010. In his previous role he was Sales and Marketing Director for the BMW Group in the Middle East and based in Dubai.
Goodyear, one of the world’s largest tyre companies, signed a deal with the AW Rostamani for the exclusive distribution of Sava Tyres in the UAE. The deal brings the European mid-market tyre brand to the GCC for the first time.
Mercedes-Benz Middle East & Levant has had its best sales month since October 2008 with over 1520 cars delivered in May. Year on year sales were up 22 % with the C-Class and E-Class models particularly popular.
Cadillac was ranked the top premium brand and its full-size Escalade won the Luxury SUV category, while the GMC Acadia, another GM SUV, won the Large SUV category, in a vote of vehicle satisfaction by consumers in more than 42,000 surveys compiled in the first quarter of 2010 by AutoPacific, a leading American market research firm.
A long awaited model has finally arrived. Porsche Centre Dubai, Al Nabooda Automobiles LLC, is proud to introduce the second generation Porsche Cayenne. The all-new Cayenne was unveiled at an exclusive launch event held at Madinat Arena on 3 June 2010. The evening was a tremendous success as Al Nabooda guests welcomed the brand’s latest and highly anticipated addition.
As a premiere for the Porsche brand this model is offered as a hybrid version, the Cayenne S Hybrid. A highly sophisticated parallel full hybrid drive ensures fuel consumption of just 8.2 litres/100 kilometres with CO2 emissions of just 193 g/km.
Paolo Dionisi, the Italian Ambassador to the UAE, with his family, celebrated Italian Republic Day at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the world’s first Ferrari theme park set to open on October 28, 2010. Claus Frimand, General Manager of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, and Ousama Ghannoum, Marketing and Media Director at Aldar Properties PJSC, escorted Mr. Dionisi and his family to a special preview of Bell’Italia, a miniature recreation of famous Italian cityscapes, structures and racing venues.