After the arrival of Lexus in the UAE and GCC in the early 90’s, the Toyota Crown was slowly phased out of the market. The Japanese automaker’s flagship sedan continues to be a strong player in their local market however, with the new 2013 Toyota Crown making its debut recently.
The new 2013 Toyota Prius has been launched at this year’s Saudi International Motor Show in Jeddah.
The 2013 Nissan Sentra will be hitting showrooms in the UAE very soon. It is not a replacement for the new sub-compact Nissan Sunny, but will slot in alongside it as a compact sedan offering, effectively replacing the older Nissan Sunny.
The 2014 BMW Z4 range has been given a timely facelift. It is all set to show its face at the Detroit Auto Show and is scheduled to be in showrooms by mid-2013.
According to a press release by Hyundai Middle East, their “GDI” direct-injection engine will make its debut in the Middle East with the new 2013 Hyundai Genesis, giving it more horsepower and torque. However, they’ve said a lot of things before, such as the “launch” of the GDI engines in the latest Genesis Coupe models, which never made it to the local dealers.
General Motors have revealed pictures and details of the new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and 2014 GMC Sierra pickup trucks.
Indian-owned Land Rover has signed a “letter of intent” with Saudi Arabia’s National Industrial Clusters Development Programme, which could be the first step in opening their first factory in the Kingdom.
We have seen police car chases on TV. Usually it’s the police car doing the chasing. But something goes horribly wrong here. In Saudi Arabia, the perps start chasing down a police car.
The all-new 2013 Chevrolet Malibu has been suffering from slow sales and poor media reviews in its U.S. home market, so much so that General Motors is apparently preparing an “emergency” redesign for next year. We are not allowed to review the car, so we wouldn’t know.
Nicely-edited “Saudi drifting” videos always make it appear like nobody gets hurt as so-called skilled drivers do their thing in public streets. But things do go wrong on a regular basis. An 18-year driver in Saudi Arabia was killed recently when he rammed his Hyundai Elantra into a heavy-duty truck while doing illegal stunts in traffic.