UAE

The Bridgestone ‘Tyre Safety and Eco Station’ campaign that has toured around the GCC will finally come to its final destination, the United Arab Emirates. The Bridgestone GCC-wide road show will make two stops in the country with the first in Abu Dhabi and then in Dubai. The roadshow which aims at making the region’s roads safer for everyone will be at the Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi from June 16th to 17th and at the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai from June 30th to July 1st. Both campaign initiatives are duly supported by Bridgestone’s trusted local partners –Al Masaood Group and Nasser Bin Abdullatif Alserkal Est.,

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Volkswagen Middle East technicians triumphed at the 2011 Service Qualification World Championship event with first and second place in the Regional Master Technician category being awarded to recipients from the Middle East. The championship was organised to honour and reward Volkswagen service advisors and technicians who have demonstrated the highest levels in service quality, professional and technical knowledge.

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The facelifted-for-2012 Eos is our second test car from VW after the Tiguan, so we got to try out the rather-entertaining 2.0-litre TSI turbo yet again. Of course, there is more to this car than just the engine.

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So MINI is not really elated about their existing line-up comprising various sizes ranging from sub-compacts to crossovers, but all based on the same design – and probably this gave birth to their all new “super-compact” MINI Coupe. The performance focused Coupe is engineered to deliver the thrills of a go-kart and achieve performance figures which makes it the sportiest MINI ever.

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Mercedes-Benz will launch their redesigned 2012 M-Class at the end of this summer, with three engine choices, two diesel and only one petrol. The M-Class will be initially offered in ML250 Bluetec, ML350 Bluetec and ML350 BlueEfficiency variants, with hybrid and AMG versions coming later.

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Al-Futtaim Honda, exclusive distributors of Honda vehicles, motorcycles, marine engines, power products and parts today announced the UAE-wide launch of a new motor finance package called ‘Honda Advantages.’

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This may be old news for all those people suffering in Dubai and Sharjah, but there is yet another ongoing petrol shortage in these two cities, affecting residents for the past week, right in time for the summer.

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Mercedes-Benz has released teasers of their all new 2012 SLS AMG Roadster ahead of its official debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. The Roadster is nothing but the SLS Coupe sans the fancy gullwing doors, loosely based on the legendary 300 SL Roadster.

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The Honda Jazz, a sub-compact hatchback, is the kind of car that should be dominating its segment. And yet, it is the Toyota Yaris and the Nissan Tiida that have a stranglehold on sales, making the Jazz a niche product. For a while, we thought it was the price. Starting at a ridiculous Dhs 63,999 nowadays, and topping out at Dhs 71,999, you could buy a midsize sedan for that kind of dough, let alone a pint-sized runabout. But there was a time many years ago when the Jazz was actually cheap, and even then it wasn’t a familiar sight on Dubai roads.

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مرة أخرى تؤكد الفطيم للسيارات الموزع الحصري لسيارات تويوتا بدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة صدارتها كرائد مبتكر في قطاع السيارات كونها العلامة التجارية الأولى للسيارات التي تطرح عرضاً فريداً متكاملاً لاقتناء سيارات تويوتا مع برنامج اختيارات تويوتا “فوّلها وانطلق” المبتكر.

يرتكز هذا العرض المميز على برنامج “اختيارات تويوتا” الفريد من نوعه والذي سبق إطلاقه في شهر أبريل 2011، ليجعل عملية اقتناء سيارة تويوتا جديدة الآن أسهل من أي وقت مضى.

تشتمل المنافع والميزات المتضمنة في برنامج “فوّلها وانطلق” إدماج جميع التكاليف المتعلقة بعملية امتلاك السيارة في دفعة شهرية واحدة منخفضة، بحيث تتضمن تأمين لمدة سنتين، وصيانة لمدة سنتين، وخدمة المساعدة على الطريق لمدة 3 سنوات، بالإضافة إلى 5 سنوات ضمان، مع تكاليف تسجيل السيارة، إضافة إلى ميزات أخرى مثل الدفعة الأولى المخفضة، والقيمة المستقبلية المضمونة للسيارة عند الاستبدال.

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