UAE

Over the years, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been recalling a number of older American-made models over the issue of “leaking” cruise control switches in certain brands. By 2008, the agency had recalled around 9.6 million vehicles to repair a faulty Texas Instruments cruise-control deactivation switch, and now after an NHTSA investigation, Ford is the target of the latest recall, adding 4.5 million Ford and Mercury vehicles to the list.

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The Nissan Z will mark its 40th anniversary in the United States, celebrating the launch of the reliable 1970 Datsun 240Z, with its gross 150 hp 2.4-litre inline-6 and its sporting looks that brought about a revolution in a sports car market. The 370Z 40th Anniversary is being launched to celebrate the occasion.

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Juma Al Majid Est., the sole distributor of Hyundai Motors in UAE, has achieved a remarkable success at ConMex Middle East, which took place from October 12 to 15 at Expo Centre Sharjah. Hyundai thrived in its second year participating in the event, by introducing new products to customers, as well as attracting new traders, who were amazed by the range of Hyundai’s commercial vehicles.

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Officially introduced in the UAE at a launch party in Abu Dhabi, Porsche held a media driving event for the all-new Porsche Panamera GT sedan. The road trip comprised of a drive from Dubai to Fujairah and back in cars shared with other journalists, and a free lunch somewhere in between.

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The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X is a somewhat uncompromising sports sedan, based off of an economy car platform. But the American market is getting a new MR Touring “luxury” model that puts it up against German brands in terms of pricing.

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Mercedes-Benz began a new era in auto finance in the UAE today with the signing today of a joint venture between Daimler Financial Services, one of the world’s leading provider of automotive financial services, the Al Fahim Group, owners of Emirates Motor Company, the authorised distributor of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Abu Dhabi, and Gargash Enterprises, the official Mercedes-Benz distributor in Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates.

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The all-new Porsche Panamera made its UAE debut at an event hosted in Abu Dhabi for customers and media. It was also the first time that the Panamera sedan has gone on sale outside Europe, as the GCC is the second region to make the car available in showrooms.

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The facelifted 2010 Range Rover has been launched in the UAE and other GCC markets. Uncannily popular in rich cities such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the Tata-owned company’s Range Rover model has sold well in its current shape, which was developed under BMW ownership and marketed during Ford management. The new version changes little on the outside, but major updates reside under the skin.

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Kia fans and enthusiasts will get the chance to test drive some of their favourite cars during the 2009 Kia Road Show, touring the country through October with stops at the four major emirates.

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The 2010 Chevrolet Cruze, GM’s all-new Korean-built compact sedan that is surprisingly more anticipated in the Middle East than we expected it to be, is now available in Saudi Arabia and possibly a few other GCC countries, according to reports by our readers. There is no official word yet from GM’s regional headquarters in Dubai, but the Cruze is listed in Chevrolet’s UAE website.

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