Two specially prepared models of the new 2012 Jeep® Grand Cherokee SRT8® - according to the Chrysler marketing & communication department, the most powerful and best handling Jeep vehicle ever - were delivered yesterday to Scuderia Ferrari Formula One drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa at the Fiorano circuit in Maranello, Italy. The identical custom-built vehicles were handed ......read more

Wolfsburg / Doha (Qatar) The Qatar Motor Show is becoming more and more important on the regional level. This is why Volkswagen always has a strong presence with many important VW decision-makers and many new and interesting models for Qatar and the rest of the region. At this year's Qatar Motor Show the Passat celebrated its national premiere in Doha. This signifies the market ......read more

At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil an innovative petrol plug-in hybrid. The Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept is an electric car, a highly economical hybrid and a powerful high-performance car all rolled into one. At the touch of a button, the driver decides how the available power from the combination of the ......read more

The new Mercedes-Benz Actros has won the coveted title of International Truck of the Year 2012, becoming the first manufacturer in nearly two decades to win the award in consecutive years. The New Actros has been making serious waves throughout the industry since its official unveiling in Brussels in June 2011, as it was the first truck to fully comply with Euro VI emissions and ......read more

San Paolo, Brazil/Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy - A few days ago the jury members of the Middle East Motor Award, including Auto Arabia's editor Mohamed Sheta, chose the Aventador as the best cars in its category. A few days later Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini attended the Aventador debut in South America, where the new Lamborghini Aventador LP ......read more

Speeches of Board Chairman Dr. Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board, BMW AG, Board Members , Ian Robertson, Dr. Klaus Draeger, at the World premiere of the new BMW 3 Series Sedan, Munich, BMW Welt, October 14, 2011 Dr. Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board, BMW AG: Ladies and gentlemen, We are especially proud of this car. The BMW 3 Series has been a key factor ......read more

Were you planning to buy a luxurious Mercedes C-Class during the next 3 months? Or did you maybe consider purchasing the modern-looking S60 Volvo during the next few weeks? Or maybe you were even thinking about getting a sporty Audi A4 or Volkswagen Passat, despite their bad service reputation and reliability in some Middle East countries such as Egypt? Well, then I strongly ......read more

Volkswagen Middle East committed to region's ecological sustainability - Raising the awareness of fuel efficiency! Volkswagen Middle East participated in the Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicle Associates (ANGVA) Green Highways 2011 event held in Dubai recently. The Green Highways project is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of fulfilling the vision of making natural gas ......read more

Amid the raft of new car concepts at the Frankfurt Motor Show this month, one of the head-turners was Volkswagen’s bright orange ray of sunshine, the buggy up! concept. The buggy up! is inspired by the Californian beach buggies of the 1960s. These buggies, pioneered by people such as American Bruce Meyers, took the simple, reliable Beetle chassis and engine and replaced the steel ......read more

Although BMW Egypt / Bavarian Auto Group is not expecting to sell hundreds of this mighty and benchmark-setting BMW M5 in Egypt, still this very impressive and sporty 'business-class' sedan will surely be able to have a useful side-effect and positive reflection on the sale of the locally-assembled BMW 5 series in Egypt. No doubt, the all-new BMW M5 will surely find many more fans ......read more

Hyundai is becoming more and more popular in the Middle Eastern and North African markets, especially in the UAE and Egypt where the i30 was competing very bravely with the established competitors from Japan and Europe. Now this competition will become more fierce as Hyundai launched its new-generation i30 at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), a vehicle the ......read more

London - Dubai - Cairo / Kia Motors Corporation has been awarded three environmental certificates by TÜV Nord, an independent technical inspection organisation, in recognition of the strong eco-credentials of its three newest models. The low tailpipe emissions of the new Kia Picanto, Rio and Optima, and the advanced manufacturing processes used in their production, resulted in ......read more

Watford (UK), Dubai, Cairo / Iveco in not only a popular choice with professional transport operators around the world, but also with a lot of governments, including Egypt and many others in the Middle East and North Africa region. Now Iveco is preparing to launch the latest evolution of its proven light commercial vehicle range. The Iveco Daily owes its success to sales in ......read more

London - Dubai - Cairo / Just weeks after widening the Wind Roadster range to include an enticingly affordable 1.2-litre version, the burgeoning Gordini line-up now takes in two extra Clios, priced from £14,000. The Gordini range has proved an immense hit, as illustrated by the success of Clio Gordini which accounts for 27 per cent of overall Clio Renaultsport sales in Europe and ......read more

Munich - Dubai - Cairo / The BMW X3 is becoming more and more popular not only in Germany and Europe, but also in Egypt and the Middle East. And while the Bavarian Auto Group in Egypt introduced the highly anticipated locally-assembled version of the X3 to its Egyptian customers and some of the local media a few weeks ago, the BMW headquarter in Munich is continuing its efforts ......read more

Stuttgart - Dubai - Cairo / Brimming with innovation and emotion. Easier on the environment than other trucks. Aiming for the very top in terms of comfort, driving dynamics and economy. Boasting outstanding material and build quality as well as the lowest overall costs. Not to mention irresistibly good looks. Yet for all these superlatives, the most important aspect for those ......read more

London - Dubai / The third generation Toyota Yaris will be launched in the UK this summer. Developed from an original concept of “compact outside, spacious inside,” new Yaris shows Toyota further improving the clever packaging that was a hallmark of its predecessors. Moreover, it will mark a breakthrough in its segment for affordable multimedia connectivity with the ......read more

Wolfsburg / Nizhny Novgorod / Dubai Volkswagen and the GAZ Group today signed an agreement to assemble Volkswagen and Škoda models under contract at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod. The companies already concluded a memorandum of understanding regarding joint automobile production in Russia in February 2011. The planned production volume is 110,000 vehicles per year. The agreement ......read more

High Wycombe - Seoul - Dubai / Hyundai in the UK today announces the full pricing, specification and insurance group ratings for the anticipated all-new i40 Tourer. On sale in the UK from September 2011, prices will start from £18,395 on the road with insurance from Group 12E*; and will offer customers a high level of standard specification coupled with competitive cost of ......read more

Berlin - Dubai - Cairo / You hardly see any hybrid or electric cars in the Middle East or North Africa region. In Egypt only Toyota Egypt (Al Futtaim) and Porsche Egypt (SMG) were brave enough to import the old Toyota Prius Hybrid (1.5-litre) and the Porsche Cayenne Hybrid, even if not on their official price-list. That's why it's even more refreshing to see electric-powered rear ......read more

Mercedes-Benz presents the new C 63 AMG Coupé, a stand-alone, high-performance car that appeals to all the senses: unmistakable design is teamed up with a high-performance drive system and dynamic handling. The new Coupé rounds off the successful C-Class AMG model range, which includes the classic Saloon as well as the practical Estate models. The C 63 AMG Coupé also enhances the ......read more

Affalterbach – Abu Dhabi - Cairo / Roadsters and convertibles in the Middle East are not as popular as in Europe, mainly due to the climate conditions. But it is improving year by year, especially when such stunning cars as the SLS AMG Roadster enter this segment. After the ‘gullwing’ version, the open-top variant is the second car to be independently developed by AMG. ......read more