Doha - Dubai - Cairo / The 2012 Qatar Motor Show was another successful edition. Also the Al Fardan group presence with all its different stands, such as the BMW, MINI, Rolls Royce, BMW Bikes, Ducati, Triumph and last but not least the Al Fardan Classic Car stand, was quite impressive. So it was no surprise that Alfardan Automobiles has revealed its sales results for 2011, with a ......read more

Road safety is a very important issue in North Africa and the Middle East. Trucks and buses are involved in most of the severe accidents on Middle Eastern and North African roads, and especially in Egypt. Very old and worn-out vehicles as well as brand-new low-quality and low-budget trucks and buses from China are becoming more and more a threat in our region. Most of the fatal crashes ......read more

Dubai, UAE - The Dubai International Rally, like most motor sport events, is traditionally dominated by men, but two young Turkish ladies plan to steal at least some of the limelight during the 33rd edition of the event running over UAE National Day weekend. Burcu Çetinkaya and her co-driver, Çiçek Güney, have arrived in the Emirates for the first time at the start of what they ......read more

Dubai, Wolfsburg, Cairo / Volkswagen Middle East in collaboration with its long-term Dubai partner, Al Nabooda Automobiles, achieved great success at the recent 12th Dubai International Motor Show, where the new Scirocco R took centre stage for its first preview in the Middle East. The makers of the “People’s Car” displayed a wide variety of models at the largest motor show ......read more

Volvo cars are becoming more and more popular in the Middle East and North African region, among both customers as well as motoring journalists. This is probably one of the reasons why the Volvo Car Corporation took home the most coveted award of the Middle East Motor Award (MEMA) ceremony with the Volvo S60 winning “Middle East Car of the Year”. MEMA is currently the most ......read more

In one of the keenly contested and prestigious auto awards in the Middle East, Volvo S60 drove away with the coveted ‘Car of the Year’ honour at the Middle East Motor Awards (MEMA) ceremony held at Expo Centre Sharjah on Thursday, November 3, 2011. H.E. Mohammad Ben Sulayem, Vice-President of FIA Middle East and President of the Automobile and Touring Club UAE, in the presence of ......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

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

We at Auto Arabia and Radio Masr 88.7 were the only Egyptian media to test-drive the KIA Rio in Portugal this week at the international launch event. And guess what?! … The car is really impressive! Not as impressive as a Lamborghini (although the Rio uses some Lamborghini design elements in the interior, thanks to ex-Volkswagen designer Peter Schreyer), but it is surely ......read more

Seoul, Dubai, Cairo / Hyundai Motor is providing a fleet of 50 vehicles to the organizing committee of 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup as the exclusive official automotive supplier to the event, which takes place at Marina di Ravenna, Italy, from September 1-11. The cars available include the new i40, the compact crossover SUV ix35, the mid-size crossover SUV Santa Fe, ......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

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

Wolfsburg - Dubai - Cairo / While Volkswagen owners in Egypt are suffering big-time from the very poor customer service of Volkswagen Egypt, we find the Volkswagen customers in the gulf region experiencing a totally different customer service. That is one of the reasons why Volkswagen Middle East announced the winners of its regional “Catch me if you can” car competition, ......read more

Jeddah (KSA) - Abdul Latif Jameel Co. Ltd. (ALJ), exclusive dealer of Toyota vehicles in Saudi Arabia, has turned to Facebook for the launch of its new TV commercial campaign for Toyota Sequoia 4x4. The TV advertisement was filmed in Dubai in April, with the Toyota team travelling to the UAE to choose the best actors participating in a performance test. Adel Ezzat, ......read more

VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 JETTA VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 2010 THROUGH MARCH 2011. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE AN ELECTRICAL WIRING AND FUSE LAYOUT WHERE THE CONVERTER BOX IS PROTECTED BY THE SAME FUSE USED BY THE SIGNAL HORN AND THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM. SHOULD THAT FUSE BE BLOWN, THE CONVERTER BOX WILL BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE POWER SUPPLY WHICH, IN TURN, ......read more