Classic car owners can dust off their tail fins and get behind the wheel following yesterday’s launch of a special registration for vintage vehicles. An unknown number of vehicles are kept in storage because they do not meet today’s standards, said Mohammed bin Sulayem, president of the Automobile Touring Club UAE. But Dubai will now …
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The Sheikh Zayed Street and Tunnel project has picked up the Infrastructure Project of the Year Award, at the Construction Week Awards 2013. The annual event had ceremonies in Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia in the lead up to the final showdown in Dubai on December 11. The project, in the capital, falls under the …
Car manufacturers made their predictions for the future of the UAE automotive industry saying, “We’re expecting the car market to continue with its high level of growth in the UAE. The country is coming back economically and we expect the UAE car market to grow on par with GDP which is about 4-4.5 per cent …
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Red route: Delma Street and Sea Palace junction via Sheikh Zayed Tunnel, to Sheraton Corniche Distance 4.2 kilometers Speed limit 80kph, except for the exit points to the Corniche/Port, which are 60kph Drive time 5 minutes using the tunnel (5.20pm to 5.25pm), 9 minutes using the surface road (12.43pm to 12.52pm) The new Salam Street …
Drivers hope Adnoc’s takeover of petrol stations will help end Sharjah’s fuel crisis.Filling stations in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah are being rebranded as Adnoc services. “It has been common to find Emarat stations closing off some fuel pumps or fully closing because of no fuel supply,” said Brahmani, a Sharjah driver. He said there …
Just over 65,000 Toyota units – of which the bestselling Camry totals 35,647 units – sold in the UAE will come under the latest recall program announced by the Japanese carmaker for a faulty power window switch defect. These units – which also includes the Corolla, Yaris, RAV 4 and Sequoia – were sold between …
Following the buoyant growth in 2012, industry specialists in the UAE expect another positive year ahead as the UAE automobile sector remains in the fast track, as the country ranked top globally with more than 25 per cent sales growth in 2012 compared to single-digit growth in major markets. The credit goes to the country’s …
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UAE’s love affair with the BMW and Mini goes on unabated – sales of BMW Group models totalled 3,223 units in the first quarter and made up 51 per cent of the total delivered across the GCC. Abu Dhabi was the pioneering market with 1,906 units. In 2012, just under 9,000 units were sold in …
Gulf Extrusions, a leading UAE-based manufacturer of extruded aluminium products, supplies key parts to top range of cars such as Jaguar and Range Rover and has 30 per cent of the market shares, Modar Al Mekdad, General Manager, Gulf Extrusions, has said on the sidelines of Dubai Aluminium Middle East, the leading exhibition for aluminium …
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Residents of Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) face a six-month wait for relief from huge queues to leave the development each morning. As the number of people living on the development has steadily risen over 18 months, the single access road to Sheikh Zayed Road has become choked with traffic, particularly during the morning and evening …
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