Car Makes and Models

The uber-exciting BMW stand at the Detroit Motor Show will prove that onemore time that BMW is not only very popular in the Middle East and Egypt, but obviously also extremely popular in the USA which is one of the important key-markets for BMW AG and its competitors. This is one of the main reason

Mini sales in the Middle East have increased 86 percent in the last year, making it the fastest selling car in the region for parent company, BMW Group, its regional managing director has told Arabian Business. Sales across the whole group have increased 11 percent year to date and are expected grow “substantially” in 2012,

BMW Group Middle East has reported its best first quarter ever with a sales increase of six percent compared to the same period in 2011. The world’s biggest premium automotive manufacturer sold 4,936 BMW and MINI vehicles to customers across 14 Middle East markets, it said in a statement. The UAE remained the largest market,

Bentley doesn’t do quite as many special editions for local markets as Rolls-Royce does, and when it does, they’re usually based on the Continental range. But the new Shaheen edition which Bentley unveiled at theDubai Motor Show is based on its flagship sedan, the Mulsanne. Named for and inspired by the Shaheen eagle, the special Mulsanne is distinguished by two-tone

The BMW 7 Series is one of the most popular models in its segment in Germany, as well as in the GCC region and Egypt. That is why I was very surprised, and happy at the same time, when a few weeks ago I saw a ‘special-edition’ BMW 760Li at the AGMC BMW dealer showroom

Heritage is extremely important for the car companies in Europe and the USA. In the Middle East and North Africa region we find that automotive heritage hardly plays any role, except in some few countries such as Jordan where they have an impressive Royal Automobile Museum with some of the best cars ever built. Now

General Motors expects the automobile industry in the Middle East to show growth that is sustainable, but at a slower rate than in the last few years, hurt by uncertainty and political crisis in markets such as Egypt and Syria. The company temporarily closed its Egyptian assembly plant outside of Cairo last month, and shut

Bentley has unveiled yet another special edition model, this time the Mulsanne Shaheen Edition which debuted at the 2013 Dubai Motor Show. The Mulsanne Shaheen Edition was created specifically for the Middle East market and draws its inspiration from the Shaheen eagle, a bird of prey that is often seen in Middle Eastern culture and

Aston Martin Works, renowned worldwide as the official service and restoration division of Aston Martin, has opened a state-of-the-art dealership at the company’s historic home – Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. An impressive new ten-car showroom is the outward face of a complete redevelopment at the 3.6-acre site on Tickford Street. Aston Martin Works Newport Pagnell is

While Rolls Royce was unveiling the Ghost in Abu Dhabi we received an interesting rumor from Europe. Sources say that at the last Goodwood Festival the Rolls Royce spokesperson Richard Carter stated that an electric engine would be great in a limousine like the Phantom, since most of its owners use it to drive around