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 …
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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Disgruntled motorists gave up trying to reach offices at Jumeirah Lakes Towers today and residents stayed at home after traffic was brought to a standstill by a broken-down car. Commuters who were unable to leave or enter the development for more than three hours posted pictures of the traffic jam on Twitter, with warnings to …
Roadworks that have been causing massive traffic jams in Jumeirah Lakes Towers will take another eight weeks to complete. Jams have been a constant nightmare to JLT’s 30,000 residents for the past three years, but last week was such a particularly bad week that many are considering moving to other areas of the city. However, …
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The automobile sector carried on recording a significant growth in sales during the first two quarters of the year, including European car manufacturers, who declared a remarkable double-digit growth in the UAE. The UAE market remained the strongest market for a majority of auto manufacturers compared to other markets in the Middle East. German premium …
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The number of road deaths in the UAE is among the lowest in the region but still high compared with western countries. A new global map shows the UAE with 12.7 road deaths per 100,000 population, compared with 30.4 in Oman, 24.8 in Saudi Arabia, 16.5 in Kuwait, 14 in Egypt and 13.2 in Qatar. …
