A new decree in the official gazette, issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, marks a new and unified fee structure across the United Arab Emirates, with effect from the 1st of December. Light vehicle …
Safer roads for Motorbikes!
There are thousands of motorbikes plying our roads with much-awaited food, important envelopes and other everyday errands. Their safety as well as other using the road is a concern when considering some statistics that Dubai Police revealed. Disturbing statistics: A total of 276 motorbike related incidents happened in 2016 including …
8 not to miss cars at Dubai Motor Show
When the door opens this evening to what is perhaps the most excitingly balanced motor show till date, there are some cars you have to create boxes in your mind for – and tick them no matter what. Actually there is more, but these stands for the models we all …
NEWSTRACK JULY CATCH UP EDITION
Electric power for every Volvo Volvo Cars has announced that every car launched from 2019 will have an electric motor. Volvo hopes to mark the end of an era – of cars that feature only an internal combustion engine (ICE). The Swedish brand, now owned by Chinese group Geely and …
NewsTrack: April Catch up edition
Mustang goes to the Gibraltar, and other places Americans flex their muscles with an eight cylinder vroom thanks to the Mustang. What has been the best selling sports car in the US for 50 years now claims the same spot in a global context. According to Ford analysis of IHS …
SportTrack April catch up edition
AMG clocks 50 Catching up on performance motoring: the three familiar letters of AMG turns 50 years old this year – just in case aficionados want to gather around a cake that smells of caramelised rubber! You can of course switch it for some real burnt tires behind the numerous …
PSA Group gathers steam with Dubai HQ
For PSA, March was the month to march ahead. Peugeot 3008 was named the 2017 Car of the Year in Geneva. Hardly a week later, the Group launched its first Middle East headquarters in Dubai Airport Free Zone. It almost seemed like PSA confidently rode into centre-stage on that piece …
Dubai welcomes Pininfarina to its skyline
A postcard or e-card sent from Dubai could soon feature a rising structure with edges turning in like the corners of a race circuit. Or the talking point in a plush living room in Downtown Dubai could be a recliner sofa that gracefully curves inwards. For, Pininfarina has landed in …
NewsTrack Feb: Continental wins award; Toyota dream car art contest; Nissan heralds Champions Trophy; Dubai Boat Show coming up
Continental named 2017 Tire Manufacturer German tyre manufacturer Continental has been honoured by the trade journal ‘Tire Technology International’ as the ‘Tyre Manufacturer of the Year’. The honour is for initiating key innovation and excellence projects including the opening of Continental’s High Performance Technology Center, the Taraxagum project for the …
AED 180,000 to be won in Aqdar safety initiative
Under the patronage of Lt. General His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the UAE, Khalifa Empowerment Program for Students (Aqdar) and Nissan in collaboration with RoadSafetyUAE are starting their UAE-wide roadshow in February to raise awareness and drive student participation …
