Leafy Landmark for Nissan Renault Nissan Leaf has indeed initiated a new chapter in hybrid motoring. Last month, the Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 100,000th zero-emission car. They have covered approximately 841 million zero-emission kilometers – enough to circle the earth more than 20,000 times! Renault and Nissan have together …
DriveME NewsTrack Mid May
EXPERIENCE AMG AT YAS MARINA Yas Racing School adds five new AMG driving experiences this week. The safest place on-road is on-track. And this is your chance to experience the powerful AMG, the performance counterpart of Mercedes Benz. For the first time, the badge that has left you in awe …
DriveME NewsTrack Early April: F1 tickets, new Arabian Automobiles showroom, Porsche GT3 champion
Arabian Autobiles open in Sharjah Arabian Automobiles opened the AED 150 million facility on the 7th of April in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qassimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah. The facility is the largest in its network. Located on Mohammed …
DriveME NewsTrack Mid March
Fedex Express Driving Skills Challenge for youth FedEx Express “Driving skills challenge” and awareness campaign on safe driving habits began today across Dubai-based universities with over 2,000 participants. The campaign is endorsed by Dubai Police and the Emirates Motor Sports Federation. The programme will end with a Driving Skills Challenge …
29th Gulf Traffic Week announces safety measures
Speeding at 200 now face heavy penalty “What is that fancy figure in the speedometer for if not for occasionally entertaining a fancy?” If that is your line of thinking, stop right in your tracks or you shall be stopped and stripped of a thousand dirhams and your car. Major …
Infiniti range to be coded Q and QX
Q is the codename for the technological wizard in the 007 flicks. He is the brain behind not only the numerous gadgetry that Bond flaunts but also the supercars that the British agent enthralls us with. Q is also the new codename for the lineup of Infiniti vehicles waiting to …
World’s largest Audi New Car Showroom inaugurated
A one-hour plus wait for the event to begin, quite what you don’t expect in the lines of German precision, was the curtain raiser to the Audi event on Sheikh Zayed Road last week. But when the curtains finally parted, figuratively speaking, out emerged a gorgeous surprise for the attendees, …
DriveME NewsTrack: September Highlights
Al-Futtaim Group launches Automotive Academy Al-Futtaim Group launched an Automotive Academy last month; a first-of-its kind training institution that will provide UAE Nationals with internationally accredited training in a world-class facility. Toyota Ramadan Millionaire Salil Valiparambil bought a Toyota Fortuner during Ramadan and it changed his “fortunes” when he was …
DriveME NewsTrack: White Points and Warnings
Safe drivers to be rewarded with White Points Now, instead of driving in fear of black points, you can ply the Dubai roads – and the network across the UAE – in anticipation of the happy feat of achieving white points. The new Dubai Police initiative awards drivers of vehicles …
DriveME NewsTrack: Toyota Recall, Mini Avenue Edition and VW Facebook championship
Toyota Camry and Aurion vehicles recalled for possible leakage check As reported last week on our Facebook page, Al-Futtaim Motors, Toyota’s sole distributor in the UAE announced that some units of the 2012 year model Camry and Aurion vehicles will need to undergo a safety inspection as per the communication from …
