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BORGWARD BX7 SUV Offers a Cool Ride during Road Testing on UAE Terrain in Hottest Days Ahead of the Middle East Launch
August 22, 2017
The BX7 SUV, one of the first new models of the BORGWARD Group AG to be launched in the GCC, has undergone a series of on-the-road testing. The German brand has just finished its first set of tests in the United Arab Emirates, including the temperature test during the height of summer between August 2 and 12, to measure BX7’s adaptability to the blazing heat. The vehicle even experienced the windless"...
The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award for 2016 Awarded to 1954 Maserati A6GCS/53 Berlinetta by Pinin Farina
August 16, 2017
At a highly-anticipated private gathering during the famed Monterey Car Week, a 1954 Maserati A6GCS/53 Berlinetta by Pinin Farina, from the Monaco-based Destriero Collection, was named winner of the prestigious second-annual The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award. Only four Berlinetta-bodied sports cars from Pinin Farina were ever produced, and this exquisite model is considered to be the best preserved, as it is the only one that retains its original chassis and body. Custom ordered by the Roman dealer of the marque, the sports car is based on the very successful 2-liter racing car developed by the Maserati brothers. Its uncompromising sporting style is highly representative of the coachbuilding artistry of the 1950s, helping it win Best in Show at last year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Originally debuted at the 1954 Paris Motor show, the automobile was first......
EK Kanoo launches 2nd Toyota tech education programme
August 15, 2017
Ebrahim K Kanoo, sole distributor of Toyota vehicles in Bahrain, has opened the second Toyota Technical Education Programme (TTEP) at a ceremony held at Al-Jabriya Secondary Technical Boys School in the kingdom.
The event also saw training materials and equipment donated to the school.
Held under the patronage of Minister of Education, Dr Majid bin Ali Al-Noaimi, the event is part of a global Toyota Motor Company (TMC) initiative aimed at recruiting young local talent from vocational schools and"...
Yamaha Motor Achieves Record First-half Earnings
August 8, 2017
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272)(ISIN:JP3942800008) announced today that in the first half of its fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, consolidated net sales of 828.1 billion yen were up 6.4% from the previous year. The company achieved all-time highs in operating income of 82.2 billion yen (up 25.7%), ordinary income of 83.5 billion yen (up 51.1%), and net income for the period attributable to parent company shareholders of 60.8 billion yen (up 87.5%). In emerging markets, motorcycle sales rose and operating income was significantly higher thanks to sales of higher priced products and cost reductions due to the advancement of platform-based products. In developed markets, motorcycles, marine, industrial machinery & robot products and electrically power-assisted bicycles contributed to increased sales and income. Motorcycle net sales rose 6.6%, supported by brisk business in emerging......
BORGWARD BX7 SUV granted quality certification from European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA)
August 6, 2017
The BX7 SUV, one of the first new models of the BORGWARD Group AG to be launched in the GCC, is granted the European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) certificate. The E.U.'s latest WVTA certification is based on the European Economic Commission Regulations and European Union Directives and Regulations. Considered the strictest certification system, WVTA testing is part of a well thought out strategy by BORGWARD ahead of their expansion plans"...
Inteva Products Receives International Innovation Award for Structurally Integrated Panoramic Sliding Sunroof
August 1, 2017
(ME NewsWire)-- Inteva Products, LLC, a leading global Tier One automotive supplier of engineered components and systems, received its second consecutive innovation award in the annual Innovation Awards program sponsored by the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA). This year’s recognition was for Inteva’s structurally integrated panoramic sliding sunroof developed in cooperation with Daimler for the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe. The"...
Zayani Motors backs BFC’s 100 year bonanza campaign
July 31, 2017
Zayani Motors, the Kingdom’s exclusive distributor of Mitsubishi, Peugeot, MG and FUSO, has announced its backing to the 100 Year Bonanza Campaign organised by Bahrain Financial Company (BFC). The campaign’s first draw took place recently announcing Ahmed Hani Akram as the lucky winner. Ahmed is the first of three fortunate new car-owners of vehicles provided by Zayani Motors. The prize, a Mitsubishi Attrage, handover took place at BFC’s"...
Travel review: Bahrain - more than fast cars and oil
July 30, 2017
It’s home to the Formula One but there’s more to Bahrain than fast cars and oil. Lisa Haynes discovers what the Arab state has to offer. The deafening roar of F1 engines reverberates from my eardrums to the pit of my stomach. Somebody offers me a pair of earplugs to muffle the sound, but I politely decline. We are just metres away from the starting grid at the Bahrain International Circuit and there is no adrenaline rush like it. The fact that we’re stone-cold sober – watching from a ‘dry’"...
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