Posts Tagged ‘market’

50,000 orders for the new Mercedes E-Class

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 16:32 by Arman Barari No Comments

The Mercedes E-class has always been a big hit as the sales record of over 1.5 million units speaks for itself! Now for the new 2010 model, as it’s making the way to the showroom floor, so far they have received 50,000 orders! And it’s counting… Read More… * German orders for saloon more than [...]

This was posted under category: Mercedes Benz Tags: 2010, market, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes E Class

UAE car dealers easing up financing to boost market

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 16:18 by Arman Barari No Comments

With the rise of global financial turmoil, which was like an Alien attack to be honest!, even the wealthiest markets didn’t remain unharmed. UAE’s car market is the classic point in this matter! Now dealers are teaming up with banks to offer more loans and credits in hope to give sales a boost! Read More… [...]

This was posted under category: Middle East, News Tags: Financial Crisis, market, Middle East, Uae

UAE dealer tops global Land Rover sales in 2008

Monday, March 16, 2009 8:15 by Arman Barari No Comments

Al Tayer Motors, sole importer of Land Rover cars to United Arabic Emirates has topped the firm’s annual sales worldwide for the third consecutive year and it’s not a surprise because UAE has the greatest number of Range Rovers than any other country! Read More… Al Tayer Motors recorded the highest sales in the Middle [...]

This was posted under category: Land Rover, Middle East Tags: Land Rover, Land Rover Lr3, market, Middle East, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport

BMW’s 2008 profits slumped by 89 percent

Friday, March 13, 2009 9:40 by Arman Barari No Comments

German luxury auto maker BMW reported on Thursday that net profit last year slumped 89.5 percent, after a loss in the fourth quarter, and slashed its dividend by about two thirds. Read More… Net profit for the year dropped to 330 million euros (422 million dollars), compared with analyst forecasts for one billion euros. The [...]

This was posted under category: Bmw Tags: Bmw, Financial Crisis, market, Rolls Royce

Iran’s Samand comes to Europe

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 15:55 by Arman Barari 3 Comments

I bet you didn’t know this! One of the world’s largest car manufacturer is probably the least least famous as well. Iran Khodro (IKCO) is a government-owned car maker in Iran which has facilities that can make up to 1 million cars per year easily! Read More… And when every single car maker is affected [...]

This was posted under category: Middle East Tags: Audi A4, Iran, market, Middle East, Peugeot 405, Samand

VW middle east 2008 sales rise 23%

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:50 by Arman Barari No Comments

Volkswagen Middle East has announced that it set a new record with regional sales exceeding 11,000 vehicles in 2008, an increase of 23% compared to 2007. The Touareg was the most popular Volkswagen car in the Middle East, representing 28% of VW’s total sales for 2008. Following closely behind was the Jetta, which contributed to [...]

This was posted under category: Middle East, VW Tags: market, Middle East, Volkswagen

2009 Audi RS6 arrives in middle east

Saturday, January 24, 2009 16:13 by Arman Barari No Comments

Audi has launched the new A6 range to middle east market in Qatar including the new RS6 super saloon. 2009 RS6 is slightly revised in terms of design and is powered by a Lamborghini derived twin-turbocharged direct injection version of the S6’s 5.2 liter V10 with 580 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque. With this [...]

This was posted under category: Audi, Middle East Tags: 2009, Audi, Audi Rs6, market, Middle East, qatar, Torque