Why the Gulf Is Ready for Autonomous Cars
Ask most analysts where autonomous tech will find its first mass audience and they point to Silicon Valley or Munich. Yet fresh data from Arthur D. Little’s 2024 Global Automotive...
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Chevrolet’s 2025 Tahoe and Suburban Roll into the Gulf
Chevrolet has updated its full-size flagships, and the first public stop is the Middle East. Both the Tahoe and its long-roof sibling, the Suburban, land this spring with sharper grilles,...
Ford’s Mustang Mach-E Charges into the Gulf
Ford will launch its first pure-electric model in the Middle East in early 2025. The Mustang Mach-E lands in UAE and Saudi showrooms as the brand’s new halo, arriving alongside...
Simon Kidston Brings Grand Touring Glamour to Dubai
Simon Kidston grew up listening to the echo of V12 exhausts in the Swiss Alps, where his family’s own pre‑war Bentleys taught him that history can travel fast. After a...
Mohammed Ben Sulayem and the Emirates’ Fast Lane
Born in Dubai in 1961, Mohammed Ben Sulayem learned car control on roads that were still half‑paved. By the late 1980s he ruled the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, collecting...
Irfan Tansel’s Four‑Decade Motor Quest
Irfan Tansel’s first job was turning spanners in a small Istanbul garage at fifteen. Forty‑two years later, he signs billion‑dirham balance sheets as Chief Executive of Al Masaood Automobiles in...
Chris Harris and the Art of Explaining Speed
From Sideways Hero to Trusted Voice Chris Harris first caught the world’s eye with tyre smoke curling off an old BMW on YouTube. The formula was simple: talk fast, drive...
Will Nissan and Honda Finally Join Forces?
Japanese brands rarely merge. When they do, the move is born either of bold engineering ambition or sheer survival. Nissan in 1999 joined Renault to stay afloat; Mazda took Ford...
Why Lean Stock Wins the Long Game
For decades, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) measured success by the truck‑load. Ship a field full of cars or a warehouse stacked with brake pads, then mark victory on a spreadsheet....
Subaru at a Crossroads: Crafting Great Cars Isn’t Enough Anymore
Subaru’s boxer engines and symmetrical all‑wheel drive make winter roads feel like clear asphalt. In ski towns from Aspen to Hokkaido, the brand is shorthand for go‑anywhere dependability. Yet step...