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2020 Ford Explorer Earns Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick+, the Institute’s Highest Honour
The 2020 Ford Explorer has earned the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick+ for vehicles built after May 2020. Top Safety Pick+ is the Institute’s highest safety award. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick+ award criteria includes six crashworthiness tests as well as ensuring minimum “acceptable or good” headlight ratings […]
Ford Announces Operational And Leadership Changes; Will Drive Growth, Improve Execution, Speed Transformation
Ford is continuing to streamline and transform its global business, making changes in how the company is organized and operates to deliver executional excellence that benefits customers and delivers sustained profitable growth. Jim Farley, who today succeeds Jim Hackett as Ford’s president and CEO, outlined key goals and organizational changes during a virtual town hall […]
Enthusiasts of Unparalleled Heritage and Design Beauty Help Classic Lincoln Town Car Live Long Beyond its Heyday
Despite the last chance Lincoln Town Car saloon rolling off the production line almost a decade ago – and the introduction of Lincoln-exclusive advanced technologies and a modern, luxurious, ‘Quiet Flight’ identity – desire and demand for the American classic has failed to wane. Mohammed Al Abadi has long recognised the Lincoln Town Car’s classic […]
Pulling Power: How Ford’s Incredible Turbodiesel Engines Deliver the Torque and Efficiency That Owners Demand
Hard work demands a dependable engine, and the Ford Ranger’s reputation for rugged reliability is built on the strength of its globally-proven Duratorq turbodiesel engine range. Built at the Ford Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa – the 2.2-litre and 3.2-litre Duratorq TDCI engines that power the Ranger line-up combine excellent performance with […]
Nissan Revisits its History in Saudi Arabia on the Kingdom’s 90th National Day
Saudi Arabia celebrated its 90th national day on September 23rd, 2020 with a myriad of activities, events and shows Kingdom-wide. On this most special occasion, Nissan KSA shared in the celebration of Saudi Arabia’s 90th national day by hosting a special guest on their exclusive Nissan Live show, Saudi singer Khalid Abdulrahman. During the episode, […]
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Self-Driving Taxi Concept Wins ‘New Designers’ Ford Award
The COVID-19 crisis has presented new challenges for mobility, with social distancing impacting public transportation, the flow of traffic being affected by more deliveries, and increasing concerns regarding personal health and well-being. Now, a transport design graduate from Staffordshire University, in the U.K., has developed a unique solution that could help people – and particularly […]
Ferrari Portofino M: a voyage of rediscovery
The Ferrari Portofino M, the evolution of the Prancing Horse’s 2+ GT spider, the Ferrari Portofino, was unveiled today. In a move unprecedented in the Maranello marque’s 70-year-plus history, the new car’s premiere took place entirely online. The build-up to the unveiling included the sending out of a series of newsletters to clients over recent […]
Nissan Z Proto looks to the future, inspired by its past
The new Z is coming. Nissan today unveiled the Z Proto, signaling the company’s intent to launch a new generation of the legendary Z sports car. Shown at a virtual event beamed around the world from the Nissan Pavilion in Yokohama, the prototype car features a new design inside and out, as well as a […]
Purposeful Technology Helps Lincoln Aviator Fly High Above Competitors
Luxury customers expect their vehicles to be more than a moving sanctuary; they want them to be smart devices on wheels. And though Lincoln Aviator embodies quiet flight, it also comes packed with purposeful technological capabilities, while voice-activated SYNC®3 takes care of connectivity. “Lincoln’s newest three-row, premium large utility vehicle elevates the brand’s design vision […]
Discover the Latest Range of Affordable,
AFM Opel – a member of the ALFAHIM Group – has revealed its exciting range of future-driven sedans, sports utility vehicles and light-weight cars at its brand-new showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road. Featuring the Opel Astra, Crossland X and Grandland X, AFM Opel’s line-up of affordable, approachable, fun-to-drive cars offers customers the very best in […]
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SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins launches a framework to re-shape transport and mobility beyond COVID-19
(AETOSWire)– Today, Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, launched a White Paper entitled “Re-imagining Transport and Mobility for a Sustainable Economic Recovery”. The White Paper, which is developed by Atkins’ advisory business arm, Atkins Acuity, outlines the COVID-19 impact on the transport industry and provides a strategic framework to transition from short term recovery […]
Ford, Bedrock And Bosch Are Exploring Highly Automated Vehicle Technology In Detroit To Help Make Parking Easier
Many people enjoy driving… until it’s time to park. So why not leave the task to the vehicle? Ford Motor Company, Bedrock and Bosch are launching a demonstration project with connected Ford test vehicles that can drive and park themselves inside Bedrock’s Assembly Garage in Detroit, in the US, using Bosch smart infrastructure. This is […]
Lucid Motors Unveils Lucid Air, the World’s Most Powerful and Efficient Luxury Electric Sedan
Lucid Motors, which seeks to set new standards for sustainable transportation with its advanced luxury EVs, today unveiled production details for the highly anticipated Lucid Air in a global web broadcast from its Silicon Valley headquarters. Having already set new industry benchmarks in the EV and luxury segments – in key areas related to performance, […]
Ferrari improves the official pre-owned certification program: two-year warranty now offered in the Middle East and India for the client’s total peace of mind
Ferrari Middle East announced that starting from September 2020 all Ferrari Approved certified pre-owned cars offered by the Official Ferrari Dealers will benefit from a two year warranty coverage in the Middle East and India. “We are delighted to announce this new initiative that further enhances our already outstanding Ferrari Approved pre-owned Programme offering. This […]
This Time It’s Personal: Now Your Car Learns What You Like – Tech Suggests When to Call Your Mum or Hit the Gym
Many drivers get to know their cars like close companions over time, but how well do our cars know us? Vehicles soon will prompt their owners to make a regular phone call, work out at a favoured time, or stop off at a much-loved coffee shop – if those activities are part of their regular […]
AUGUST SALES SWELL AUGERS WELL FOR LINCOLN WITH NAVIGATOR AND NAUTILUS SHOWING STRONG MONTHLY GROWTH
Lincoln Middle East has seen an exceptional summer of sales, where June was the brand’s best month of sales for four years, July experienced an increase of 52 per cent, and August bettered last year’s performance by 31 per cent. Quarantines have done little to quell the desire for a Lincoln, with localised lockdowns lifted, […]
Ford’s Global Caring Month Promotes ‘Acts of Kindness,’ Invites Employees to Recognize Nonprofits Amid Global Pandemic
The Ford Volunteer Corps is pivoting to give employees new ways to safely give back as part of Global Caring Month – Ford Motor Company’s 30-day concentrated focus on community service that happens each September. Two new initiatives – Acts of Kindness and Gratitude Grants – are designed to engage employees and nonprofits or nongovernmental […]
NISSAN ACHIEVES BREAKTHROUGH IN CARBON FIBER PARTS PRODUCTION
A material used in airplanes, rockets and sports cars may find its way into more mass-market cars thanks to a new production process developed by Nissan. The new process speeds up the development of car parts made from carbon fiber reinforced plastics, or CFRP. Lightweight yet extremely strong, the material can be used to make […]
Ford Employee Donation Match Program Contributes More than $1 million to COVID-19 Relief Worldwide
Ford Motor Company Fund today announced Ford employees, and others contributed $1,133,447 million to COVID-19 related relief efforts around the world, surpassing its goal. The COVID-19 Donation Match Program was established in April to provide Ford employees, their families and friends a way to help fight the growing pandemic that kept them at home and […]
Japanese philosophies give all-new Nissan Ariya its ‘soul’
The all-new Nissan Ariya is the first mass-produced all-electric crossover developed and built in Japan. Based on the Ariya Concept shown at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, it’s the first production model to represent Nissan’s new electrified brand identity – blazing a path to an era of advanced electrification, interior layout, and seamless vehicle intelligence. […]
Art in Motion: Lincoln Corsair’s Exquisitely Contoured Lines and Expressive Architecture Create a Virtual Moving Sculpture
Inspired by human beauty and movement, curvature is implemented into every aspect of the all-new Lincoln Corsair’s body to establish a stunning landscape of seductive form. Peaks and valleys drawn from natural elements and exaggerated lines draw a vision of continuous light play that reflects the spacious two-row SUV’s environment and creates a sense of […]
First-Ever Ford GT Heritage Edition to Celebrate Storied ’66 Daytona Win, Plus
Ford Performance unveils new Ford GT Heritage Edition inspired by the 1966 Daytona 24 Hour Continental, a stylish Frozen White with exposed carbon fibre and Race Red livery that pays homage to the 55th anniversary of the epic race where Ford achieved its first 24-hour endurance win Exclusive Ford GT Studio Collection offers even […]