Steering out of the economic meltdown

Recent encouraging figures from a swathe of auto manufacturers around the world — from General Motors, Chrysler and Ford to Nissan, Subaru and Honda — show that the international automotive industry has pulled itself out of the global recession.

Chinese cars set to consolidate their Saudi presence

CHINESE cars have not only been steadily increasing their presence in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere across the Middle East but have been making inroads for their luxury versions in recent years.

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Luxury car market slow but recovering

World financial crises or not, Saudi Arabia has remained largely insulated from the waves of misfortune washing over some countries. The occasional fiscal ripple breaks on the sandy shores of the Kingdom but quickly disperses. The market in the luxury segment, particularly in the upper segment, has been stagnant over the last few years, said Amr Dajani of the M. A. Naghi and Sons group.

Service centers aplenty, but staff not adequately trained

CAR distributors and dealers claim a strong network of service centers across Saudi Arabia, but how efficient they are in terms of staffing and technical efficiency is being questioned by many.

Korean challenge proving too strong for traditional brands

SAUDI Arabia, which is the largest country in the Middle East in terms of both population and the overall vehicle market, has remained least affected by the global economic slowdown.

Rising market of 4x4s

The four-wheel drive market across Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Gulf has always remained strong.

Jaguar Landrover — the reinvention of a tradition

When the team led by Charles Spencer King designed and first produced the Range Rover in 1970 it was intended as a workhorse. Farmers loved it. Horse owners relied on it to tow heavy horseboxes.

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Bentley CFS Speed — A bit of a dark horse

Hiding one's light under a bushel, being a bit of a dark horse and not wishing to flaunt oneself are traditionally rather British characteristics. The Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed has all of these admirable traits, but it really is a bit of a dark horse, or more correctly, six hundred of them.

Four by four for fun

THE public conception of four wheels driving a four-wheeled vehicle was once restricted to muscular farm or military vehicles that looked singularly un-pretty but were admirably suited for tackling tough jobs.

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Maserati — a monster from Modena

SAUDI Arabia has a very sound economy, great national wealth and huge natural resources. It would be easy to assume that there is a huge potential for the volume sale of luxury cars in the country.

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