Chevrolet introduces online car buying in the UAE
Chevrolet Middle East and Al Ghandi Automotive has launched what they say is the UAE’s first 24/7 online car purchasing service, dubbed Shop Click Drive.
Chevrolet Middle East and Al Ghandi Automotive has launched what they say is the UAE’s first 24/7 online car purchasing service, dubbed Shop Click Drive.
Alongside the updated Outback wagon, Subaru showcased the new version of its smallest car-based crossover, the Crosstrek, at the recent 2017 New York Auto Show. Unlike the refresh given to the Outback, the Crosstrek comes with an updated engine apart from the visual tweaks.
The Nissan Pathfinder has had a long and varied life. In its first generation, it was a five-seater body-on-frame compact offroader back in 1985. Since then, it switched to a unibody, body-on-frame, and then again to a unibody in its current generation, this time fully becoming a crossover with seating for seven in 2013. The model has now received a makeover for 2018, and we drove it at the media launch event in Fujairah.
Dutch sports car manufacturer Spyker unveiled the Spyder version of their C8 Preliator model at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. The new C8 Preliator came with not just an open top, but also a new business link between Spyker and another low-volume sports car manufacturer, Koenigsegg.
German automaker Artega Automobil has released a new supercar, the Artega Scalo Superelletra. Artega went bust and bankrupt in July 2012, just 5 years after rolling out their first car, the GT, in 2007. But the brand managed to resurrect itself from its ashes by coming up with the Scalo in September 2015 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The new Artega Scalo Superelletra is an improved version of this all-electric model.
Hoping to bite a bit of the premium car market pie, Citroen’s luxury sub-brand DS launched a new model at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. Hoping to leverage the immense popularity for crossovers in the market, the new DS 7 Crossback SUV took the stage with a handsome design and a flurry of features up its sleeve.
Chevrolet showcased their Redline trim at the 2015 SEMA car show which received good feedback from the audience. So at the 2017 Chicago Motor Show, Chevrolet lined up a few of their Redline trimmed models going into production. The Redline trim will be available on the Cruze LT (sedan and hatch) Malibu LT, Camaro LT and SS, Trax LT, Equinox LT, Traverse Premier, Colorado LT, Silverado Double Cab LTZ71 and Silverado Crew Cab LTZ71. The Silverado will make it first to the market while the rest will follow by the end of 2017.
German mail delivery company DHL has revealed plans for selling a self-built electric vehicle that they created in 2013. In 2011, DHL’s Global Forwarding division teamed up with the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership to develop plans to improve DHL’s operating efficiency. This resulted in the creation of the StreetScooter in 2013 which they intend to sell to the public now.
In a bid to do their bit to save the environment, car manufacturers have turned to many alternate propulsion choices for their cars. Honda chose to go with hydrogen fuel cells to power their Clarity Fuel Cell model a few years ago. And now, they’ve come up with two additions to the range, namely the Clarity Plug-in Hybrid and the Clarity Electric, to utilise other more popular green propulsion methods.