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Aramco to buy 10% stake in Renault-Geely thermal engines venture

Renault CEO Luca de Meo described the deal as creating a “dream team” that would “reinvent” the future of combustion-engine and hybrid technologies

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Tesla starts laying off employees at Nevada plant

US labour law requires companies with 100 or more employees to notify authorities ahead of mass layoffs

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Automechanika Dubai 2023: Biggest-ever edition begins at DWTC

The event, running run until October 4, is witnessing a year-on-year growth in exhibitor participation to the tune of 57 per cent

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Is the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS worth the hype?

We get behind the wheel to find out

Ferrari unveils its first four-door, four-seater model Purosangue

Ahead of its anticipated launch, Giorgio Turri, general manager of Ferrari Middle East, talked to Gulf Business about the Italian carmaker’s foray into this new space and the direction it heralds for the company

Bentley's focus on becoming a sustainable luxury brand by 2030

Bentley’s focus on becoming a sustainable luxury brand by 2030

Richard Leopold, Bentley’s regional director for the UK, Africa, and the Middle East, tells us about the automaker’s focus on electrification, its half-year performance and new launches

Rolex and Patek returns beat vintage cars and Bitcoin

The Subdial50 index, which tracks global market prices for the 50 most traded luxury watches by value, has declined about 6 per cent in the past 30 days

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VW sees better chip supplies in second half, boosting output

Volkswagen confirmed a projection that deliveries will rise by as much as 10 per cent this year

Tesla delivers record 308,600 cars in quarter, beating estimate

The results pushed Tesla’s total sales for the year to more than 936,000

Egypt seeks to build affordable electric vehicles priced at around $20,000

Production is set to begin in 2023, with output increasing to an annual 20,000 units over three years

In pictures: Is this the world’s ‘most innovative car’?

The Porsche Taycan, the brand’s first fully electric model, offers many firsts and gives a glimpse into the future of efficient electromobility

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Nissan Middle East reports 0.5% growth in domestic sales for FY 2019

It will introduce eight new models to the region over the next two years

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BMW And Mercedes end self-driving car partnership

The two carmakers had previously said that they intended to jointly develop a Level 4 self-driving car by 2024

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Cyber-attack forces Honda to halt production at a few of its factories

Investigators believe that the virus was a type of ransomware called Snake

Vox temporarily closes drive-in cinema at Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates

The move come after the government modified the timings of its daily sanitisation drive

Saudi to auction detained billionaire Maan al-Sanea’s real estate assets

Sanea was detained last year for unpaid debts dating back to 2009

Thousands attend auction of vehicles owned by Saudi tycoon al-Sanea

The initial funds from the auction will go to unpaid workers

Saudi Arabia to auction detained billionaire’s real estate, cars

Maan al-Sanea was ranked by Forbes as one of the world’s 100 richest people in 2007

Middle East Sales Drive Rolls-Royce’s Record Year

The UAE was the third largest market for Rolls-Royce after the US and mainland China in 2014, while Saudi Arabia was fifth.

The 10 Fastest Cars In The World

Gulf Business looks at the fastest production cars on the planet.