Industry Developments

Iranian car part manufacturers are shrugging off the possibility of economic sanctions against Iran and are making a concerted attempt to enter the European market, according to company... 2006-09-15

Japanese carmaker Nissan is expecting double-digit sales growth in the UAE, according to Nissan's distributor in Abu Dhabi, Al-Masaood Automobiles.The firm is expecting two forthcoming... 2006-09-12

BMW has announced that it does not intend to establish manufacturing operations in Dubai following media speculation.BMW's area manager, Werner Viljoen, has gone on the record to... 2006-09-08

Egypt has slipped from third to fifth place in

The development of South Africa's commercial vehicle industry is predicated upon its transport infrastructure which, in turn, reflects the country's demographics, geographic size... 2006-09-01

The major development seen in the Middle East and Africa region over 2005 was the accession to office of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President of Iran. The hard-line leader's anti-Israeli,... 2006-09-01

Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi (Tofas), a joint venture between Italy's Fiat and Turkey's Koç Holding, has recorded a 66% y-o-y fall in H1 net profits to TRY27.35mn (US$18.5mn) due to delayed... 2006-09-01

In common with other GCC countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar), Kuwait has a relatively high per-capita income. It is estimated that GDP per capita is currently around... 2006-08-31

BMI's Business Environment Ranking for the automotive industry sees Turkey in second place with a composite score of 40, putting it one place behind South Africa. The country's... 2006-08-31

Iran Khodro has put the disputes between Renault and the Iranian government over production of the Logan behind it and is well on the way to manufacturing the budget "world car".... 2006-08-30