Samir Homsi, president of the Automobile Importers Association, the industry representative of car dealerships in Lebanon, recently sat down with Executive to discuss possible alternatives to conventional gas-fueled vehicles. What …
Automotive
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Congestion in Beirut has reached the point of crisis. Traffic levels have become intolerable, with jams and “road rage” a part of everyday life. There is little public transport and, …
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Procter & Gamble Eminently known as a global leader in fast moving consumer goods, Procter & Gamble (P&G) is setting the bar quite high for CSR initiatives in the GCC. …
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Car sales across MENA are extremely robust. The many challenges facing the region, such as rising inflation, the increased expense in driving a car and the tightening of credit facilities …
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In Lebanon the import tax for cars is a hotly contested subject. Almost all Lebanese car dealers are up in arms about the import taxes they have to pay on …
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There is a unique disparity in the wider Levant in terms of new car sales. While the automotive market in Jordan has been stronger than average, Syria has been negatively …
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Lebanon and cars have a long and illustrious history together. Many car dealers in Lebanon go back to the 1950s as official importers for some of the world’s best known …
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Nadim Mehanna, an automotive engineer, was the first to introduce motoring on TV in the Middle East in 1992. In 1999 he founded N.M.PRO, a multi-media production company producing five …
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Used cars in the GCC and Levant could not be more contrasting. While in the Levant the used car market has been the mainstay of car sales for decades and …
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In recent years, Middle Eastern sales of Ferrari and Porsche grew faster than in the US and Europe. Aston Martin, now partly owned by Kuwaitis, is also focusing its attention …
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