Automotive

Vibrating seats could cut road accidents

We could soon be driving around on mint scented, vibrating seats if research by Oxford University psychologists into ways to reduce the number of car accidents, is taken on board by car manufacturers.

Updated: Wed Sep 28 2005

Ali & Sons opens new showroom in Al Ain

Some twenty-five years ago His Excellency Mr. Ali Al Dhahry was inspired by the dreams of opportunities. He saw them on the horizon. And he took his first step. Which was to provide quality services to the oil and gas industry. Ali & Sons Group has since been on the continuous path of growth and success, leaving behind a positive impression of the five words the company believes in. 'Where quality is a practice.'

Updated: Wed Sep 21 2005

Dubai Transport extends its fleet with 200 Hyundai Trajet family cars

Dubai Transport Co., the pioneer company in the transport sector in the United Arab Emirates has received 200 Hyundai Trajet family cars (8 passengers) from Juma Al Majid Est., the sole agent for Hyundai cars in the UAE. The deal which was contracted earlier this year will provide Dubai International Airport and other public services.

Updated: Mon Aug 29 2005

Juma Al Majid launches Hyundai Sonata 3.3 V6

Following the successful launch of Hyundai New Sonata 2005 early this year, Juma Al Majid Est., the exclusive distributor for Hyundai in the UAE launched recently Sonata 3.3 V6-a more powerful and improved version of the Sonata.

Updated: Thu Aug 18 2005

KIa fist half sales in the UAE

Al Majid Motors Co. (Member of Juma Al Majid Group), the sole distributor for Kia vehicles in the UAE announced the year-on-year retail sales increase of 84.8%, setting a new record monthly sales, for the month of June 2005.

Updated: Thu Jul 14 2005

Vacation Solution to High Gas Prices

Record high gas prices, with even higher prices expected before Labor Day are not keeping families from having a great vacation. This destination family resort is a short drive from major New England cities.

Updated: Wed Jul 13 2005

End of Red Light Cameras in VA

Officials in Virginia Beach are ready to shut down their red light camera program, and the maker of PhotoBlocker spray applauds the decision. There are still over 100 other cities throughout the nation that use red light or speed cameras.

Updated: Fri Jul 01 2005

Safety Benefit of Red-Light Cameras in Doubt

An informal study of Toledo Police Dept. records creates doubts about the effectiveness of red-light cameras. Scientific studies elsewhere define the best way to reduce accidents at intersections.

Updated: Sun Jun 19 2005

University Study Shows Speed Cameras Do Not Make Roads Safer

Liverpool University researchers were surprised to learn that the results of their own study showed that speed cameras do nothing to reduce fatalities and serious accidents. Angry drivers reply: “We told you so.”

Updated: Thu Jun 16 2005

Ali & Sons Launch new polo

Ali & Sons Launches New Volkswagen Polo Ali & Sons, the exclusive importer of Volkswagen in Abu Dhabi, announced the launch of the Polo 2006. The company is confident the new model will help strengthen its market share for the hatchback category in this region

Updated: Sun Jun 12 2005

SGI and ESI Group solve scalability issues in car simulations

Mountain View, California, and Paris, France, 26 May 2005 —Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI) and ESI Group (ISIN FR0004110310) today announced they have pushed scalability to new extremes, enabling users to run a crash simulation model eight times larger than today’s standard industry practice. This achievement represents a significant competitive advantage for automotive designers confronted with ever-growing model sizes and shrinking turnaround time: SGI Altix 3000 achieves the highest performance in crash simulation with PAM-CRASH 2004 models.

Updated: Tue Jun 07 2005

THE NEW PARTY: Road User Charging "Infantile"

The New Party considers that the New Labour plan to introduce road user charging is fundamentally flawed. We believe that the move to charge every car and lorry in the country according to the type of road, area and time of use will not only add create a massive amount of bureaucracy, the system itself will be hugely expensive.

Updated: Mon Jun 06 2005