January 2023 will see renowned Saudi Arabian automotive distributor ALTAWKILAT Universal Motors officially open its first UAE dealership in Abu Dhabi. The banner will bring the Chinese luxury car brand Hongqi to the UAE as its exclusive distributor. After Abu Dhabi, ALTAWKILAT Universal Motors aims to open showrooms in Dubai and Sharjah in the near future as well. The distributor boasts a 75-year experience record representing world-class brands like Maserati, Infiniti, Chevrolet, and GMC. 

Under its #SaferCarsForIndia campaign, Global NCAP has crash-tested three Maruti Suzuki models – Swift, Ignis and S-Presso. All three managed to score just one star for adult occupant safety. For child occupants, the latter two scored zero and the Swift bagged one star. Following its standard testing procedure, the independent body examined these models in their basic specifications. That means they were missing some crucial safety features, including side & curtain airbags, ESC, airbag cut-off functionality and integrated CRS.

Following a series of pre-defined crash tests, Global NCAP has awarded the Mahindra Scorpio-N a five-star safety rating for adult occupants and three stars for child occupants. The specimen tested was in its basic specification, which means it didn’t have side and curtain airbags and electronic stability control. The SUV also doesn’t have three-point seatbelts for all occupants, resulting in no safety layer of loadlimiters and pretensioners.