May 2020 29 www.bahrainthismonth.com motoring news This Ramadan, keep your vehicle as safe as possible with exciting offers for your Mercedes-Benz exclusively from Al Haddad Motors. Safety has always been a priority at Mercedes-Benz and, due to the current state of the world, Al Haddad Motors prioritises not only the safety of your vehicle but that of you and your family too. Therefore, the company is offering customers complimentary vehicle disinfection and sanitisation. Customers can also take advantage of a free vehicle pick-up and drop-off service so vehicle servicing can be arranged from the comfort and safety of their homes. Al Haddad Motors is also offering special packages on the disinfection and odour cleaning of your vehicle’s air conditioning units. The service destroys harmful bacteria and viruses with the use of a highlyadvanced technology system making the air you breathe cleaner and safer. Additionally, for a spend of BD100 or more Al Haddad Motors is offering a BD25 gift voucher that can be redeemed for an array of Mercedes-Benz Collection items. Call 17 785-999, contact via @ alhaddadmotors on social media or visit www.alhaddadmotor.com. SPECIAL RAMADAN OFFER After missing its planned debut at the cancelled Geneva Motor Show, Toyota unveiled the new Yaris Cross compact SUV online to much excitedment. The hybrid crossover utilises Toyota’s fourth generation hybrid technology and will be offered in both front-wheel and all-wheel-drive options. Built on the new GA-B platform it has the same wheelbase as the regular Yaris but is 240mm longer than the hatchback and it rides 30mm higher. Though similar in looks to its stablemate, it has a more rugged appearance and the body is bigger, giving more room for passengers. And, as per normal with all Toyota vehicles, it is packed with safety features. Full details of the new model are still emerging but it is expected to hit the European market early next year. For die-hard petrol heads who are missing their automotive fix in times of lockdown, Audi is offering virtual tours of its production facility complete with experienced tour guides. The plant in Ingolstadt is open to visitors in virtual form. Anyone interested can book an interactive tour online at http://www.audi. stream/ and experience Audi at home on their screen. With the use of video sequences, participants learn how an Audi is made, from the first production steps in the press shop to the final manual operations during final assembly. Among other things, the processes in the body shop of the Audi A3 and videos from the Audi A4 assembly line can be seen. In addition, the tour guides present technical highlights from the Audi world and answer questions in dialogue with participants. Online tours on other topics from the Audi brand world will follow. VIRTUAL FACTORY TOURS NEW E-COMMERCE PLATFORM MG Motors, the British-born car marque, will launch a brand-new e-commerce platform this Ramadan to help enhance its Middle East customers’ purchase experience. This platform, which will be accessible via current MG distributors’ websites, will allow customers to select vehicles from the local distributors’ stock, reserve vehicles, conduct online payments and schedule home delivery of cars. Additionally, customers will be able to book home test drives. In addition to the launch of this new e-commerce platform, MG’s sanitisation drive initiative will continue in all showrooms and service centres, adding stricter sanitisation protocols for new vehicle deliveries and all vehicles received by MG service centres. The company will also be offering customers a two-year/30,000km free service package on various models during Ramadan. CROSSOVER LAUNCHED
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