Discounts on spare parts and servicing with Kia
Benefits: Kia is offering its customers a special "waiting for Ramadan" service offer with 45 per cent off spare parts, 25 per cent off labour charges and a free general check-up. The offer is available at the South Korean brand's showrooms in Ajman, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah.
Beware of: The promotion ends on May 19.
Free servicing, registration and insurance with Chery
Benefits: The Chinese car brand Chery has a range of pre-Ramadan sales on offer including the Arrizo 7 1.6L, starting from Dh43,900 or Dh685 per month, the Chery Tiggo 5, from Dh57,900 and the Chery Tiggo 3, from Dh47,999. Prices include free salik, petrol, service, tinting, registration and insurance.
Beware of: The promotion applies only while stocks last.
Free insurance and servicing with luxury car brand Infiniti
Benefits: Infiniti is offering a range of offers on its stock ahead of the holy month, including one year's complimentary insurance and two years of free servicing. The luxury vehicle division of the Japanese car maker Nissan is also offering a five-year extended warranty.
Beware of: You'll need to be fast if you want to take advantage of this promotion – it expires on Sunday.
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AUSTRALIA SQUAD
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Expo details
Expo 2020 Dubai will be the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia
The world fair will run for six months from October 20, 2020 to April 10, 2021.
It is expected to attract 25 million visits
Some 70 per cent visitors are projected to come from outside the UAE, the largest proportion of international visitors in the 167-year history of World Expos.
More than 30,000 volunteers are required for Expo 2020
The site covers a total of 4.38 sqkm, including a 2 sqkm gated area
It is located adjacent to Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai South
Safety 'top priority' for rival hyperloop company
The chief operating officer of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Andres de Leon, said his company's hyperloop technology is “ready” and safe.
He said the company prioritised safety throughout its development and, last year, Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurance companies, announced it was ready to insure their technology.
“Our levitation, propulsion, and vacuum technology have all been developed [...] over several decades and have been deployed and tested at full scale,” he said in a statement to The National.
“Only once the system has been certified and approved will it move people,” he said.
HyperloopTT has begun designing and engineering processes for its Abu Dhabi projects and hopes to break ground soon.
With no delivery date yet announced, Mr de Leon said timelines had to be considered carefully, as government approval, permits, and regulations could create necessary delays.
