Wheels UAE – July 26, 2019

bmWgroup andJaguar land roverto collaborate

for next-generationelectrificationtechnology

The BMWGroupandJaguarLand
Rover confirmedtheyare joiningforces
todevelopnextgenerationelectric
drive unitsina movethatsupports
theadvancementofelectrification
technologiesnecessarytotransitiontoan
ACESfuture.
Cooperationbetweencarmanufacturers
toshare know-howandresourcesis
importantastheautomotive industry
tacklesthesignificanttechnological
challengesofautonomousdriving,
connectivity, electrificationandservices
(ACES).TheBMWGroupisleadingthe
globalpremiummarketwiththelargest
portfolioofelectrifiedvehiclesandthe
biggest marketshare amongtraditional
luxuryrivals.
TheBMWGroupandJaguarLand
Rover share thesamestrategicvisionof

environmentally-friendlyandfuture-

orientedelectricdrive technologies. The

BMWGroupbringslongexperience

ofdevelopingandproducingseveral

generationsofelectricdrive unitsin-

housesinceit launchedthepioneering

BMWi3in 2013. JaguarLandRover

hasdemonstrateditscapabilitywith

thistechnologythroughthelaunchof

theJaguarI-Paceanditsplug-inhybrid

models.

“Theautomotive industryisundergoinga

steeptransformation.Wesee collaboration

asa key forsuccess, alsointhefieldof

electrification.WithJaguarLandRover,

wefounda partnerwhoserequirements

forthefuture generationofelectricdrive

unitssignificantlymatchours,” said

KlausFröhlich,MemberoftheBoard of

ManagementofBMWAG, Development.

Al MasaoodAutomobiles,

authorizeddistributorofRenaultinAbu

DhabiandAlAinanda leadingplayer

inAbuDhabi’s automotive sector, has

openedthelatest Renaultconceptstore

(R-store)andservicecentre.Locatedat

theembassiesareaofftheAirportRoad,

theR-store isthefirst ofitskindinAbu

Dhabiandwillofferservicestothehighest

standardsofqualityandefficiency, adding

totheconvenienceofmotorists.

Duringtheopeningceremony, the

company hasunveiledtheNewRenault

MeganeRSwhichhasbeeneagerly

awaitedbysportsdrivingenthusiasts.

Designedwiththeaimoffollowingin

itspredecessorsfootstepstobecome

a benchmarkintheC-segmentsport

market,thisthird generationofthe

MeganeRSmodelpromisestoprovide

outstandingdrivingpleasure onboththe

roadandthetrack.

Thevehicle’s Sportchassisprovides

efficiencyandnewversatilityonall

typesofsurface, includingthepoorest

qualityandmost uneven roads. Itcomes

withnewshockabsorbersandan

electronically-controlledtorquesystem.

Asit isindependentonthedrive-wheel

brakes, thistechnologylimitsundersteer

andimproves tractionwhenexiting

al masaoodautomobiles

presence groWing

in abu dhabi

callumaWardedcbein Queen’s

birthday honours list

IanCallum,whoistostepdown

asJaguarDirectorofDesignand

bereplacedbyJulianThompson

effective July1st, hasbeenawarded

a CBE(CommanderoftheOrderof

theBritishEmpire)intheQueen’s

Birthday HonoursList 2019.

Awardedforservicestothe

automotive industry, theaccolade

recognisesthesignificant

contributionIan hasmadetocar

designthroughoutanextraordinary

careerspanningfourdecades.

Callumsaid:“Ifeelextremely

privilegedtoreceive a CBEinthe

Queen’s Birthday Honours. I‘ve

dedicatedmylifetocardesign

andI’ve beenfortunatetospend

mycareerdoingwhatI loveand

workingwithsomeverytalented

people. Mybiggest highlightshave

beenthetransformationofJaguar

designover thepast 20yearsand

designingthefirst all-electricJaguar

—theI-PaceSUV,a triplewinner

inthe 2019 WorldCaroftheYear

awards. I give immensecredittomy

teamandI feelthisrecognitionisa

reflectionofthesuccesswehaveall

created.”

Hespentthefirst 12yearsofhis

careeratFordDesignStudiosbefore

movingontobecomeChiefDesigner

ofTWRDesign.SincejoiningJaguar

in 1999 , Ian hasbuilta world-class

creative designteam,establisheda

newdesignphilosophy andrevived

therangewithaward-winning

designssuchastheF-Type, XE,XF

andXJsaloons, andthemarque’s

first SUVs—F-Pace, E-Paceand

most recentlytheall-electricI-Pace,

whichinAprilwas crownedWorld

CaroftheYear, WorldCarDesign

oftheYearandWorldGreenCarof

theYear.

corners. The4CONTROLsystemdelivers

outstandingagilitythroughtightturnsand

impressive corneringstabilityathigher

speeds, whilst thevehiclecomeswitha

newversionofthe1.8-litre directinjection

turboengine;derivedfromsynergiesin

theRenault-NissanAlliance.

Drivenbyitspowerfuldesignand

focusedonperformance, it showcasesits

motorsportpedigree;offeringa power

outputof 280 horsesat6,000rpmand

a peaktorqueof390Nmavailablefrom

2,400to4,800rpm.

MarwanHaidamous, ManagingDirector,

RenaultMiddleEast, stated,“Iwould

like toextendmycongratulationstothe

AlMasaoodgroupforthismilestone

achievement.Overtheyears, AlMasaood

Automobileshasmadegreateffortsto

enhancetheRenaultbusinessinAbu

Dhabi.”

IrfanTansel,CEO, AlMasaood

Automobiles, said:“Renaultisfirmly

establishedregionallyandinternationally

asa pioneeringbrandintechnology,

innovationandvalueformoney.”