Finally..hybrids coming here!

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On the wires today....

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- General Motors plans to sell gas-sipping vehicles in the oil-rich Persian Gulf, according to a press report Wednesday. "We're currently running tests on the vehicles and if all goes well we'll start sales in the fourth quarter," Terry Johnsson, president of GM's Middle East unit told Zawya Dow Jones. GM sales in the Middle East are up. Gasoline in Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, costs about 91 cents a gallon. On Tuesday, GM unveiled sweeping plans to boost U.S. production of cars and close four truck-making plants

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Doesn't make any difference to my soul.

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Come on, show some compassion for mother earth!

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I also hear that they are thinking of 100% duty on high-end vehicles in UAE!
Also similar for Cigarettes and other luxury items.

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and that also on top of the VAT

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Hybrid Taxis already now...from BI ME tonight:

UAE. HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated this evening the pilot operation of ten hybrid environment friendly vehicles, branded Chevrolet Taho and Chevrolet Malibu the first ever of its kind in the Middle East.

He also inaugurated the new public transport double decker buses, fitted with Euro 4 engines conforming to the global environmental standards and the unique I-Shift transmission system, advanced braking systems and electronic stability systems (ESP).

This experiment has been carried out on the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide a clean, attractive and sustainable environment that can boost the image and profile of Dubai. It also reflects the commitment of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to preserve lives and properties, environment '&' natural wealth as well as improve occupational health and public safety, and

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I think the whole VAT implementation thing is bullpoo. Almost everything is undegoing inflation nowadays and VAT will just add to it.

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yeah, but atleast the fuel is still cheap