Al Habtoor to be McLaren dealer in UAE

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Published Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Al Habtoor to be McLaren dealer in UAE. (AFP)

McLaren Automotive, the world's newest sports car company, has announced that Al Habtoor Motors Company will be the company's local partner in the UAE.

Al Habtoor will begin selling McLaren Automotive's first car, the MP4-12C, from mid 2011, with the UAE expected to be one of McLaren Automotive's biggest markets. Al Habtoor Motors will join a global network of 35 partners who will be responsible for selling an initial annual production run of 1,000 MP4-12Cs.

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