Qatar Sells Half of VW Shares
11 Nov 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In an alleged attempt to increase the liquidity of the company, Qatar Holding, the investment group of the Qatari state, announced it has sold half of its Volkswagen preference shares, managing to r...
Rolls-Royce Showroom in Pearl Island, Qatar
9 Nov 2009, 11:14 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Rolls-Royce Motor Cars took another step in ignoring the recession and opened a new showroom in Qatar, on the exclusive man-made Pearl Island in Doha. As you might imagine, the occasion was celebrat...
Qatar to Get Only One VW Board Seat
24 Sep 2009, 15:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The last ditch move made by Porsche to enforce an outside presence on Volkswagen's board of management will not lead to much for now, as the outside investor, Qatar Holding, will only get one s...
Qatar Gets Big Discount on Porsche's VW Shares
19 Aug 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / To be more precise, the Arab state managed to get its quota of VW shares after paying barely more than half the current price of the respective stock. The report in the German media made VW shares g...
Porsche Announces Sale of Options on VW Shares
29 Jul 2009, 15:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As a result of last week's announcement that German manufacturers Porsche and Volkswagen have reached a preliminary merger agreement, the former has today issued a press release stating it has ...
Porsche Says Qatar Submits Offer
30 Jun 2009, 07:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German sport car manufacturer Porsche, through one of its spokesman, stepped in today and said it has received an offer from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) which may help reduce its increasing deb...
Porsche Say "No" to Volkswagen
29 Jun 2009, 13:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier today we presented you Porsche's response to Volkswagen alleged ultimatum, it's time for yet another news from the German front. According to a report by German Press agency,...
Porsche Closing on Qatar Deal
27 Jun 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German sports car manufacturer Porsche is getting close on signing a deal with investment funds in Qatar as, according to recent reports, the negotiations between the two parties have entered the fi...
Suzuki, VW Shares Up After Tie-Up Talk
26 Jun 2009, 15:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported earlier today, rumors regarding a possible tie-up between Volkswagen and Suzuki started surfacing after a person close to the matter told Reuters "Volkswagen are first discussin...
Porsche Confirms It Backs Qatar Deal
17 Jun 2009, 19:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported a few hours ago, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, Qatar's prime minister told the Gulf Times that his country is expecting a definitive answer regarding Qatari involvement in Ge...
Qatar to Decide on Porsche in Two Weeks
17 Jun 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The outcome of a possible deal between German manufacturer Porsche and Qatar based investors may be announced in two weeks time, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, the country's prime minister t...
The Emir of Qatar Eyes Porsche Stake
27 Apr 2009, 15:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After several media reports hinted that certain parties based in Qatar might be interested in investing in the German auto industry, an article published by German magazine Focus claims the Emir of ...
GPDA Worried About Potential Rain at Singapore
22 Apr 2009, 13:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the postponement of the Qatar race in the MotoGP – ran under artificial light – due to the heavy rain, the Grand Prix Drivers Association are expected to consult with the MotoG...
Pedrosa Fumes at De Angelis for Lack of Respect
14 Apr 2009, 07:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dani Pedrosa was all but satisfied with how things went during yesterday's race at Losail International Circuit. Although he rode his Honda in Qatar partially injured, the Spaniard managed a so...
Stoner Clinches 3rd Consecutive Win in Qatar
14 Apr 2009, 07:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner got off to a perfect start this year and clinched the season opener at Losail International Circuit, after dominating the Qatar event from one end to another. The Ducati rider stormed i...
Rossi Believes Night Racing Should Be Scrapped Off MotoGP Schedule
13 Apr 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi used the rain delay at Losail International Circuit on Sunday to express once again his disagreement with night racing in the MotoGP. The reigning MotoGP champion argued that all rid...
Rainstorm Delays Qatar GP Until Monday
13 Apr 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The season opener in Qatar only provided action for the junior classes of the FIM World Championship, as the weekend's highlight MotoGP race was called off due to a strong downpour at the Losai...
Toni Elias Predicts Difficult MotoGP Season Opener
9 Apr 2009, 14:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toni Elias, who returned to Honda's satellite team Gresini this year, is expecting a difficult start in the new MotoGP season, citing the various problems his motorcycle experienced during tes...
Casey Stoner Says "Pain is Almost Zero"
8 Apr 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Casey Stoner is extremely confident that he will get over the wrist injury he suffered last season and confirmed he expects to get a good performance in the MotoGP opener in Qatar. To refresh your m...
Pedrosa Makes His Comeback in Qatar
7 Apr 2009, 13:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After being injured for weeks, the Honda rider Dani Pedrosa will make his comeback in the debut of the new MotoGP season in Qatar the next weekend. To refresh your memory, Dani Pedrosa suffered a cr...