Infiniti offers Saudi Formula 1 career opportunity

• University engineering students from select institutions in Saudi Arabia now have the chance to land the career opportunity of a lifetime at the world’s pinnacle of motorsport, Formula 1, as Infiniti announces the launch of the 2015 Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy. The one-of-a-kind global search for the world’s best up-and-coming engineering undergraduates offers a unique opportunity to work with the World Championship-winning Formula 1 team of which Infiniti is a title partner, as well as for Infiniti itself. And this year, one place is guaranteed to go to a Saudi Arabian student. “This is a remarkable opportunity for an ambitious engineering student to gain a fast track to a career in the exclusive world of Formula 1 and the automotive business,” said Juergen Schmitz, Managing Director, Infiniti Middle East.

• BMW Group has hailed the recent unveiling of the first ever electric vehicle charging station in Dubai as a significant step towards a more sustainable future for the emirate. Last week, the Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) debuted the first of 100 charging stations for zero-emission electric cars planned across the emirate by the end of 2015. The initiative was announced late last year as part of the "Smart Dubai" concept introduced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. BMW Group was invited to showcase and present the BMW i3 cars at the inauguration.

• The GMC Sierra full-size light-duty pickup ranked highest in its segment in the 2015 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study. The GMC brand gained six spots, moving up to No. 10 overall (in a tie). The 2015 study tracks 2012 model year vehicles in the third year of ownership. Both the Sierra 1500, Yukon and Terrain also achieved the highest score in their segments in the 2014 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study. The 2015 Sierra Light Duty body style range includes regular cab and two four-door cabs – the double cab and crew cab, all offered with 2WD & 4WD. Models and trim levels — the standard model, SLE, SLT and Denali (regular cab offered only in standard and SLE trims).

• Innovative design and product planning gave birth to the Qashqai and Juke, two of the biggest automotive success stories in recent years. Now Nissan has applied the same radical thinking to one of the most important sectors of the market: The compact hatchback. Unveiled at the Geneva Show, the Sway is a glimpse at how a future generation of compact Nissan models might look if the company's striking new design language was applied to a European hatchback. It is a concept car designed especially to appeal to European tastes: it is seen as emotional, edgy and exciting.