New partner for McLaren

BEIRUT // McLaren Automotive has announced Saad & Trad will be the local service partner for Lebanon. Saad & Trad joins Al Ghassan Motors, in Saudi Arabia, and Al Habtoor, in the UAE, as GCC dealers in the network of partners representing the "world's newest sports car company". Ian Gorsuch, McLaren Automotive's regional director for the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, said: "McLaren Automotive is pleased to announce the addition of Saad & Trad to its network as an authorised service centre. With more than 50 years' experience in the automotive business, Saad & Trad has established itself as a leading name in the Lebanese automotive market." "We are extremely proud to be able to represent McLaren Automotive in this marketplace," said Michel Trad, owner and managing director of Saad & Trad. "Since Saad & Trad began trading in 1950, we have built a strong reputation for providing the very best support to customers, and we are looking forward to demonstrating this to McLaren Automotive owners." The company's first car, the MP4-12C, is expected to enter the regional market in early summer 2011.