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Aug 2025
42m 37s

Honda boss on EVs, hybrids, smart tech!

DUBAI EYE 103.8
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09 Aug 2025. Damien Reid sits down with Raj Johal, General Manager of Business Development & Marketing at Honda Motor Company for Africa and the Middle East, to talk about Honda’s unmatched legacy in cars, bikes, planes and more. We look at the surge of Chinese car brands in the UAE, reveal which EV just smashed the Lucid’s world record range, and Damien shares his full review of the new Volkswagen Golf GTI.

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