Jannarelly Design-1, the first car designed and built entirely in the UAE has been transported to France through Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, where it will be exhibited during the prestigious ‘24 hours of Le Mans’ endurance race.
‘Design-1’ is a sports car designed and built entirely in the UAE by Jannarelly Automotive with Equation Composites LLC – the first company to have acquired a car manufacturing license in the country. The automobile is a lightweight retro-futuristic car built using hi-tech composite materials, was inspired by the classic sports cars of the 1960s. Equation Composites uses a team of specialists to build each vehicle, valued anywhere between $70,000 and $90,000. The company also offers a high degree of customisation for the customers.
Emirates SkyCargo worked with Prodex worldwide, a specialist freight forwarding company providing specialist transport, logistics and warehousing services across a number of domains, including the aerospace and automotive industry, to transport the Jannarelly Design-1 from Dubai to Lyon, France. Emirates SkyCargo offers a specialised transportation solution – Emirates SkyWheels – to transport high value and premium automobiles. Emirates SkyCargo regularly transports high value premium and luxury automobiles on both its passenger aircraft and freighters across its global network of over 155 destinations
The Jannarelly Design-1 sports vehicle was displayed at the 85th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance held on Saturday and Sunday (17–18 June 2017) at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France.
Interestingly – don’t know if you remember – but a sports car called Marcos was also assembled in Dubai back in the 1990s.
