Volkswagen to supply four cars for ‘The Apprentice Asia’ – Beetle, Passat, Sharan and Touareg to feature

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Volkswagen Malaysia will be supplying vehicles to The Apprentice Asia, an AXN production premiering later this month. The programme will see 12 candidates from seven countries around the region vying to be hired by Air Asia boss Tan Sri Tony Fernandes at the end of the challenge. The series will be filmed in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

The automaker will provide four of its models – namely, the Beetle, Passat, Sharan and Touareg – to support and provide mobility requirements for contestants and the show’s advisors throughout the 11 episodes.

The Apprentice Asia gives us an opportunity to feature the character of our products for a fitting partnership that encourages competition. Our cars offer fun driving and a sense of competition through the use of technologies like TSI and DSG so, The Apprentice Asia is a right fit for the brand,” said VGM’s managing director Dr Zeno Kerschbaumer.

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Anthony Lim believes that nothing is better than a good smoke and a car with character, with good handling aspects being top of the prize heap. Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, he wags his tail furiously at the idea of waffling - in greater detail - about cars and all their intrinsic peculiarities here.

 

Comments

  • Johnny on May 14, 2013 at 2:41 pm

    Nissan Teana still the best!

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    • Motorist on May 14, 2013 at 3:35 pm

      Hopefully during the show the car does not stall due to DSG problems. Then, the car will get “Fired” and not the apprentice!

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      • TV Publicity? on May 14, 2013 at 4:52 pm

        Instead of VW Malaysia doing all these stupid things for publicity, they should just sort out their DSG scandal. Already VW has announced that their DSG always kaput because it cannot handle hot weather in Asian countries and cannot handle Asian traffic jams. So, instead of rectifying the problem and taking it seriously, they want TV publicity pulak.

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        • Jimmy on May 15, 2013 at 4:20 pm

          Show organisers, please also get ready a tow truck on standby. Please also have Tow Truck Associations phone number. Don’t worry, the tow trucks know all the VW service centres in Malaysia very well.

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    • merry on May 14, 2013 at 3:50 pm

      Teana???…hahahaha

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    • Abdul Khalid T on May 15, 2013 at 9:26 am

      What does Dr Zeno have to say about this since he mentioned TSi and DSG are so good?
      http://indianautosblog.com/2013/05/vws-dsg-problems-with-asian-climate-75182

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  • akula on May 14, 2013 at 3:58 pm

    If candidate quite sure he/she will get fired, don’t forget to spill to his face,like what Bronson did

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  • Yes, agree. My good friend a Singh, after a serious searching, settled with a Nissan Teana 2.5 (mild facelift).

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    • goodie on May 15, 2013 at 3:45 am

      We have Nissan salesman here. Please bring in new Sentra/Sylphy. The current one is very ugly.

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  • sudonano on May 14, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    OK. DSG it seems. So, when the mechatronic goes bust, how? And Sharan. Wonder how many they sold….

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  • Tau ceti on May 15, 2013 at 11:29 am

    Watch out for VW reaking down mid way of the show..

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  • Should had given Vios… msia most likeable non-national car.. lolzz
    VGM better becareful.. if DSG kaput during the show, there goes your reputation..
    p/s: a fren’s Golf TSI dah masuk kilang due to DSG problem.. I am “waiting” bila my turn.. |||-_-

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