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Archive for October, 2005

Monday is not a public holiday

There are rumours going around that Bernama has issued a news flash informing the public that Monday October 24 2005 is a public holiday.

If you receive this rumour, please do not spread it further. Monday is not a public holiday. Bernama is lodging a police report in order to get down to looking who started the rumour.

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Proton needs to update cars more frequently

Another MP has spoken up on the issue of Proton. Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said that Proton has to update it’s models more frequently as with accelerated product releases by other manufacturers these days, their products go out of fashion more quickly.

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Volkswagen EcoRacer Concept

Ever thought a sports car that can do 0-100km/h in 6.3 seconds and achieve a top speed of 230kph can have a fuel consumption of 3.4 liters fuel per 100km? That’s exactly what the Volkswagen EcoRacer does.

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2008 Vauxhall Vectra: Who needs drivers?


Current Vauxhall Vectra VXR

Vauxhall says that it’s new Vauxhall Vectra set to debut in 2008 will be the first car in the world to actually drive itself.

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Datin Seri Endon passes away

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Nissan Skyline GT-R Proto

Nissan unveiled it’s Nissan GT-R PROTO yesterday at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. This model will be the concept where the next Nissan Skyline R35 GT-R will be based on. It’s more of a design concept than a full-blown concept car though. No engine specifications or other tidbits about the new car have been revealed so far.

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New Malaysian National Automotive Policy

Our Malaysian government has announced some of the details on the new National Automotive Policy today. Let’s have a look at what changes have been implemented, effective this Thursday (20/10/2005).

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2006 Mazda RX-8 Sport Prestige Limited II

Mazda has launched updates to two of it’s Mazda RX-8 models, one of which will go on sale today and the other in mid-November.

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National Automotive Policy draft tomorrow

There are a lot of people who feel that we just shouldn’t have had an automotive industry in the first place. Since Proton’s birth in 1983, the normal rakyat with average income have been forced to buy Protons. This is because of government protection in the form of high taxes on foreign makes.

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Ford Focus 1.8 Ghia Launched Today

After a month-long road show, the Ford Focus 1.8 Ghia will be officially launched today at RM119,888 on the road without insurance.


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