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Proton in the red for financial year 2006

Proton has posted it’s fourth straight quarterly loss amounting to RM11.8 million (pre-tax) for the first three months of 2007, compared to a profit of RM129.9 million ringgit during the first three months of 2006.
For the full fiscal year of 2006, Proton has lost a total of RM619.9 million ringgit (pre-tax), compared to a [...]

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Auto Italia moves to Section 13, PJ

Alfa Romeo distributors Sime Darby Auto Italia Sdn Bhd has moved their premises from the previous location at Glenmarie, Shah Alam to a site next to it’s sister company Land Rover (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd at 19 Jalan 13/2 in Section 13, Petaling Jaya.
The new premises will be open 8.00 am to 5.30 pm on [...]

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BMW Credit Malaysia offers special rates

BMW Lease (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and BMW Credit (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, formed from the recently acquired Sime Lease and Sime Credit, has come up with a new attractive financing package to celebrate it’s start of operations here in Malaysia.
The package involves a low interest rate of 1.38% for up to 88 months. This offer [...]

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Ford’s Driver Education Videos

Ford created this Driving Skills For Life program in the US to help reduce teen driver accidents. The program teaches then how to handle most situations where the car is in a dangerous position - during accidental skids, accident avoidance, and etc. Now Ford has provided 9 different driving tip videos on their website, [...]

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Car Geek Humour #0001

I was talking to my friend Jeremy about the new twin clutch BMW M DCT that will make it’s debut in the new BMW M3.

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BMW M DCT: BMW’s new twin clutch gearbox

Latest Update: BMW M DKG - dual clutch transmission for the BMW M3!
BMW will be offering the production version of the BMW M3 with two transmission options - a 6-speed manual as stated in all press releases so far, as well as a new transmission unit that BMW calls M DCT.
Coincedentally using initials that [...]

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Volkswagen Malaysia targets 700 units this year

Volkswagen Group Malaysia has sold 223 units this year so far, and targets a total of 700 units by year end. It currently has 12 dealerships nationwide, with the latest dealers being Federal Auto Holdings Bhd (Puchong and Kedah) and Goh Brothers Motor Sdn Bhd (Penang). Dealers for East Malaysia will be announced later [...]

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Suzuki to unveil new D-segment car at Frankfurt 07

Suzuki will be revealing a new D-segment car for the North American and European market at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show in September this year. D-segment cars are basically mid-sized cars like the BMW 5-Series, Toyota Camry and Honda Accord.
Three bodies are planned - a sedan, hatchback and a stationwagon. This new D-segment car [...]

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E70 BMW X5 3.0si, 3.0d, 4.8i launched in Malaysia

The E70 BMW X5 is finally in Malaysia. It succeeds the original X5 launched in 2001, and offers such a long list of improvements that it almost warrants a model name change! Just kidding, anyway on to what’s important - how much it costs. The base model BMW X5 3.0si goes for RM548,000, and [...]

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BMW 635d Spotted!

The above spyshot of a yet to be released facelifted BMW 6-Series confirms a rumour that has been going around for quite sometime - BMW is going to put diesels into it’s grand tourer, the BMW 6-Series.
With 286 horsepower and 580Nm of torque from as low as 1,750rpm, the BMW 635d would be [...]

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