New fuel subsidy plan in the next 3 months!
The announcement of a new fuel subsidy plan is not likely to happen anytime soon as the cabinet meeting to discuss the subsidy issues as revealed by Second Finance Minister Tan Sri …
May 2008
BMW confirms BMW X1 to be produced in Germany
BMW has confirmed that the BMW X1 will be produced at its Leipzig plant in Germany, though an expected product launch is not finalized yet. Producing the X1 at that plant makes …
Tata Nano affects used car prices in India
According to a report by Marinews, it seems that the impending launch of the Tata Nano has had a bad effect on the used car market in India, with used car sales …
More photos of the Ferrari California F149 GT
Click to enlarge Ferrari has released a couple more images of the new F149 Ferrari California GT car. This particular specimen is done up in Azzurro California blue, and this time the …
Nissan Sylphy 2.0 Initial Details and Pricing
Edaran Tan Chong Motor has unveiled initial details on the Nissan Sylphy that it will be launching soon on their website. I will list them here for your convenience. Showrooms are now …
ETCM to launch Nissan Frontier successor soon
Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd announced yesterday that it will be launching two models this year. One is the Nissan Sylphy, which only comes with one engine variant, a 2.0 litre …
Honda Accord first month: over 5,000 bookings
The recently launched 2008 Honda Accord has achieved more than 70% of its annual sales target in its first month of launch. According to Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the Accord's first month …
Does the Proton MPV have anything to do with an upcoming Chery MPV?
See rest of upcoming Chery MPV spyshots Ever since initial sketches of the Proton MPV was revealed by Buletin Utama TV3, there have been readers who have noticed similarities with a disguised …
Grand Saga highway barrier is a fuel guzzler!
You may be wondering about the strange headline for this post. If you have been reading papers for the past few days, you would be aware of the whole Bandar Mahkota Cheras …
Honda Accord “Difficult is worth doing” Campaign
Honda will be showing a "live" advertisement on UK's Channel 4 at 8:10pm UK time. The 3 minute TV spot will feature a team of 19 skydivers who will attempt to form …
Car colours: the shift to white
There seems to be a worldwide shift to white from silver as the most popular choice for a car's colour. According to DuPont's survey last year, white and pearl white narrowly took …
Antonov Dual-Speed Ancillaries
We previously saw Antonov advocating the use of a dual-speed supercharger which allowed boost to be delivered effectively over a wider range of engine speeds. Antonov seems to be taking this dual-speed …
Skoda to make own version of up! city car
Skoda is planning its own version of Volkswagen's upcoming new Lupo (based on the up! concept), and plans to manufacture it in India. Skoda currently has two plants in India, one in …
New Toyota RWD Coupe to be JDM-only?
I am not sure if this source is reliable, but Edmunds claims that Toyota and Subaru have decided that the Toyota-badged version of the upcoming co-developed boxer-engined rear wheel drive coupe will …
Volkswagen teams up with Sanyo for battery R&D
Volkswagen is partnering up with Sanyo to jointly develop high-performance energy storage systems, or in laymen speak batteries that can store LOTS of juice. According to Vee-Dub, Sanyo is currently the world's …
Upcoming 2010 Rolls-Royce RR4 sketch released
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (BMW's subsidiary that makes Rolls-Royces since 1998) has released preliminary sketches of its upcoming smaller car to be slotted under the Phantom range, debuting in 2010. The car is …
Artist’s Impression: SEAT Tango, Spanish Scirocco?
Click to enlarge The SEAT Tango Concept was a 2001 Frankfurt concept car that featured an open top, two seats, and a 1.8 litre turbocharged engine. The seats in the SEAT were …
Scirocco GT24 tops class in Nurburgring 24 hours
The 3 units of Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 race cars that participated in the recent Nurburgring 24 hours race managed to clinch the 11th, 15th, and 32nd place, not too bad for a …
Tata Nano to get US$10 airbag?
The Tata Nano is a no-frills car, but one of the more well-equipped, pricier versions of the Tata Nano will feature dual front airbags. And with luck, they'll only increase the cost …
Peugeot 407 Facelift: Initial Details and Photos
Peugeot has given the Peugeot 407 a very minor facelift which incorporates new tail lamps and a new front grille on the exterior and a new climate control interface and telematics system …
