It’s an onslaught of Pugs! These two new Peugeots were spotted by reader Akmal in Putrajaya – a sexy silver Peugeot RCZ and a white Peugeot 308CC. If they’re already hanging around JPJ Putrajaya presumably for type approval it’s likely that they’ll be launched sometime in the first half of next year.

Next up – we pretty much already know that the 5008 MPV will be here as well. I can think of two other models that have the potential for sales over here – the 408 which is basically a C-segment 308-based sedan and the 508, Peugeot’s version of the Citroen C5.

Considering the insanely expensive price of the Audi TT here in Malaysia, I am curious how much that RCZ will go for. We’ve already driven the Peugeot RCZ – read our test drive review.
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It’s nice to see car companies giving back something to the community. While you might say that RM200,000 isn’t that huge a sum in the grand scheme of things, it’s nothing to sneeze at, really, and every bit does count for those who need it.

That’s the sum local Peugeot boys Nasim raised recently for Hospis Malaysia following a corporate social responsibility (CSR) exercise that the company launched in July. The funds were raised from the sale of Peugeot cars and spare parts during the duration of the company’s Peugeot 200 Year Anniversary promotional campaign.

“As a responsible corporate citizen, we are proud to announce this donation to Hospis Malaysia. We hope this contribution will help the organisation continue its great work in caring for patients with terminal illnesses,” said SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin, CEO of Nasim and joint group executive chairman of the Naza Group of Companies.

He presented the donation to Hospis Malaysia last week following the launch of the new Nasim Puchong 2S centre. Hospis Malaysia, in case you don’t already know, is a charitable organisation that offers palliative care to patients suffering from life-limiting illnesses such as cancer and AIDS in the Klang Valley.

From a hospice with 44 patients under its care 18 years ago, Hospis Malaysia now receives a yearly referral of approximately 1,500 patients a year. It provides both home-care and day-care services to its patients.

“We are extremely grateful to Nasim for this generous donation, which will go a long way in helping us sustain our activities in providing care for the terminally ill. The services we provide are free of charge and we depend on donations from companies and private individuals to carry out our operations,” said Datuk Richard Robless, council member of Hospis Malaysia.

Nasim today opened its latest Peugeot 2S (service and spare parts) centre in Puchong, the first of five outlets it plans to open over the next six months as part of a RM25 million network expansion exercise. The other four, all 3S centres, will be located in Kota Kinabalu, Kota Bahru, Melaka and Seremban. When these are finally launched, Nasim will have a total of 24 sales and 21 service outlets in the country.

The new Puchong 2S centre should be welcome news for Pug owners in the area as well as nearby locations – prior to its opening, the service centre nearest to them was the one in Glenmarie. Facilities offered in the outlet, apart from basic servicing needs, include wheel alignment and balancing, body and paint services including insurance claims, windscreen replacement and vehicle inspection service.

The centre currently has four service bays and a capability of handling up to 15 vehicles a day, and is equipped with two units of the Peugeot Planet System Diagnostics tool, which enables the service personnel at the centre to perform full static and dynamic diagnostics on the vehicle’s management system, as well as allow software updates on vehicles to be made.

Nasim’s chief operating officer Samson Anand George said the new outlets were necessary to accommodate an increase in sales for next year. “We are targeting to sell between 7,000 and 8,000 units next year, which will be double of what we have sold this year. The bulk of the sales will come from the new 207 sedan, which will be launched in November, as well as other popular models such as the 308 and the 3008,” he said.