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  Proton, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Volkswagen

  8 May 2006 / 50 comments

  Proton previously announced their new partnerships will be revealed by the end of April. It’s a week into May now, but The Edge has reported quoting unnamed sources that Proton’s new partner will be French […]

   

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  Chery to build small car for Chrysler

  5 May 2006 / 13 comments

  Chrysler is looking into using Chery Automobile to assemble a small car for the international non-US market. The car will be sold under the Dodge or Chrysler brand. This could allow Chrysler and Dodge to […]

   

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  Proton wants certified vendors

  5 May 2006 / 25 comments

  Only 70 of 270 suppliers of Proton Holdings Bhd complies with the ISO/TS 16949 automotive quality standard which ensures quality for automotive-specific suppliers. This is only about less than a third, which would explain why […]

   

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  Toyota Prius sales down

  4 May 2006 / 13 comments

  Sales for the Toyota Prius in April 2006 has dropped nearly 25% compared to April 2005, the same time period last year. Toyota sold 7,500 Toyota Prius hybrids in April 2006, compared to 11,345 in […]

   

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  NAP After-Effects: Suzuki prices up

  4 May 2006 / 27 comments

  As the result of the new CBU and CKD car tax structure and gazetted CBU pricelist under the new National Automotive Policy, prices for the CBU Suzuki Swift and CBU Suzuki APV have gone up. […]

   

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  Proton to finalise recovery plan; wins Trusted Brand award

  3 May 2006 / 27 comments

  Proton Holdings Bhd expects to finalise it’s recovery plan before the end of 2006. The plan will depend on the finalisation of a strategic partnership with another party, of which details have not been announced […]

   

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  Volkswagen Jetta Safe Happens Advertisement

  2 May 2006 / 34 comments

  Here are more ads from Volkswagen for your viewing pleasure. These series of “Safe Happens” (a play on the phrase Shit Happens) advertisement videos are from Volkswagen’s campaign for the Volkswagen Jetta in the US, […]

   

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  Government wants to curb half-cut car sales

  1 May 2006 / 35 comments

  The Malaysian government will be considering forcing second hand car buyers get their vehicles checked by experts like Puspakom to curb the sale of half-cut cars. Half-cut cars are cars which are assembled by having […]

   

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  Saudi King slashes petrol prices

  1 May 2006 / 26 comments

  Saudi Arabia is a country which is really oil-rich. While the rest of the world is struggling with high oil prices, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has decreed that oil prices in Saudi Arabia will […]

   

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