Group Lotus 5-year turnaround plan
Proton Holdings Bhd is setting up a special unit to fully capitalise on it’s UK subsidiary Group Lotus, part of Group Lotus’ five-year turnaround plan. The unit, to be comprised of people from both Lotus […]
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Proton audit report reveals mismanagement
Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers was commissioned to do an audit report on Proton in September last year by Proton chairman Datuk Mohamed Azlan Hashim, and it’s report revealed poor corporate governance by the previous management […]
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R3 MME06 Driver Selection Program
Other than giving us the Proton Satria R3, Race Rally Research has been doing alot for the local grassroots motorsports community with their Street Shoot Out series and other activities. 9 amateur racing drivers went […]
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Team Proton loses a member
Team Proton missing a member: Datuk Kisai right-most. Proton’s executive director of engineering and manufacturing Datuk Kisai Rahmat has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by Proton’s board of directors effective July 31st 2006. […]
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The Automotive Industry, first half of 2006
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revised it’s forecast for vehicle sales this year, lowering it to 520,000 units instead of the previous 565,000 units figure. The new forecost would mean a 6% drop from […]
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Proton Satria Neo Sedan
Graphics designer Theophilus Chin impressed us earlier this week with his take on how a small-sized sedan based on the Proton Savvy would look like. Here’s another piece of his work, a four-door sedan based […]
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Geely Beauty Leopard to make European debut
Geely will be introducing it’s Geely BL sports car into the European market soon, with a targetted launch date set sometime in 2008. It will be banking on low cost as one of the attraction […]
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Auto Italia makes it easier to own an Alfa 147!
Customised financing packages seem to be the in thing with car manufacturers these days. Sime Darby Auto Italia Sdn Bhd is the latest to join the bandwagon with a financing plan for the sporty Alfa […]
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Kia Rio tops US compact car J.D. Power IQS
The 2006 Kia Rio/Rio5 clinched the top position for the US market J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Initial Quality Study SM (IQS) in the sub-compact category. The Rio/Rio5 tied together with the Suzuki Aerio for […]
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2007 Volvo C30 Details
Volvo has released details on the upcoming Volvo C30 hatchback set to be unveiled to the public at the Paris Motor Show in September 2006. The Volvo C30 is a sporty two-door hatch with a […]
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UMW Toyota launches TopMark
Despite the used car market facing difficulties due to loss of stock value due to the NAP as well as difficulties in getting second hand car loans, UMW Toyota is confident of it’s used car […]
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EON offers VSS to employees
DRB-HICOM unit Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON) is currently offering a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) to it’s employees in an effort to improve efficiency in it’s operations. The VSS package includes 1.5 months their last […]
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Alfa Romeo back in the US
Italian marque Alfa Romeo is making a comeback to the US, starting with the limited edition Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione, a carbon fibre-built sports car based on a shortened version of the Maserati Coupe platform. […]
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Porsche patents dual-clutch gearbox design
Porsche has filed patents indicate the company is developing a new seven-speed DSG gearbox for use in it’s sports cars range. The Volkswagen Group’s Direct Shift Gearbox or DSG is a manual gearbox with dual […]
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Research Octane Number: What is RON95?
You might have seen numbers like RON97 and RON92 at your neighborhood petrol station. Fuel with a RON97 rating is more expensive, RM1.92 per litre at time of writing with the lower RON92 rating going […]
