3 promo footages of the W212 E-Class Wagon
We probably won't see Mercedes-Benz Malaysia offering the E-Class Wagon here in Malaysia but for wagon lovers you'll probably enjoy these videos.
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Toyota quitting Formula 1?
Toyota F1's race at the Abu Dhabi GP is apparently their last, as strong and intense rumours point to a Toyota board meeting to be held on the 15th of November to …
VIDEO: 400 meter slot car track in a W212 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate
Mercedes-Benz decided to showcase its new E-Class Estate's interior capacity by building a 400 meter long slot car track inside it. A publicity stunt no doubt but still makes an interesting watch. …
Annual vehicle inspection for road tax renewal implementation start date not set yet for now
MITI has posted a statement on its new MITI blog clarifying a few points in the NAP Review, specifically the end-of-life policy and the annual inspection for road tax renewal. Hopefully this …
NAP Review: 15 year old car annual inspection precursor to full Vehicle End of Life Policy
Under Section E Part VI of the NAP Review, the government revealed that it would be implementing a full Vehicle End of Life policy which would come in stages. A roadmap will …
Juicy details about Proton’s future plans revealed
The Edge as always has a very interesting and revealing interview with Proton's managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir. The ex-Perodua man has been at Proton's helm for about …
Kamui Kobayashi: next Schumacher from Japan?
If you were able to catch the final two rounds of the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship then you should be familiar with a Japanese driver by the name of Kamui Kobayashi. …
Europestar develops own styling for GEN2
The sohu source seems quite certain that this is a Proton/Europestar car. One possibility that I can think of is this could be a Chinese market only car that Proton, Lotus and …
Import of used parts to end June 2011
The hot topic for last week was the new National Automotive Policy Review, a so-called 'facelift' for the National Automotive Policy that was first born on the 22nd of March 2006. The …
Prices for Volkswagen Passat CC and Scirocco officially unveiled; both cars in showrooms
Two new Volkswagen cars have been added to the Volkswagen Malaysia range - the Passat CC and the Scirocco. The Passat CC is available at the showroom today, while the Scirocco is …
Naza Picanto: latest facelift now in Malaysia
This is the new Naza Picanto, just launched by Naza Kia Sdn Bhd a few days ago at The Curve. Yes, this is the CKD Picanto that was previously called the Naza …
First sketch of production Mitsubishi Compact Crossover based on the Concept-cX
Click for enlarged image Mitsubishi has released a sketch of a new "Compact Crossover" based on the Mitsubishi Concept-cX concept car that it displayed two years ago. Mitsubishi claims it will be …
NAP Review’s Hybrid Car Incentives
Now that most of the regional automotive manufacturing and assembly has gone to Thailand, the biggest buzzword that had been uttered repeatedly during the period where the NAP review was being formulated …
The full NAP review text released by MITI
Here's the media release from MITI detailing every bit of the National Automotive Policy review. More stories on this issue to come later. By now you would probably already have seen this …
National Automotive Policy 2009 Review Results
UPDATED: The results of the National Automotive Policy review were revealed this morning at a media conference. The following are the updates I've been getting so far from various sources, this post …
Group Lotus hires new Director of Motorsport
Group Lotus's new motorsports ambitions will be spearheaded by its newly appointed Director of Motorsport Claudio Berro, who will report directly to CEO Dany Bahar. Both Berro and his boss Bahar are …
Suzuki SX4 hatch updated with more power
The Suzuki SX4 Sport Crossover (that's the hatchback version, not the sedan) has been updated with new specifications in Malaysia. On the outside, the model adds auto-retractable side mirrors with intergrated signal …
Nissan Navara getting 6-speed manual transmission variant in Malaysia soon
Nissan will be adding two more variants to its Nissan Navara line-up soon, and both of them will be manual. The two manual models will be called the Standard and the SE. …
Renault Fluence: more hi-res photos released
Renault has given its new Renault Fluence the tagline "Travel Upgraded". When you talk about cars designed for emerging economies, thanks to the Dacia Logan all that one can think of is …
Tokyo 2009: New Toyota Mark X
The new Toyota Mark X's Mazda-like wheel arches are even more obvious in real life than in photos. Toyota has basically taken the existing Mark X design and litreally did a facelift …