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  Volkswagen’s SEAT has 5 years to turn around its losses!

  18 May 2010 / 29 comments

  Not all Volkswagen Group marques are doing as well – SEAT operating losses hit almost 340 million Euros last year. Volkswagen only has three unprofitable units – SEAT, Bentley, and Volkswagen commercial vehicles. SEAT’s 1Q […]

   

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  Honda Civic to live past five years, new model in 2011?

  18 May 2010 / 103 comments

  It has been five years since the current Honda Civic made its debut. So based on the standard 5 year product plan, a new model should be unveiled later this year. Not so, says Honda, […]

   

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  Perodua ramps up Alza production, cuts short waiting time

  18 May 2010 / 112 comments

  Perodua has announced that the waiting period for the Alza has been reduced from 2 months to 3 weeks. Managing director Aminar Rashid Salleh said that this was made possible by increasing production of the […]

   

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  GM makes first quarterly profit in three years

  18 May 2010 / 5 comments

  Finally the words Americans want to hear – General Motors is now profitable! GM has posted its first quarterly profit in 3 years; the last time that happened was in the second quarter of 2007. […]

   

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  Chinese man builds $3000 “Lamborghini” from scratch

  18 May 2010 / 63 comments

  You can’t buy most cars with $3000 especially not a Lamborghini, but Chen Jen Miao, a 25 year-old mechanic from China proves critics wrong. Well, its not the same Lamborghini as those that roll out […]

   

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  PEKEMA wants RM10,000 fee for Open APs reduced

  17 May 2010 / 0 comments

  As of January 2010, Open AP holders have had to pay RM10,000 for each Open AP that they receive. It was free before this, at least on paper. And Pekema (Association of Malay Importers and […]

   

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  Suzuki Swift Plug-In Hybrid to use Sanyo batteries

  17 May 2010 / 9 comments

  Suzuki plans to use Sanyo as its battery supplier for an upcoming plug-in hybrid version of the Suzuki Swift. 60 test units of the plug-in hybrid equipped with the Sanyo batteries will be deployed in […]

   

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  Toyota is back in the black, streamlining effort continues

  17 May 2010 / 7 comments

  Toyota will further streamline and become more efficient by moving production to emerging markets and away from mature markets such as North America and Japan. Exchange rates are one of the problems faced by Toyota […]

   

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  Chevrolet Captiva – 5 year warranty and 2 year free service

  17 May 2010 / 59 comments

  Naza is now offering a 5 year (or 175,000km) extended warranty program and a 2 year free service (or 40,000km) package for any Chevrolet Captiva sold between April until June this year. The free service […]

   

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  Lumma Design is quick to work on the new Cayenne

  17 May 2010 / 19 comments

  The second-generation Porsche Cayenne is not even on sale yet, but German tuner Lumma Design has already started working on it. The styling package, named CLR 550 GT, includes a new front spoiler that has […]

   

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  VIDEO: What is MIROS and the MyVAP crash test rating?

  17 May 2010 / 0 comments

  When we first heard of MIROS, many of us questioned the rationale of the government’s move in setting up yet another crash test rating here in Malaysia. MIROS operates the MyVAP rating system and the […]

   

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  Hertz to add Nissan Leaf electric car to its rental fleet

  17 May 2010 / 5 comments

  Want to drive and experience the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle? It may not be as impossible as you think, as you will be able to do so on your next holiday to Europe or America. […]

   

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  Thailand vehicle sales on the up despite political crisis

  17 May 2010 / 10 comments

  Political strife within the Thai government hasn’t slowed down vehicle sales in the Kingdom. In April, General Motors reported a 62% jump in sales to 1,879 vehicles compared to 1,162 units in the same month […]

   

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  Switzer GT2 R911S is a 911 with 911 horsepower!

  17 May 2010 / 20 comments

  Anything Porsche can do, we can do better. This must be the mindset of Ohio-based Porsche tuner Switzer. While many are still talking about the just released Porsche 911 GT2 RS, Switzer Performance has unveiled […]

   

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  Lotus in Monaco: Early shower for Heikki and Trulli

  17 May 2010 / 37 comments

  It wasn’t a good Monaco debut for Lotus Racing, after Heikki Kovalainen succumbed to mechanical problems and Jarno Trulli missed the chequered flag with a few laps to go. The Italian was running last before […]

   

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