Daihatsu invests RM746 million in new Indonesian factory
Toyota and Daihatsu are working on a low cost car to build in Indonesia for the Indonesian market as well as the ASEAN region. According to reports, the car will be smaller than the low […]
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Ford Fiesta: test drive one and stand a chance to catch American Idol Season 10 live in Hollywood!
This is a sponsored advertorial to promote the Experience Fiesta, Experience Hollywood contest where you can win a 5D4N trip to the American Idol. The compact with the big heart is certainly going along very […]
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Naza Group and HELP collaborate on automotive college
The Naza Group and HELP International Corporation Bhd (HELP) will jointly set up a college of automotive and transportation management. Both parties recently signed an MoU to work towards establishing a joint venture company that […]
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Opel Zafira Tourer Concept offers glimpse of third-gen MPV
Opel will be premiering its Zafira Tourer Concept at the Geneva Motor Show, and the vehicle is expected to provide the basis for the production third-generation version of the compact MPV, which will arrive in […]
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Sporty variant of new Toyota Yaris patented in Europe
The third-generation Toyota Yaris (or Vitz in Japan) was revealed at the end of last year, and there’s a hybrid version of the supermini that will be shown at Geneva, but now we’re looking at […]
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Volvo to invest $10 billion and build cars in Chengdu, targets 20% of China’s premium segment in 2015
Volvo, which is now owned by Chinese carmaker Geely, has revealed its ambitious plans in China, which is now the world’s largest and most promising market. The Swedish brand will allocate $10 billion in investments […]
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Production Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback revealed
Click to enlarge GM’s Chevrolet will bring the production version of the Cruze hatchback to Geneva, and here are the official images of the five-door. We expected the concept revealed in Paris 2010 to be […]
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Lotus Elise Club Racer – entry level variant loses 24 kg
Click to enlarge As shown in Paris 2010, the future of Lotus may be gradually moving away from its basic, stripped out roots – one needs more luxury to tempt customers away from Porsche and […]
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Used car parts import ban deadline in June 2011 – is it still a green light or not?
Time flies, and we’re already in the year 2011. The Malaysian auto industry landscape has certainly been more interesting than it has ever been. There are now far more choices available to consumers who are […]
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Proton reports RM52 million loss in Q3 FY 2010/11
Proton has reported a loss of RM52 million for Q3 of its 2010/2011 financial year, down from a RM81 million profit in Q2 of the 2010/2011 financial year. This resulted in a lower profit before […]
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Highway drama: drift car versus 3 police cars
I saw this Youtube link posted on Twitter this morning. It’s basically two police Wajas and a police Evo X trying to stop a blue and bright drift car. Anyone know what this is about? […]
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Exclusive Q&A with Mercedes GP Petronas’ Norbert Haug
We have recently caught up with Mercedes GP Petronas’ Norbert Haug at an official 2011 Formula 1 test session held recently at the Circuit de Catalunya, Spain. The 58 year old German who played a […]
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Lexus CT200h hybrid hatchback hits Malaysian shores: the most affordable Lexus under RM200k
Lexus Malaysia has introduced the CT 200h to its local lineup, and the hybrid brings the number of models available in the Malaysian stable to seven. The five-door hatchback, which is made in Kyushu, Japan, […]
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AC Schnitzer dumps a turbodiesel engine into the Z4
BMW are one of the very few car companies pushing diesel technology in Malaysia, but even they have not put an oil burner in all of their models. For the longest time, diesels have only […]
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Facelifted Land Rover Freelander 2 SD4 now in Malaysia
Land Rover (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has updated the Land Rover Freelander 2 here in Malaysia for the 2011 model year, which brings our model up to date to the recently facelifted model that just started […]
