Home / 2011 / August (Page 8)

• 

  Goodyear introduces two new Eagle F1 performance tyres

  10 August 2011 / 27 comments

  Goodyear recently launched two new tyres in the Ultra High Performance (UHP) segment in Malaysia, where the Eagle F1 Assymmetric 2 and Eagle F1 Directional 5 were shown to Goodyear dealers, car clubs (among them […]

   

  ---



• 

  Next generation Perodua Viva wishful thinking rendering based on 2011 Daihatsu A-Concept

  10 August 2011 / 76 comments

  Remember the lime green Daihatsu A-Concept that was showcased at the Indonesia International Motor Show earlier this year? It was a concept car developed with the involvement of Indonesians with the technical support of Daihatsu […]

   

  ---



• 

  Win a Ferrari F40 scale model in our FB caption contest

  10 August 2011 / 0 comments

  Want to win this Ferrari F40 scale model? All you have to do is the following: Download the source image file: Source image file Add your own creative and unique text to the speech bubbles […]

   

  ---



• 

  Honda’s Thai exports to drop for the first time in 14 years

  10 August 2011 / 14 comments

  Widely believed to be the big Japanese carmaker most impacted by the earthquake/tsunami disaster in March, Honda is facing sliding figures across the globe, whether it’s a 28.49% drop in July sales (year on year) […]

   

  ---



• 

  New Hindustan VEER is an Ambassador pick-up spin-off

  10 August 2011 / 40 comments

  No such thing as living forever? Bet they haven’t found the Hindustan Ambassador from India. Based on the Morris Oxford III from the 1940s, it was once India’s most popular car, and is still sold […]

   

  ---



• 

  PETRONAS Syntium lubricants – get rewarded with a free Bluetooth headset, a knapsack or a travel bag

  9 August 2011 / 33 comments

  PETRONAS is having a promotion for their PETRONAS Syntium range of lubricants from now until 18 September 2011 (or while stocks last), where you can get different rewards when you purchase PETRONAS Syntium lubricants. As […]

   

  ---



• 

  Mitsubishi Pajero Sport production begins in Bangladesh

  9 August 2011 / 17 comments

  Another production location opens up for the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, in Bangladesh – Mitsubishi has announced that it has begun local production and sales of the SUV in the country. The Pajero Sport is being […]

   

  ---



• 

  MIROS gets new director-general

  9 August 2011 / 21 comments

  The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, otherwise known as MIROS, has a new director-general. Associate Professor Dr Wong Shaw Voon, director of the Vehicle Safety and Biomechanics (VSB) Research Centre of MIROS has been […]

   

  ---



• 

  Caltex launches bubbly new brand campaign – ‘Enjoy the Journey’ replaces 10-year old ‘What Drives You’ tagline

  9 August 2011 / 6 comments

  Have you noticed Caltex’s new brand campaign? After years of faithful and outstanding service, the cleaning team of little men has been retired and in comes a bubbly new brand image along with a new […]

   

  ---



• 

  Honda cuts off slow selling Crosstour from Accord family

  9 August 2011 / 39 comments

  The Honda Accord Crosstour didn’t get off to the best of starts. Born as a model year 2010 car, the media didn’t quite like it, and it looks like not many customers do as well. […]

   

  ---



• 

  SPIED: Proton GEN-2 refreshed, gets Persona LED lamps!

  9 August 2011 / 171 comments

  It looks like the Proton GEN-2 will be refreshed again. Our Harvinder Singh was turning off the NKVE into the Elite highway when he came across a trailer of GEN-2s. That’s nothing to shout about, […]

   

  ---



• 

  Lexus GS to come with 2.5L V6 engine – GS 250

  9 August 2011 / 22 comments

  Last week, we posted on Lexus’ planned major lineup revamp, which will see its GS, ES, IS and LS sedans either redesigned or re-engineered by spring 2013. This, plus a halo “LFA Roadster”, will work […]

   

  ---



• 

  Mazda to drop Wankel rotary combustion engine?

  9 August 2011 / 22 comments

  Rumour has it that the proponent of the Wankel rotary combustion engine, Mazda, may be planning to drop the tech it first adopted nearly five decades ago. The next-gen Renesis rotary has been in development […]

   

  ---



• 

  BYD sales decline by 20%, sales boss resigns as a result

  9 August 2011 / 12 comments

  Not every sales stories from China is a rosy one. Private Chinese automaker BYD, which is partly owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is seeing sales slump. After it almost doubled in 2009, BYD sales […]

   

  ---



• 

  Ford Fiesta Centura – marking 100 years of Ford in the UK

  9 August 2011 / 6 comments

  Over in the UK, Ford has introduced a special edition Fiesta called the Centura, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of Ford in Britain. Available only in a metallic Panther Black finish, the variant pays tribute […]

   

  ---

Latest Fuel Prices