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  Volkswagen TTDI is confident with larger Volkswagen car lineup in Malaysia

  2 March 2012 / 59 comments

  It’s a known fact that Volkswagen is bullish in its attempt to increase its market share in Malaysia, and we’re seeing this with the company’s latest model lineup. Buyers certainly have more Volkswagen variants to […]

   

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  Things are looking up! for VW, as four more join the fun

  2 March 2012 / 21 comments

  Yes, things are certainly looking up! for Volkswagen, for the automaker is set to present four different design studies of its city car in Geneva to showcase the versatility and potential of the cleverly compact […]

   

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  Toyota to cut costs by standardising component designs

  2 March 2012 / 52 comments

  Toyota is targeting to cut its capital spending on parts production by half within the next four years, and how it hopes to achieve this is by standardising its component designs, reports indicate. For its […]

   

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  Datsun brand name to make a return in 2014

  2 March 2012 / 55 comments

  Well, you’ll be seeing Datsuns on the road again, and nearby at that. Not quite rebuilt 120Ys though. Seems Nissan’s old brand name is being revived for use on low-priced vehicles tailored for emerging markets, […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Triton VGT is here – 178 PS, 350 Nm, RM106k

  2 March 2012 / 48 comments

  The Triton VGT has appeared on Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia’s website, with specs and price. This “Hardcore” Triton comes after the Pajero Sport SUV got the VGT treatment last September. VGT stands for Variable Geometry Turbo, […]

   

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  Reports: Some Japanese companies may relocate out of Thailand after the beating taken from last year’s floods

  1 March 2012 / 28 comments

  A report states that a number of Japanese companies with manufacturing operations in Thailand are set to relocate out of the country after the beating they took from last year’s floods. According to a survey, […]

   

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  Cheras-Kajang (Grand Saga) Highway tolls demolished, now only 1 toll in each direction!

  1 March 2012 / 77 comments

  Two toll booths on the Cheras-Kajang (Grand Saga) Highway will be abolished as of midnight tonight. The abolished toll booths are the RM1 Batu 9 Toll Plaza, Kuala Lumpur-bound, as well as the RM0.90 Batu […]

   

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  BMW Malaysia launches F10 M5 and new Z4 variants

  1 March 2012 / 40 comments

  We’re back from Bukit Kiara Equestrian Park, where the BMW Malaysian Open 2012 women’s tennis event is happening. No, it’s not for the sport (Sweet Caroline and Dangerous Daniela not present, so never mind!), but […]

   

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  G-POWER 640 hp / 777 Nm tuning kit for F10 BMW M5

  1 March 2012 / 2 comments

  The F10 BMW M5 just unveiled today in Malaysia is violently fast, but if that’s not enough, BMW tuner G-POWER has a solution for you – it’s just launched a tuning kit for the M5 […]

   

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  ‘WWW’ registration numbers open for booking on April 30

  1 March 2012 / 83 comments

  The three-alphabet Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur number plate series is nearing an end, and those longing for a ‘WWW’ registration number have just a short wait before a bidding war starts. Besides the nice triple […]

   

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  Ferrari F12berlinetta – Maranello’s fastest ever road-car

  1 March 2012 / 37 comments

  Ferrari has unveiled its F12berlinetta online, ahead of the car’s official unveiling at the Geneva show next week. The new V12, which will debut a new Rosso Berlinetta three-layer shade, is heralded as the most […]

   

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  LC Super Hybrid – going the lead-carbon battery route

  1 March 2012 / 4 comments

  Yet another hybrid is set to take a bow in Geneva, but this one walks a slightly different path. The LC Super Hybrid, as it’s called, shows what can be achieved through electric hybridisation at […]

   

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  Mitsubishi i-MiEV Prototype racer to take on Pikes Peak!

  1 March 2012 / 2 comments

  The sketch above is a preview of an upcoming all-electric racer that Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will be entering in the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, an annual event set to happen in Colorado on […]

   

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  Proton Green Mobility Challenge 2012 – local university students to create their own ‘Saga EV’, finals in October

  1 March 2012 / 20 comments

  Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak yesterday launched the Proton Green Mobility Challenge 2012 (PGMC), a challenge jointly organised by Proton and Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM) that will see local uni students develop an […]

   

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  PSA Peugeot Citroën forms alliance with GM – platform sharing, joint purchasing and development on the cards

  1 March 2012 / 8 comments

  PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Motors have formed an alliance. The move will see the US carmaker buy a 7% stake in PSA as part of a share issue by the French automaker. GM says […]

   

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