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  Mazda 3 CKD expected Oct, 1.5 to cost under RM90k?

  10 April 2014 / 111 comments

  Berjaya Auto is expected to launch the locally-assembled (CKD) Mazda 3 in 1.5 and 2.0 litre forms in October (pushed forward from initial Q3 forecast), according to an AmResearch report (see after jump). The report […]

   

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  Bentley Hybrid Concept previews upcoming SUV’s hybrid powertrain – based on the Mulsanne’s 6.75L V8

  10 April 2014 / 0 comments

  The upcoming Bentley SUV will get a dedicated plug-in hybrid variant in 2017, a year after the 12-cylinder petrol version starts production in Crewe. And to showcase the new powertrain to potential customers in China, […]

   

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  Vespa LXV 150 3V launched: Retro looks, fuel injection

  10 April 2014 / 21 comments

  Naza Premira, the sole importer and distributor of Vespa bikes in Malaysia, officially launched the Vespa LXV 150 3V today. CBU imported from Hanoi, Vietnam, the LXV 150 3V combines retro looks (more so than […]

   

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  Land Rover Discovery Vision to have invisible bonnet

  10 April 2014 / 17 comments

  Yes, yes, I hear you. No, this is not one of the April Fools’ stories we forgot to cover – the Land Rover Discovery Vision concept that is headed to New York next week will […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia records 22% total sales jump in Q1 2014, E-Class registers 60% year-to-date growth

  10 April 2014 / 25 comments

  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) has announced that it has recorded a 22% increase to 2,233 vehicles in total sales for Q1 2014, compared to the same period last year. Passenger vehicles recorded an increase from 1,211 […]

   

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  Mercedes Concept Coupe SUV to take on the BMW X6

  10 April 2014 / 9 comments

  Yet another Beijing debutant has been announced, this time the Mercedes-Benz Concept Coupe SUV. With this reveal, one of the world’s worst kept secrets is out – Stuttgart is hard at work on a big […]

   

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  Subaru Forester planned for CKD in Malaysia, XV STI Performance Edition to be introduced around July

  10 April 2014 / 28 comments

  At the regional launch of the Subaru WRX and WRX STI in the Philippines, Tan Chong International executive director Glenn Tan revealed to members of the media that the Subaru Forester (pictured above) is being […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: F54 MINI Clubman testing on the ‘Ring

  10 April 2014 / 2 comments

  Our European spies has caught the F54 MINI Clubman – previewed by a concept at Geneva last month – lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The hood scoop, dual exhaust outlets and the fact that the prototype […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG – a double take

  9 April 2014 / 69 comments

  It wasn’t a great way to start life with a new ride. Flat and uninspiring aren’t terms you’d normally use to describe a 250 hp and 340 Nm hatchback, but the Ford Focus ST I’d […]

   

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  First EEV manufacturing license issued to GAM for Great Wall Motors products, the Haval M4 and H6

  9 April 2014 / 79 comments

  In line with the National Automotive Policy (NAP 2014), the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) today issued the first efficient vehicle (EEV) manufacturing license to Go Automobile Manufacturing (GAM) to assemble Great Wall […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz SL 400 replaces SL 350 with turbo V6

  9 April 2014 / 8 comments

  The Mercedes-Benz SL roadster gets a new engine – the 3.0 litre twin-turbocharged direct-injection V6 like the one found in the E 400 that was recently launched in Malaysia. The baseline SL is now the […]

   

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  BMW 9 Series concept to debut at Beijing 2014?

  9 April 2014 / 8 comments

  The race of the German manufacturers to fill every niche their product planners can think of will reach new heights as a concept of an undoubtedly enormous BMW 9 Series flagship (Gran Lusso coupé concept […]

   

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  Peugeot Exalt Concept revealed – is this the next 408?

  9 April 2014 / 18 comments

  Making an early appearance on the Internet ahead of its scheduled debut at the Beijing Auto Show, the Peugeot Exalt concept is a very interesting design study of an upcoming C-segment-sized four-door coupe model from […]

   

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  2005-2010 Toyota Hilux, Fortuner and Innova recalled

  9 April 2014 / 76 comments

  Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced a big recall (or Special Service Campaign, if you like) for the Toyota Hilux pick-up, Fortuner SUV and Innova MPV. Such models manufactured from 2005 to 2010 are involved, […]

   

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  Audi’s Beijing 2014 show car could preview a Q4 SUV

  9 April 2014 / 3 comments

  Audi has released these three sketches of its show car that will be shown at the upcoming 2014 Beijing International Auto Show, also known as Auto China 2014. The Ingolstadt firm refused to divulge any […]

   

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