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  Production of LHD Mazda 2 begins at new Mexico plant

  28 October 2014 / 1 comment

  Production of the Mazda 2, or Demio in Japan, has begun at the Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation (MMVO) plant, along with operations at MMVO’s engine machining plant – which became active on October 21. […]

   

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  Mazda CX-3 confirmed for 2014 LA motor show debut

  28 October 2014 / 6 comments

  Mazda has confirmed that it will unveil a brand new compact crossover SUV – the CX-3, at the upcoming 2014 Los Angeles motor show at the end of next month. No details of the car […]

   

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  Perodua-Daihatsu new engine plant in Sendayan, N9

  28 October 2014 / 32 comments

  The groundbreaking ceremony of Perodua and Daihatsu’s new engine manufacturing plant happened yesterday in Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan. The new facility is part of the companies’ business expansion plan in the area of engine, engine components […]

   

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  Volvo XC60 T6 introduced – 306 hp from 2.0L, RM316k

  27 October 2014 / 54 comments

  Earlier on, we reported on the imminent arrival of the Volvo XC60 T6 when a brochure detailing the car was revealed online. Now, Volvo Malaysia has officially opened the order books for the car, with […]

   

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  Motor insurance premiums to be risk-based from 2016

  27 October 2014 / 61 comments

  Motor insurance premiums are set to be based on a list of risk factors when the industry is de-tariffed in 2016, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has said, according to a report by The Sun. Various risk […]

   

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  New ‘Kedah Circuit’ to be northern motorsports hub

  27 October 2014 / 44 comments

  For a country so into motorsports, we don’t have that many circuits besides the one world-class facility that is Sepang International Circuit (SIC). There’s Pasir Gudang in Johor and the tiny Dato’ Sagor track in […]

   

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  Proton mulling torque converter-type CVTs for future

  27 October 2014 / 135 comments

  Much has been said about the Proton Iriz‘s CVT – the general consensus during the press drive event was that while the new car demonstrated gains in many areas, the Punch-sourced gearbox, by comparison, has […]

   

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  PSA Peugeot Citroen looking for partners to make Hybrid Air tech a reality due to high development costs

  27 October 2014 / 9 comments

  Whenever some form of new technology presents itself, one can be sure that obstacles would befall those responsible. PSA Peugeot Citroen is now facing that conundrum as the company is actively scouting for potential collaborators […]

   

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  Honda introduces world-first Pedestrian Collision Mitigation Steering System, to debut on new Legend

  27 October 2014 / 15 comments

  The Honda Sensing suite of active safety systems, which first appeared on the US-market 2015 Honda CR-V facelift, has been updated with a new feature called Pedestrian Collision Mitigation Steering (PCMS), and the new Honda Legend […]

   

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  Honda Accord Euro to be terminated globally in 2015

  27 October 2014 / 15 comments

  Honda has officially announced that production of its Accord Euro model is set to be discontinued in 2015, with no immediate replacement in the pipeline announced. “February next year will be the final month of […]

   

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  Daimler to purchase 25% stake in MV Agusta for €30m

  27 October 2014 / 15 comments

  It seems that Mercedes-Benz’s parent company Daimler is hungry for a slice of the bike pie as it enters “advanced talks” to purchase a stake in MV Agusta, according to a Reuters report. Citing German daily […]

   

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  Ford Big Deal promo is back with 200k AirAsia points

  27 October 2014 / 9 comments

  Ford and local distributor Sime Darby Auto Connexion recently announced the return of the “Big Deal” promotion. This time, they’re teaming up with AirAsia to offer free flights when you buy a car. The offer […]

   

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  Gov’t says structure of petrol subsidy rationalisation programme for RON 95 not finalised, out next year

  27 October 2014 / 111 comments

  The structure and mechanism of the new petrol subsidy rationalisation programme for RON 95 that is supposed to come into effect next June has not been finalised, says the government. According to Deputy Finance Minister […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: BMW X4 M40i caught undisguised!

  26 October 2014 / 19 comments

  All variants of the BMW X4 currently only feature a rear exhaust configuration that places two tailpipes side by side on the left side of the bumper. This includes the current range-topping BMW X4 xDrive35i […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Mysterious Mercedes-Benz Concept with skinny tyres – could this be shown at CES 2015?

  26 October 2014 / 6 comments

  Our spy photographers sent us photos of a mysterious covered up Mercedes-Benz concept car. The roofline is pretty unique to say the least, and the one-box shape features skinny tyres that look almost like space […]

   

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