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  Blind man drives car successfully, aided by nonvisual tech

  31 January 2011 / 3 comments

  In the US, a blind individual has driven a street vehicle for the first time in public without the assistance of a sighted person. Over the weekend, Mark Riccobono successfully navigated 2.4 km of the […]

   

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  Fuel cell prices expected to drop considerably, says Daimler

  31 January 2011 / 6 comments

  According to a report, Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler predicts that the cost of EV batteries and fuel cell cars will drop significantly in the next few years, especially for the latter, paving the way for closer […]

   

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  Iran Khodro Runna set for mid-2011 domestic market entry

  31 January 2011 / 16 comments

  Well, nearly two years after it was announced, it looks like Iranian assembler Iran Khodro, or IKCO, will have its first Runna sedans reaching domestic customers in the middle of this year. The Runna is […]

   

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  Honda’s facelifted Euro Accord to be unveiled in Geneva

  29 January 2011 / 21 comments

  Click to enlarge Honda will be debuting its facelifted European Accord sedan and Tourer models at the Geneva Motor Show. Both forms will feature a number of minor changes – besides revised exterior styling and […]

   

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  Volkswagen Race Touareg 3 Qatar – a street-legal concept

  28 January 2011 / 11 comments

  Here’s something that’s bound to get Dakar followers going. Volkswagen has put out a concept study of its Race Touareg 3 – which won the recent 2011 Dakar – at the Qatar Motor Show, alongside […]

   

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  Deadline extended for express bus operators to move from Bukit Jalil to the Southern Integrated Terminal

  28 January 2011 / 39 comments

  According to a statement issued today by the Land Public Transport Commission, the deadline for all express bus operators – serving destinations south of Kuala Lumpur – to relocate to the Southern Integrated Terminal in […]

   

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  Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid to debut in Geneva

  28 January 2011 / 16 comments

  Volvo will unveil its V60 Plug-in Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in March, and says that the debutant is virtually production-ready. Developed in close cooperation with Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall, the vehicle is set […]

   

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  Mazda to build Premacy variant for Nissan in Japan

  28 January 2011 / 19 comments

  Mazda and Nissan have announced an agreement to expand the scope of Mazda’s original equipment manufacturing (OEM) supply to Nissan – as part of this new accord, Mazda will begin supplying its Premacy MPV to […]

   

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  Volkswagen Touareg Gold Edition – 24-carat shimmer

  28 January 2011 / 28 comments

  So you have money. Lots of money. You want to dress your SUV up, but think shiny plastic or carbon-fibre bits are downright el cheapo. Bling? Surely, but with far more class, more exuberance, more […]

   

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  Upgrading workshop standards – National Automotive Workshop Administration Malaysia portal launched

  28 January 2011 / 13 comments

  Now, got into a bit of a bash with your banger, and it’s off to the workshop? Well, accidents happen. It’s what comes after it that most of us dread – inconvenience of losing the […]

   

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  Into the black – Fiat reports 520 mil Euro profit in 2010

  27 January 2011 / 2 comments

  Looks like Fiat finally has something to smile about. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the company reported a loss of 283 million euro. For the same period in 2010, it managed to get well […]

   

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  Lexus M’sia conducts special service campaign for IS 250

  27 January 2011 / 20 comments

  Following the global recall issued by Toyota Motor Corporation, which affects 1.7 million vehicles, Lexus Malaysia has announced a Special Service Campaign for a certain number of its IS 250 sedans. In a statement, it […]

   

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  Nasim picks up award from Automobiles Peugeot

  27 January 2011 / 26 comments

  Local Peugeot distributor Nasim has won an international award from Automobiles Peugeot for its efforts in growing the marque last year. Automobiles Peugeot presented Nasim with the Successful Industrialisation and Commercial Launch of the 207 […]

   

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  Toyota recalls 1.7 million cars over potential fuel leaks

  27 January 2011 / 60 comments

  Here we go again – another recall, and again from Toyota. The Japanese automaker has issued a global recall for almost 1.7 million cars, with various issues involved in the recall. The main body of […]

   

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  Audi to debut Auto Union Type C prototype at toy fair – and does anyone fancy a sleek Audi foosball table?

  27 January 2011 / 2 comments

  Alright, so the Auto Union bit would have been a giveaway, as would have the toy fair debut. The debutant in question is an all-electric, 1:2 scale version of the 1936 Auto Union Type C […]

   

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