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  Volkswagen and DRB-Hicom sign agreement to produce VW models in Malaysia – first up, Jetta and Passat from end 2011

  21 December 2010 / 170 comments

  Volkswagen and DRB-Hicom today signed an agreement for local vehicle assembly in Malaysia, paving the way for VW to gradually expand its activities in Southeast Asia as part of its Strategy 2018 growth program. The […]

   

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  Valeo and BAIC develop new electric demo car

  21 December 2010 / 7 comments

  Less than a year after French automotive components developer Valeo and Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation announced a partnership with the intent to bring an electric vehicle to series production in 2011, the two companies have […]

   

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  Think introduces four-seater version of its City EV

  21 December 2010 / 7 comments

  Think has introduced a four-seater variant of its City electric vehicle, and the ‘plus’ version is set to go on sale in Europe this month. It’s pretty much the same lithium-ion battery-based EV the two-seater […]

   

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  Hyundai’s new i40 (VF) wagon to debut in Geneva

  21 December 2010 / 49 comments

  Hyundai’s new VF wagon, which will make its world premiere Geneva next March, is to be called the i40 in Europe. The Elantra-based estate will be followed by a sedan variant later in the year. […]

   

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  New Nissan Sunny makes debut at Guangzhou auto show – global offering is set to enter 170 markets worldwide

  20 December 2010 / 149 comments

  Here’s a name that should sound very familiar, except that it’s on a completely new face. Nissan has unveiled an all-new global sedan called the Sunny at the 8th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition. The […]

   

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  A Volvo tyre promotion that wheel ensure a much safer drive

  20 December 2010 / 4 comments

  Volvo Car Malaysia has begun a unique tyre promotion that’s set to ensure Volvo owners wheel keep their rides rollin’ nicely during this holiday and festive season. Yup, from now to February 14 next year, […]

   

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  Mission Motors unveils Mission R electric racing superbike

  20 December 2010 / 26 comments

  Click to enlarge Another electric superbike has come about, and this one is set to compete in the TTXGP racing series in 2011. San Francisco-based Mission Motors has introduced what it tags as an entirely […]

   

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  GM recalls over 110,000 crossovers over seatbelts

  20 December 2010 / 7 comments

  Now, will this be the last recall to close out 2010? General Motors is recalling 111,136 of its vehicles to rectify the seatbelts in them, and the recall involves 2011 versions of the company’s Theta […]

   

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  Proton kicks off its Festival Proton 1 Malaysia road show

  20 December 2010 / 59 comments

  Proton has begun a two-week Festival Proton 1 Malaysia nationwide road show, which will showcase its past and present, as well as provide a glimpse of its future. The roadshow will make 11 stops around […]

   

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  Nationwide Peugeot 207 Sedan test drive event this weekend

  18 December 2010 / 60 comments

  Nearly popped under the radar, this one – Nasim is having a nationwide 207 sedan test drive event this weekend, so if you’re looking to test drive the car, which has already recorded over 350 […]

   

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  Karim Habib returns to BMW as head of exterior design

  16 December 2010 / 12 comments

  The man who was responsible for the design of the current F01 BMW 7 Series as well as the Concept CS from 2007, Karim Antoine Habib, has returned to BMW from Daimler, and will take […]

   

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  Volkswagen recalls 228,000 cars in the US over potential fuel line hazard – 2006-2010 Golf, Jetta and Beetles affected

  16 December 2010 / 18 comments

  Volkswagen of America has issued a recall on more than 228,000 vehicles, and the list of cars includes 2006-2010 Rabbit (essentially, the Mk V Golf), Jetta and Beetle models as well as the 2009 2.5-litre […]

   

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  Are cardboard cut-outs of cops in mini-skirts a good idea?

  13 December 2010 / 38 comments

  Brilliant, or just plain old hare-brained? Seems authorities in the Czech Republic have taken to placing life-sized cardboard cut-outs of mini-skirted policewomen alongside roads in busy junctions throughout towns in the country, in an effort […]

   

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  Tom Walkinshaw, founder of TWR, passes away at 64

  13 December 2010 / 13 comments

  Former TWR owner Tom Walkinshaw died on Sunday from lung cancer. The 64-year-old Scotsman’s racing career began in the late 60s, where he raced in Formula Ford and Formula Three as well as Formula Two, […]

   

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  Nissan GT-R sets new 0-100 kph benchmark – 3.046 secs

  10 December 2010 / 88 comments

  A MY2011 Nissan GT-R has set a new acceleration benchmark for the vehicle, with a standard production DBA-R35 taking just 3.046 seconds to get to 100 kph from a standing start on the main straight […]

   

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