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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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  Modenas launching new bike, brand ambassador tomorrow

  29 February 2012 / 35 comments

  National motorcycle company Modenas is launching a new bike tomorrow, as hinted by teasers released on its Facebook page. With the headline Pencetus Evolusi, the teasers show parts of the new kapcai (it could also […]

   

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  GALLERY: MINI John Cooper Works Countryman

  29 February 2012 / 2 comments

  Earlier today, we showed you the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman, the hot JCW performance flagship for the Countryman, a.k.a. Maxi Mini. It’s the sixth JCW MINI and the first with all wheel drive. To […]

   

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  Battered Thai auto market on the rebound, led by Toyota

  29 February 2012 / 4 comments

  Thailand’s auto market, so badly hit by last year’s massive floods, is now on the rebound. Most carmakers based there have resumed production at normal levels, Bangkok Post reports, except for Honda, which Ayutthaya plant […]

   

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  F1: Marussia fails crash test, won’t get to test the MR01

  29 February 2012 / 5 comments

  Marussia F1 Team, formerly known as Virgin, has failed FIA’s mandatory crash test, and won’t be able to test its MR01 (pic shows last year’s car) ahead of the 2012 F1 season’s first race in […]

   

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  More wagon – Jaguar XF Sportbrake fully revealed!

  29 February 2012 / 15 comments

  More wagons coming your way, but this one is from a different league. We posted up leaked scans of the Jaguar XF Sportbrake earlier this week, the wagon version of the XF that will be […]

   

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  Chevrolet Cruze station wagon pops out before Geneva

  29 February 2012 / 27 comments

  The Chevrolet Cruze range will welcome a new member come Geneva, and it’s this station wagon that will join the hatchback and sedan. The Cruze has been a global success for GM, with the range […]

   

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  Proton VIP Makeover: Work in progress pics of Hafiz’s GTI

  28 February 2012 / 38 comments

  Here are some work in progress pics of Hafiz Mohd Hashim’s Satria GTI, the current car being reworked by R3 in My Proton Makeover. Hafiz, a Quality Control Inspector based in Singapore, has his wife […]

   

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  BNM new guideline: Perodua seeks staged implementation

  28 February 2012 / 95 comments

  Bank Negara Malaysia’s new guideline on responsible financing, which tightened the criteria for auto financing, has impacted the automotive industry, especially budget car players. Proton Edar Dealers Association Malaysia (PEDA) has been among the most […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia building new PDI Centre and Vehicle Quality Test Course in Melaka, ready in June

  28 February 2012 / 14 comments

  Honda Malaysia (HM) today held a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for a new Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) Centre and Vehicle Quality Test Course at its plant Alor Gajah, Melaka. Expected to be completed by June this year, […]

   

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  Kia releases first pics of K9 flagship – Korea only for now

  28 February 2012 / 137 comments

  Kia today revealed the first official images of its new flagship sedan. To be called K9 in Korea, it will be launched there in the first half of 2012. The K9 is Kia’s first rear-wheel […]

   

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  LEAKED: Volvo V40 video and hi res pics emerge online

  28 February 2012 / 37 comments

  This is the all new Volvo V40, a premium hatchback alternative to cars like the BMW 1-Series and Audi A3 Sportback. To debut in Geneva, the V40 marks a start of a new generation, replacing […]

   

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  SPIED: Honda Jazz Hybrid spotted in Klang, coming soon!

  27 February 2012 / 172 comments

  The hybrid fever is set to continue! UMW Toyota launched the Prius c and facelifted Prius to great reception last week, and now we’re seeing a sea of Honda Jazz Hybrids in Malaysia. Reader Ching […]

   

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  LEAKED: Undisguised rear image of Jaguar XF Sportbrake

  27 February 2012 / 5 comments

  This is a car Jaguar needs, to compete with German rivals, which is a wagon version of its XF saloon. The long overdue estate will make its debut at the upcoming Geneva show, but an […]

   

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