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  Trading of Proton and DRB-Hicom shares suspended on Bursa, official announcement to come soon

  16 January 2012 / 52 comments

  It looks like the battle for Khazanah Nasional Bhd 42.7% stake in Proton has had its winner. Trading of the national car maker’s shares, as well as those from DRB-Hicom Bhd, have been suspended from […]

   

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  More images of the new Kia cee’d appear on the Net

  16 January 2012 / 51 comments

  Last week, Kia released the first image of its new cee’d hatchback ahead of the car’s Geneva show debut. It was a front three-quarter shot showing the C-segment hatch’s more rounded shape and new nose, […]

   

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  Nissan March Nismo Concept shown at Tokyo Auto Salon

  16 January 2012 / 10 comments

  Nissan had this on show at the Tokyo Auto Salon, the Nissan March Nismo Concept. It’s Nissan’s supermini tweaked by racing arm Nismo, and it comes after the similarly themed Juke Nismo Concept from Tokyo […]

   

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  Thai production of new Ford Focus to start in mid 2012

  13 January 2012 / 49 comments

  Whenever a Ford topic crops up, there are sure to be requests for new models and complaints that we’re not getting what Europe or US is getting. Once again, it’s not as simple as cherry […]

   

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  Toyota Prius is Japan’s best selling car, imports surge

  13 January 2012 / 27 comments

  The Toyota Prius hybrid was the best selling car in Japan last year, a position it has sat on for three years running. A total of 252,528 units of the Prius were sold in 2011, […]

   

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  Speed limit for state and federal roads reduced for CNY

  13 January 2012 / 43 comments

  For safety purposes, the speed limit for state and federal roads will be reduced by 10 km/h for the upcoming Chinese New Year period. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the speed limit […]

   

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  Gold up for grabs in ‘Peraduan KeEMASan dengan Caltex’

  13 January 2012 / 1 comment

  The coming Year of the Dragon could be a “golden” one for a lucky few. Caltex has a contest which runs from now till March 31. Called “Peraduan KeEMASan dengan Caltex” the contest offers prizes […]

   

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  Google 2011 Zeitgeist list: Perodua Myvi tops car searches

  12 January 2012 / 66 comments

  Google has released its annual Zeitgeist list for Malaysia, which ranks 2011’s hottest search terms on google.com.my. Zeitgeist, which is German for “the spirit of the times”, offers a glimpse at the significant whats and […]

   

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  Oriental Metal Industries invests in RM103m alloy wheel plant in Rawang, wants to be country’s top wheel maker

  12 January 2012 / 10 comments

  Oriental Metal Industries (M) Sdn Bhd (OMI) is targeting to be the largest Tier 1 integrated wheel manufacturer in Malaysia with its investment in a new RM103 million alloy wheel manufacturing plant north of Rawang. […]

   

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  2012 Toyota Avanza launched – RM64,590 to RM79,590

  11 January 2012 / 298 comments

  UPDATE: Hi res gallery of studio images added UMW Toyota officially launched the new Toyota Avanza hours ago. This is the second generation Avanza introduced in Indonesia late last year, and our Avanzas now come […]

   

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  Honda Accord Coupe Concept previews ninth-gen Accord

  11 January 2012 / 34 comments

  Honda unveiled this Accord Coupe Concept at Detroit, which should be just a concept in name. It shows off the styling direction for the next gen Accord, as well as a host of new technologies […]

   

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  Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid – 1.4 TSI marries 20 kW motor

  10 January 2012 / 35 comments

  You’ve seen the cool Volkswagen E-Bugster earlier, now here’s something less exciting but nearer to the showrooms, the Jetta Hybrid. The Jetta’s zero-flair bodyshell now houses a hybrid powertrain which marries a 150 PS/250 Nm […]

   

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  Cool Audi Q3 Vail Concept wears a winter sports theme

  10 January 2012 / 2 comments

  Here what Audi brought to Detroit. The Audi Q3 Vail Concept is a winter adventure themed version of Audi’s smallest crossover, the Q3. Groomed specifically for winter sports like the pistes in the famous Colorado […]

   

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  Lexus LF-LC Concept fully revealed, and it’s spectacular!

  10 January 2012 / 24 comments

  The Lexus LF-LC Concept has been officially revealed, and it’s one heck of a concept car. If I were at Detroit’s Cobo Hall, I can imagine spending good time just standing and staring at this […]

   

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  Concepts for the young: Chevrolet Code 130R, Tru 140S

  10 January 2012 / 16 comments

  Chevrolet has two interesting concepts for the Detroit show – Code 130R and Tru 140S – catered to the young. According to US census data, there are 80 million American consumers approaching 30, representing 40% […]

   

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