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  China NCAP to be upgraded, 64 km/h front impact speed

  12 October 2011 / 31 comments

  The China New Car Assessment Program (C-NCAP) will be made more stringent, according to a report by Asia Pulse website. The new standards for C-NCAP, which awards new vehicles one to five stars, will take […]

   

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  VIDEO: Proton’s ‘Transporter’ and his precious cargo!

  11 October 2011 / 59 comments

  Yours truly was in Singapore last month to watch the only night race in the F1 calendar. It was a great weekend of not only track action, but carnival fun, since the Singapore GP is […]

   

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  Lotus must focus on short term sales too

  11 October 2011 / 45 comments

  Lotus has the right products, great products, but is not selling enough cars as it should. This is the assessment of former top BMW exec Karl-Heinz Kalbfell, brought in late last year to mentor Lotus […]

   

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  Rally of Scotland: Proton’s good pace ends with two DNFs

  11 October 2011 / 21 comments

  The Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) Rally of Scotland has been won by Skoda’s Andreas Mikkelsen, who has waited very long for his first win in the series. Juho Hänninen came in second, also for Skoda, […]

   

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  Gerard Lopez’s Genii Capital to buy into Group Lotus?

  10 October 2011 / 43 comments

  The latest rumours surrounding Group Lotus, which is a fully owned subsidiary of Proton, is that Genii Capital will be buying into the sportscar maker. Headed by Gerard Lopez, Genii Capital is the owner of […]

   

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  Citroen DS4 at Brooklands Sungai Besi – launching soon?

  10 October 2011 / 48 comments

  Reader Theyson snapped some pics of this Citroen DS4 at Brooklands Motors’ Sungai Besi HQ in KL. We can’t confirm, but according to him, this sole unit is brought in for JPJ testing purposes, which […]

   

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  Double world champion Vettel: It’s more than fantastic!

  10 October 2011 / 9 comments

  Yesterday was the day that 24-year old Sebastian Vettel created history by becoming the youngest ever double world champion, finishing on the podium in Suzuka when all he needed was just one point. You would […]

   

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  Nissan Almera launched in Thailand – it’s the Sunny!

  10 October 2011 / 75 comments

  UPDATE: Nissan Almera to be priced from RM71k? Nissan has launched its second eco-car in Thailand after the March, which is also the first sedan bodied eco-car in the market. Named Almera, it revives a […]

   

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  Japanese GP: Sebastian Vettel is the 2011 F1 champion!

  9 October 2011 / 17 comments

  He only needed one point from the Japanese GP, but Sebastian Vettel scored 15 with a third placed finish, making him the 2011 Formula 1 champion and the youngest ever double world champion. He now […]

   

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  Budget 2012: Hybrid car incentives extended till 2013!

  7 October 2011 / 117 comments

  This just in. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also Finance Minister, is reading his Budget 2012 speech at the moment, and he has already touched on something that involves the auto […]

   

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  Seat IBX Concept confirmed for production – reports

  7 October 2011 / 3 comments

  The Seat IBX Concept that was shown at this year’s Geneva show has been green lighted for production, according to a report by Spanish newspaper ABC. The IBX will be built in Martorell, Spain, alongside […]

   

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  New Chevrolet Colorado double cab coming in December!

  7 October 2011 / 16 comments

  Yesterday, we posted on the all new Chevrolet Colorado pick up truck, which made its world debut in Thailand. Looking very much like the Colorado Show Truck from the Bangkok Motor Show, Thai sales of […]

   

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  Perodua to acquire Yayasan Melaka land for new 3S Centre

  6 October 2011 / 0 comments

  Earlier today, Perodua entered into an agreement with Yayasan Melaka to acquire a piece of land at Kota Hang Tuah Jaya, Ayer Keroh, Melaka. This piece of property, measuring 1.77 hectares, will be used to […]

   

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  Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck makes debut in Thailand

  6 October 2011 / 36 comments

  The all new Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck has made its global debut in Thailand, and sales will start on October 17. Thai customers get to choose from 26 combinations of Colorado models, powertrains, cabins, and […]

   

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  Peugeot 4008 – French Mitsu ASX, with the lion badge

  5 October 2011 / 60 comments

  Remember last week’s post on the Citroen C4 Aircross? That French take on the Mitsubishi ASX is part of a collaboration between Mitsubishi and PSA Peugeot Citroen, where the former provides its models for the […]

   

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