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  Goodyear introduces new SUV/4X4 tyre – Wrangler AT/SA

  26 August 2010 / 19 comments

  Goodyear Malaysia has a new SUV/4X4 tyre in its range – the Wrangler AT/SA. If you’re wondering, AT stands for All Terrain and SA is short for SilentArmor technology. Sounds tough, and it is. The […]

   

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  Proton records RM105 mil profit in Q1, growth in all areas

  23 August 2010 / 329 comments

  National carmaker Proton announced its financial results for the first quarter of the company’s 2010/11 financial year. It was positive figures across the board, with a headline of RM105 million profit before tax in Q1. […]

   

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  Ford Focus ST discontinued, it’s too dirty for Europe!

  23 August 2010 / 61 comments

  Let’s make the Honda Civic Type R funeral a joint one, as the Ford Focus ST has just joined the hot hatchback casualty list for not being clean enough for Europe. Like the British built […]

   

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  Thailand automobile exports reach record high, July figures up 140% year-on-year

  22 August 2010 / 292 comments

  Our northern neighbours Thailand were treated to good news when it was revealed that auto exports from the Land of Smiles reached a record high in July. Exports totalled 87,605 units last month, which is […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Pajero ride and drive with Hiroshi Masuoka

  20 August 2010 / 101 comments

  The real Mitsubishi Pajero is coming back to Malaysia, and we’ve been lucky enough to experience the latest generation of the legend both from behind the wheel and being ferried off-road by Hiroshi Masuoka, a […]

   

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  The Stig wants to write a book, BBC is all out to stop him!

  20 August 2010 / 41 comments

  Top Gear’s mystery driver The Stig can’t hold it in anymore and wants to write an autobiography to spill it all out. But his employers BBC are going all out to ensure that their ace […]

   

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  Kia introduces high spec Cerato Limited in Australia

  19 August 2010 / 99 comments

  Kia Australia has launched the Cerato Limited, which is limited to “around 200 vehicles” Down Under. The Limited is based on the highest spec 2.0 SLi model, which pairs the 154 bhp/194 Nm Theta II […]

   

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  GM files for initial public offering, aims to trim US Treasury stake to less than 50 per cent

  19 August 2010 / 3 comments

  General Motors is trying to shake its “Government Motors” tag off bit by bit, and the American carmaker has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) which could be worth as much as $16 billion, […]

   

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  Schumacher: Mercedes GP car not functioning in harmony

  18 August 2010 / 28 comments

  The 2010 Formula 1 season is fast entering its final stages and it’s obvious by now that Michael Schumacher’s dream comeback hasn’t materialised. The seven-time champ is finding it hard to enter Q3 on Saturdays […]

   

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  Saab to debut 9-4X crossover at LA show in November

  18 August 2010 / 6 comments

  The Saab 9-4X first made its motor show rounds in 2008 as the 9-4X Biopower Concept. Now that the Swedish marque is alive and kicking under new ownership, it’s ready to debut the production version […]

   

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  Nick Heidfeld leaves Mercedes GP to be Pirelli test driver

  18 August 2010 / 8 comments

  Mercedes GP Petronas has released Nick Heidfeld from his contract as the team’s Reserve Driver so that the German can take up the position of official test driver for Pirelli. The Italian tyremaker takes over […]

   

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  Maruti Suzuki’s Indian market share dips below 50%, launches A-Star auto and CNG range as response

  17 August 2010 / 17 comments

  Maruti Suzuki saw India’s potential long before it became small car central, and is the undisputed market leader in the country of 1.18 billion people. However, homegrown brands and big players like Hyundai are beginning […]

   

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  Proton starts “Professorship Program” with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to inculcate research culture

  17 August 2010 / 162 comments

  Proton and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore “strategic initiatives” in engineering and technology. The MoU was signed by Proton MD Dato’ Syed Zainal Abidin and UTM Vice […]

   

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  South Africa strike to go on this week, exports crippled

  17 August 2010 / 34 comments

  The South African auto workers strike that started last week shows no signs of abating, as talks between the Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organization (AMEO) and the powerful National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) […]

   

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  VW to CKD three models, roll out by first quarter of 2011

  16 August 2010 / 193 comments

  Here’s more news on the Volkswagen-DRB-Hicom local assembly project. There has been lots of guessing and counter guessing in our previous post revealing the deal, but we now know that there will be THREE models […]

   

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