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  Export plans confirmed for China-designed Chevrolet Sail compact sedan

  12 January 2010 / 45 comments

  Not too long ago, we reported on a new compact Chevrolet sedan called Sail; it has just been officially introduced in China by Shanghai GM. The Sail differs from previous Chevys sold in China (and […]

   

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  Detroit 2010: Mercedes-Benz mysterious scuplture

  12 January 2010 / 18 comments

  Alongside the E-Class Cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz displayed an unnamed artistic sculpture in Detroit. It shows a vehicle body emerging from the ground, taking a soft, flowing form – as if a shimmering cloth was draped over […]

   

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  Detroit 2010: Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet unveiled

  12 January 2010 / 12 comments

  We tend to forget some world debuts at motor shows because we’ve seen the cars before, in pictures that is. It’s because the trend these days is to release info and photos of a car […]

   

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  Detroit 2010: Toyota FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept – more frugal and cheaper than Prius

  12 January 2010 / 11 comments

  Toyota has unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at Detroit. The FT-CH is part of Toyota’s strategy to offer a wider variety of hybrid options, even as it begins to introduce plug-in hybrids and electrics […]

   

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  Detroit 2010: US-market Chevy Cruze loaded with kit

  12 January 2010 / 6 comments

  The Chevrolet Cruze is GM’s global C-segment car that will serve markets as diverse as North America and China. We previously gave a short test drive account of the Chinese spec Cruze, which can be […]

   

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  Detroit 2010: AWD turbocharged Buick Regal GS

  11 January 2010 / 10 comments

  One of the eye catching displays over at GM is the Buick Regal GS. The Regal is basically the European Opel/Vauxhall Insignia rebadged as a Buick for the US and Chinese market (Buick is a […]

   

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  Detroit 2010: Ford wins both North American Car and Truck of the Year awards

  11 January 2010 / 7 comments

  Ford has swept clean the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, which was just announced at the Detroit show. Responsible for the wins are the Ford Fusion Hybrid (car) and the Ford […]

   

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  Detroit 2010: Volkswagen New Compact Coupe

  11 January 2010 / 40 comments

  This is the Volkswagen New Compact Coupe (NCC), Wolfsburg’s Detroit show star. Looking a lot like a “poor man’s Audi A5” the NCC is powered by a hybrid powertrain which combines a 1.4-litre TSI engine […]

   

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  Toyota to campaign Lexus LFA in Super GT?

  11 January 2010 / 24 comments

  Looks convincing doesn’t it? I was fooled too, but this is just a very, very good rendering of a Super GT Lexus LFA in Lexus Team Petronas TOM’s livery. Toyota has not made any announcement […]

   

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  Detroit 2010: Granite is the smallest GMC ever!

  11 January 2010 / 14 comments

  Mention GMC and the mental image for most will be full-sized trucks and SUVs with a mega grille to fit those three alphabets, but as we all now know, even the Americans are now turning […]

   

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  Chrysler upgrades powertrain tech, courtesy of Fiat

  11 January 2010 / 9 comments

  American manufacturers have been lagging behind in powertrain development compared to their European counterparts, but as we just read about Ford’s aggresive catch up plans, US automakers realise that they need to deliver more efficient […]

   

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  Ford to launch nine new engines, six new transmissions at Detroit

  11 January 2010 / 10 comments

  Ford announced that it will introduce nine new or upgraded engines and six new transmissions at the 2010 Detroit show that starts later tonight (Malaysian time) as part of a five-year effort to overhaul its […]

   

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  Proton employees show off “creative concepts” at its 2010 Family Day celebration

  10 January 2010 / 197 comments

  It was an early start for a Saturday morning, but I dragged myself out of bed to Proton’s Shah Alam factory to join in the national carmaker’s annual Family Day event; yesterday’s 2010 edition also […]

   

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  A chance to win RM100,000 just by filling up with RM30 Shell fuel

  9 January 2010 / 0 comments

  Here’s a chance to potentially get a big year end bonus for doing what we normally do – pump petrol. With every minimum purchase of RM30 on Shell fuels, lubricants or selected products at Shell […]

   

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  Lotus F1 to make testing debut in Jerez next month

  8 January 2010 / 18 comments

  Here are some updates on the Lotus F1 Team. The Malaysian-backed outfit will join the final two F1 test sessions before the 2010 season starts in Bahrain. The race car is set to be driven […]

   

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