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  Top 50 best-selling cars in the world during 1H 2018

  15 August 2018 / 52 comments

  What are the best-selling cars in the world? If that is a question that has been on your mind recently, JATO Dynamics has the answers you seek. The market analyst recently published a new study […]

   

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  VIDEO: Lexus LC 500 – delightful V8 treat for the ears

  15 August 2018 / 7 comments

  First things first, turn up the volume or your speakers, headphones or earphones because Lexus is about to treat your ears to some music. With the LC 500 being the “virtuoso” delivering the performance, this […]

   

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  New BMW i8 launched in Malaysia – RM1.31 million

  14 August 2018 / 31 comments

  BMW Malaysia has officially launched the new BMW i8 Coupe, several months after the updated petrol-electric hybrid sports car made its global debut in November 2017 alongside its roadster sibling. The biggest changes involve the […]

   

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  FIRST DRIVE: 2019 Subaru Forester sampled in Taiwan

  14 August 2018 / 15 comments

  Anything essential is often out of sight, which is the case with the latest iteration of the Subaru Forester. First revealed in New York earlier this year, a quick glance at the comments section revealed […]

   

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  Investor says 99% of Chinese EV firms won’t survive

  14 August 2018 / 16 comments

  While there are many electric vehicle startups in China, many (99%) of them will not make it in the long run, according to NIO Capital. In an interview with Bloomberg, company managing partner Ian Zhu […]

   

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  VIDEO: Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid sets lap records at six different circuits around the world

  14 August 2018 / 0 comments

  Setting lap time records seem to be all the rage these days as automakers unleash their most exciting machinery on circuits around the world. Porsche are among those that have done the same and have […]

   

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  Tesla looking to go private with backing of Saudi fund

  14 August 2018 / 11 comments

  Elon Musk has confirmed plans to take Tesla private with the backing of a Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund. In a statement published on the company’s official website, the Tesla CEO also admitted that he […]

   

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  2018 Proton Ertiga Xtra revealed for Malaysia – three variants offered, updated kit list, price from RM57k

  13 August 2018 / 73 comments

  During the prize presentation ceremony of the final round of the Proton 1-Tank Adventure, the first national carmaker also revealed an updated version of its six-seat Ertiga MPV called the Ertiga Xtra. The Ertiga Xtra […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: G20 BMW 3 Series – all-electric version

  10 August 2018 / 6 comments

  Our spy photographers have provided more photos of the upcoming G20 BMW 3 Series, this time giving us our first look at an all-electric variant. The battery-powered 3 Series will be part of BMW Group’s […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia announces list of winners for ‘Sprint to the Suzuka Circuit’ campaign – 5D4N trip to Japan

  10 August 2018 / 20 comments

  Honda Malaysia has announced the winners of the the ‘Sprint to the Suzuka Circuit’ campaign which was first launched back in April. The campaign was held to reward 10 lucky Honda customers who purchased and […]

   

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  JPJ issues a total of 346 notices to foreign drivers

  10 August 2018 / 9 comments

  The Road Transport Department (JPJ) issued a total of 346 notices for various offences to foreign drivers in Kuala Lumpur recently as part of an operation (Ops PeWA) to nab foreigners driving illegally in the […]

   

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  Ferrari profits around 69,000 euros for each car it sells; Tesla and Bentley lose up to 17,000 euros instead

  10 August 2018 / 22 comments

  It is assumed that automakers in the premium segment make a boatload of money with each car they sell but according to a study by German economics professor Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, this isn’t necessarily true. In […]

   

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  Proton expects up to RM3,000 price increase with SST

  10 August 2018 / 21 comments

  Proton expects the prices of its cars to increase by between RM1,500 to RM3,000 when the sales and services tax (SST) makes its return in September. Currently, consumers are enjoying a “tax holiday” with the […]

   

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  Mazda, Suzuki and Yamaha found to have conducted improper emissions testing in Japan – report

  10 August 2018 / 25 comments

  According to a report by Nikkei Asian Review, three Japanese automakers have been discovered to conduct improper fuel economy and emissions tests on their vehicles in the country. Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport […]

   

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  New Subaru Forester coming to Malaysia in mid-2019 with EyeSight; XV to get active safety suite in 2020

  7 August 2018 / 27 comments

  During an official press conference following the launch of the all-new Subaru Forester in Taiwan, we were told that the fifth-generation (SK) model would arrive in Malaysia by the middle of next year (2019). This […]

   

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