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  Honda ARC Line introduced in Thailand – world’s first flowing cell automobile production assembly line

  21 April 2016 / 7 comments

  Honda has developed the world’s first mass-production automobile assembly line with a main line that incorporates a flowing cell production system. Called the Assembly Revolution Cell (ARC) Line, the new assembly line has already been […]

   

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  Ford Mustang is the world’s best-selling sports car

  21 April 2016 / 26 comments

  Not content with leading the sales charts in Germany, the Ford Mustang has been announced as the best-selling sports coupe worldwide in 2015. According to the Blue Oval, the achievement comes following its first year […]

   

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  PTPTN loan holders finding it hard to secure car loans

  21 April 2016 / 94 comments

  Fresh graduates who are bad paymasters towards their National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans are finding it difficult to obtain financing from banks. This includes securing loans to buy cars, property or even to […]

   

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  Apple sets up secret lab in Germany for first car

  21 April 2016 / 7 comments

  Apple’s Project Titan is advancing smoothly, as the company has established a secret research facility in Berlin, Germany. According to the report by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, a team of automotive experts will work on the […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Subaru Forester 2.0i-P – a worthy alternative?

  20 April 2016 / 45 comments

  The facelifted fourth-generation Subaru Forester officially made its launch debut here just over a week ago. Aimed at taking on established models like the Honda CR-V and Mazda CX-5, the refreshed SUV certainly has a […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Malaysia announces March sales – up 68%

  19 April 2016 / 6 comments

  Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has announced its sales figures for the month of March 2016, where the company managed to shift 1,173 units, an increase of 68% from February the same year. Last month, the […]

   

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  March 2016 Malaysian car sales – up 29% from Feb, but 28% lower than in 2015; year-to-date down 22%

  18 April 2016 / 16 comments

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revealed its data for car production and sales in the country for the month of March 2016. Recovering from the slump in February, March saw an increase in sales […]

   

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  2016 Ford Everest Malaysian brochure reveals two variants – 2.2L Trend 4×2 and 3.2L Titanium 4×4

  18 April 2016 / 12 comments

  Click to enlarge The third-generation Ford Everest is bound to make its Malaysian debut sometime later this year. Ahead of its launch, we now have the official brochure for the seven-seater SUV, thanks to paultan.org […]

   

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  UN calls for standard ESC, AEB in cars, ABS for bikes

  18 April 2016 / 14 comments

  Today's United Nations road safety resolution sets a huge moral challenge for the auto industry. #nozerostarcars Stop the Crash Posted by Global NCAP on Saturday, 16 April 2016 During the recent United Nations General Assembly […]

   

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  Brabus G63 Widestar 700 – subtle, this is certainly not

  18 April 2016 / 0 comments

  The Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG is already an imposing-looking SUV, and will more than often draw a few eyeballs to it, where ever it turns up. However, Brabus feels that it could do a whole […]

   

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  Mazda’s new RX model won’t debut in the near future

  18 April 2016 / 4 comments

  Mazda unveiled the RX-Vision concept at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show to much fanfare, with many expecting the company to introduce a new rotary-powered sports car soon. Don’t hold your breath though because a new […]

   

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  SPIED: Porsche 911 GT3 RS facelift – bigger engine?

  15 April 2016 / 7 comments

  Our European spy photographers have managed to capture a few photos of a prototype Porsche undergoing testing. Looking very much like a Porsche 911 GT3 RS facelift, the test mule seen here does sport a […]

   

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  SPIED: Lamborghini Huracan Superleggera testing?

  15 April 2016 / 1 comment

  In the grand tradition of previous Lamborghini models, it isn’t far-fetched to assume that the Huracan has room for further improvement. Like the Gallardo, which spawned a Superleggera version, we now have photos of what […]

   

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  BMW Thailand aims to export 10,000 cars this year

  15 April 2016 / 12 comments

  BMW Group Manufacturing Thailand has announced that it will be looking to increase its completely built-up (CBU) exports for 2016 and the following year. The Group aims to ship 10,000 cars annually, mainly to China, […]

   

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  Takata could recall 85 million more airbags in the US

  15 April 2016 / 10 comments

  The worse isn’t over for Takata Corp. Recently, the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that about 85 million airbag inflators inside vehicles in the US would have to be recalled if […]

   

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