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  Mazda ends 20 years of US production, Ford to take over Flat Rock, Michigan plant

  27 August 2012 / 0 comments

  The last US-built Mazda rolled off the production line at Flat Rock, Michigan on Friday, said The Detroit News. As the Japanese carmaker moves Mazda6 (pictured) production to Japan, only the Ford Mustang will continue to be built […]

   

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  BYD F3 Su Rui on sale – 1.5 and 1.5 turbo, remote-controlled driving for 65,900 to 100,000RMB

  27 August 2012 / 120 comments

  BYD Auto has released a new iteration of its F3 sedan, one of the best-selling compacts in China, on to its home market. Called the F3 Su Rui, prices begin from a meagre 65,900RMB (RM32,300) […]

   

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  Alfa MiTo and Giulietta get new Sportiva trim in the UK

  24 August 2012 / 6 comments

  Alfa Romeo has garnished its UK range with a new trim level, called Sportiva, for the MiTo supermini and Giulietta small family car. On top of the Distinctive trim features, the MiTo Sportiva adds 18-inch […]

   

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  VIDEO: Final VW Beetle launch teaser in the series!

  24 August 2012 / 14 comments

  So here’s the last video in the three-episode series teasing the Malaysian launch of the Volkswagen Beetle. David’s son Joe (also played by Joseph Germani), now grown up, was last seen sitting in ‘Celine’ – […]

   

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  Shell Rimula ‘Hardworking Truck’ to provide goodies and services to Sabah truckers this weekend

  24 August 2012 / 0 comments

  Truckers driving along the Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan route this weekend may be in for a treat if they come across this huge yellow fellow. As part of Shell Rimula’s ‘Hardworking’ consumer campaign, the similarly-named […]

   

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  End of the road for Mazda’s CX-7

  23 August 2012 / 14 comments

  A Mazda spokesman has revealed to Autocar that the CX-7 has gone out of production, further claiming that although sales in the UK have been satisfactory at around 800 to 1000 per year, the company’s smaller CX-5 […]

   

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  VW labour chief says no to Proton acquisition

  23 August 2012 / 101 comments

  According to a Reuters report, Volkswagen AG labour chief Bernd Osterloh was quoted by German daily Handelsblatt as saying that the carmaker’s labour representatives will not back any more of its acquisitions, especially of Proton. “We already […]

   

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  Nissan collaborates with Ministry of Sound to release special-edition Juke, limited to 250 cars in the UK

  23 August 2012 / 6 comments

  One for the trendy clubbers perhaps? This is the Nissan Juke Ministry of Sound, a product of a joint effort between – you guessed it – Nissan and London-based club music experts Ministry of Sound (check […]

   

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  POD Point provides free home charging points to electric and hybrid car owners in the UK

  22 August 2012 / 8 comments

  With the help of a UK government grant, POD Point is installing charging points for owners of hybrid and electric cars in East Anglia and the East and West Midlands, for free. If you reside […]

   

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  VIDEO: Hyundai teases HB20 compact for Brazil

  22 August 2012 / 2 comments

  We recently reported on Hyundai setting up a factory in Brazil, and this looks like its first baby. Based on the Euro-spec i20, this new little car, destined and developed solely for the Brazilian market, features […]

   

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  Finally, a diesel that can sing: Audi’s 3.0 BiTDI V6

  22 August 2012 / 6 comments

  Bestowed with the title of Audi’s most powerful production diesel engine yet, this twin-turbo 3.0 litre V6 was put into service on the British-market A6 and A7 models at the start of the year, heading the […]

   

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  Balik kampung vehicle checklist and guide

  17 August 2012 / 5 comments

  Here’s what we promised you: a checklist and guide for a safe and fuss-free balik kampung journey this Raya weekend. We’d firstly like to thank all of you who wrote in – there were some […]

   

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  23,000 Chinese cars recalled in Australia after asbestos found in engine and exhaust gaskets

  17 August 2012 / 18 comments

  Reports have surfaced that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recalled over 23,000 Chery and Great Wall cars over concerns that their engine and exhaust gaskets contained asbestos. The heat-resistant carcinogen has been […]

   

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  Jaguar XF and XJ to get AWD versions next year

  17 August 2012 / 0 comments

    Jaguar has announced that the XF and XJ saloons will have all-wheel-drive (AWD) variants added to the line-up for 2013. They will be powered by the new supercharged 3.0 litre V6 petrol engine that makes […]

   

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  US study: Over 10% of new car buyers skip test drive

  16 August 2012 / 34 comments

  A study carried out by Maritz Research has yielded this result – of 80,219 people who had bought 2012 model year cars in the US, 11.4% didn’t take a test drive, The Detroit Free Press reported. Among […]

   

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