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  Jaguar Land Rover predicts RM2.7 billion in parts import tariffs p.a. in event of no-deal Brexit – report

  22 May 2020 / 3 comments

  British automaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) would have to fork out an additional £500 million (RM2.7 billion) in parts import tariffs alone, should the United Kingdom leave the European Union with no deal, chief financial […]

  
  

   

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  Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Concept racer joins GT Sport in Time Trial Challenge and Livery Design Contest

  22 May 2020 / 2 comments

  The Sony PlayStation-based driving simulator, Gran Turismo Sport has now welcomed the Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Concept to its virtual fleet. Mazda is the official partner in Gran Turismo Sport, and the Japanese automaker has also […]

  
  

   

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  Porsche offers new car tracking for US 911 customers

  22 May 2020 / 2 comments

  With the ‘Porsche Track Your Dream’ digital service that the German manufacturer has just unveiled, Porsche customers in North America can now track the journey of their newly-ordered 911 from production in Germany, through transit […]

  
  

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Audi e-tron GT spotted road testing again

  21 May 2020 / 2 comments

  The Audi e-tron GT has been photographed once again as it runs road tests in Germany, following its cold-weather outing earlier in March. Here, the Audi e-tron GT development cars have been sighted departing from […]

  
  

   

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  Covid-19: IIMS 2020 cancelled, to run in 2021 instead

  21 May 2020 / 3 comments

  The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has claimed another regional automotive event, this time seeing the cancellation of the 2020 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS 2020). Another motor show in the region was also affected earlier this […]

  
  

   

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  Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign enters production; customer deliveries of 50-unit run to begin late 2020

  21 May 2020 / 6 comments

  The Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign has started its 50-unit production run, and customer deliveries will begin later this year, priced from 990,000 euros (RM4.7 million) before options. First shown in 2018, the restyled Nissan GT-R […]

  
  

   

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  Toyota Yaris facelift IP filing for Argentina sighted; European TNGA-B model to follow in 2021 – report

  20 May 2020 / 11 comments

  The TNGA-B Toyota Yaris for the European market has recently been joined by a crossover sibling, the Yaris Cross, and now the Yaris facelift for the South American market has been sighted in a patent […]

  
  

   

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  Coronavirus dies faster in higher temperatures: report

  20 May 2020 / 14 comments

  Here’s an advantage to be had from parking your car under direct sunlight, and something that could be helped by our tropical climate. Heat is key to killing coronavirus, according to Travis Glenn, professor of […]

  
  

   

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  Perodua Kancil – a modern take by Theophilus Chin

  19 May 2020 / 18 comments

  The Perodua Kancil turned 25 last August, and it arrived on the scene as Malaysia’s most affordable new car when it was launched in 1994. It reached 500,000 units in its second generation, with the […]

  
  

   

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  Covid-19: Ford F-150, Bronco debuts to be delayed by two months; company priority to save cash – report

  19 May 2020 / 5 comments

  Launches of the Ford F-150 and Bronco appear to be delayed approximately by the amount of time the automaker’s production plants have been idle, Bloomberg reported. Ford had initially planned for the resumption of production […]

  
  

   

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