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  Volkswagen CEO Diess dismisses tie-up notion – “We want to get close to Tesla, and then overtake them”

  17 March 2021 / 7 comments

  Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess has dismissed the notion of tying up with Tesla for the manufacture of electric vehicles, CNBC reported. “No, we haven’t considered that, we are going our own way,” the CEO […]

   

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  2022 Kia Stinger debuts in the US – turbo 3.3L V6 and 2.5L 4-cylinder; up to 368 hp; special Scorpion model

  17 March 2021 / 5 comments

  Several months after being revealed to the world, the facelifted Kia Stinger has now been introduced to the United States for the 2022 model year. Set to arrive at dealerships this spring, the sporty liftback […]

   

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  2021 Nissan X-Trail – 1.5L turbo 3-cylinder and 8AT combo currently on trial for US-market Rogue SUV

  17 March 2021 / 3 comments

  We’ve just heard about the fourth-generation Nissan X-Trail getting a new VC Turbo engine in China. That’s Infiniti’s high-tech variable compression turbocharged engine, an upgrade from the familiar naturally aspirated 2.5 litre four-cylinder unit announced […]

   

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  BMW iX electric SUV detailed – 320 PS xDrive40 with 400 km range, 500 PS xDrive50 with 600 km range

  17 March 2021 / 29 comments

  Back in November, BMW made a bold statement of intent of its future by revealing the iX electric SUV. Not a lot of technical information was divulged back then, but Munich has now teased a […]

   

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  Indonesia looking to push assembly and adoption of pure EVs by raising taxes on PHEVs and hybrids

  17 March 2021 / 6 comments

  Indonesia is looking to push the adoption of pure electric vehicles (EV) by raising the tax for plug-in hybrids. The new regulation, which will only apply to locally-assembled vehicles, was announced by the country’s finance […]

   

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  JPJ, JAS to conduct joint ops for illegal motorcycle exhausts; offenders given seven days to comply

  17 March 2021 / 16 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ) will be conducting joint operations with the department of environment (JAS) in weeding out motorcycles with illegally modified exhausts, the road transport department said in a statement. Last month, the […]

   

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  Porsche to take control of Bugatti, form JV with Rimac

  17 March 2021 / 7 comments

  During the Volkswagen Group’s annual media conference recently, board chairman Herbert Diess provided a clearer picture as to what will happen to Bugatti. As it turns out, the French brand won’t be sold outright, but […]

   

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  Bentley Continental GT Speed to debut March 23

  17 March 2021 / 0 comments

  The third-generation Bentley Continental GT Speed is set for its debut on March 23, the Crewe-based luxury automaker has stated in a teaser claiming it will be “the most capable, performance-focused Bentley yet, with no […]

   

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  Police to tighten roadblocks from Friday to Sunday to prevent interstate travel, outflow from Klang Valley

  17 March 2021 / 21 comments

  The police will tighten roadblocs on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday to prevent interstate travel, which is an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. Inspector-general of police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said PDRM […]

   

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  BMW i4 gets teased ahead of global debut tonight

  17 March 2021 / 6 comments

  The BMW i4 all-electric sedan will make its debut later today, slightly more than a year after a concept previewing it was revealed. The model will be shown during the BMW Group’s annual conference but […]

   

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  MG Extender facelift revealed in Thailand – rebadged Maxus T60 pick-up refreshed with radical new nose

  16 March 2021 / 6 comments

  Showing how seriously it is taking Thailand, MG released the Extender exclusively for the market back in 2019, entering the lucrative one-tonne pick-up truck segment. Just two years later, the company is giving it a […]

   

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  CMCO for Selangor, KL, Johor, Penang and Kelantan extended to March 31, and for Sarawak to March 29

  16 March 2021 / 8 comments

  The government has announced that the conditional movement control order (CMCO) which is currently in effect for Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Penang, Kelantan and Sarawak will be extended to March 31, except for Sarawak, where […]

   

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  BMW iX – registration of interest appears on BMW Malaysia’s FB page, is the electric SUV coming soon?

  16 March 2021 / 8 comments

  BMW Malaysia has opened registration of interest for the BMW iX on its Facebook page. Clicking on the RoI link takes one to the brand’s official website, specifically, a page that has a promo video […]

   

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  SPIED: Volkswagen ID.5 seen on cold-weather test

  16 March 2021 / 0 comments

  Previously seen undergoing road trials in October, the Volkswagen ID.5 – the sleeker-roofed version of the ID.4 electric SUV – has been sighted running cold-weather testing this time around. As we’ve reported previously, the ID.5 […]

   

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  Toyota Corolla Cross compared to other B-, C-segment SUVs – Proton X50, X70; Honda HR-V; Mazda CX-30

  16 March 2021 / 68 comments

  After some teasing, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has now confirmed the Corolla Cross for Malaysia, with a virtual launch set to take place on March 25. We don’t have pricing information for now, but it […]

   

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