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  Porsche Taycan sets 13 new EV endurance records

  4 February 2021 / 1 comment

  The Porsche Taycan has managed to set 13 new British endurance records for electric cars, adding to its other achievements that include the world’s longest drift with an EV as well as the fastest street-legal […]

   

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  2021 Ford Ranger – new prices for Malaysian line-up

  4 February 2021 / 4 comments

  Earlier this week, Sime Darby Auto ConneXion announced a new five-year/160,000-km warranty for the Ford Ranger line-up in Malaysia. This is applicable to all 2021 model year Rangers onwards, and is an improvement over the […]

   

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  Hongqi S series of ultra-luxury cars announced – JV between China and Italy, car designs by Walter de Silva

  4 February 2021 / 0 comments

  Silk EV, a fledgling Italian automotive engineering and design company and FAW, one of China’s largest car manufacturers have officially announced a new joint venture to develop a new line of ultra luxury, high-performance electrified […]

   

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  Apple Car to use Hyundai E-GMP platform; possible tie-up with General Motors, PSA to follow – analyst

  3 February 2021 / 8 comments

  Building a car from scratch is no mean feat, and the latest from the vine is that the forthcoming Apple car could use Hyundai’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) vehicle architecture, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi […]

   

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  VIDEO: Mercedes-AMG One teased again, 2021 debut

  3 February 2021 / 6 comments

  Mercedes-AMG is continuing to tease its highly-anticipated One hypercar, which is finally due to reach customers’ hands this year. The video above, which follows a high-profile advertising campaign with Lewis Hamilton in December, finally shows […]

   

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  Ford unveils Bronco Ultra4 4400 off-road race trucks

  3 February 2021 / 0 comments

  This wild-looking machine is the Bronco Ultra4 4400 unlimited class race truck that will compete in this year’s gruelling King of the Hammers off-road racing event in Johnson Valley, California. “King of the Hammers inspired […]

   

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  BMW design boss Domagoj Dukec says “it’s not our goal to please everyone” regarding brand’s direction

  3 February 2021 / 33 comments

  BMW’s recent vehicle designs have been a hot topic among casual observers and enthusiasts, with most of the attention focused on the brand’s iconic kidney grilles, which have certainly grown in size. We’ve already seen […]

   

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  2021 Pininfarina Battista – Nick Heidfeld kickstarts track tests, says it’s “beyond anything I can imagine”

  3 February 2021 / 1 comment

  The electric hypercar space is truly heating up this year. While the folks at Rimac Automobili are nearing the end of the C_Two‘s development, Italian automaker Automobili Pininfarina is not too far behind with the […]

   

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  Ford invests RM4.25 billion in upgrading Silverton, South Africa plant; annual capacity up to 200k vehicles

  3 February 2021 / 0 comments

  Ford is injecting US$1.05 billion (RM4.25 billion) into the upgrading of the Silverton Assembly Plant in South Africa in order to accommodate manufacturing of the all-new Ranger pick-up truck that will commence production in 2022. […]

   

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  MINI to stop offering real leather in future interiors

  3 February 2021 / 12 comments

  In an interview with Autocar UK, Oliver Heilmer, who is the head of MINI Design, said that the company will not offer real leather upholstery for the interior of its future models. The move is […]

   

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  2021 Petronas Malaysian Cub Prix holds rider tryouts

  3 February 2021 / 1 comment

  Budding motorcycle racers are invited to the 2021 Petronas Malaysian Cub Prix rider tryouts, with registration open to Malaysians aged between 13 and 18 years of age. Applications can be made before February 15 on […]

   

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  Chinese cars soar in Australia – new sales record in Jan 2021, overtook German, US cars for the first time!

  3 February 2021 / 27 comments

  The sales of China-made cars have reached an unprecedented height in Australia. According to the country’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, a total of 4,198 vehicles imported from China were sold in January 2021, representing […]

   

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  Perodua’s 2021 sales target set at 240k, 9% up from 2020 sales – aims to purchase RM6.5b of local parts

  3 February 2021 / 19 comments

  Perodua has set 240,000 units as its sales target for 2021. That’s a 9% increase from the 220,163 units it sold in 2020, and a repeat of the original sales target for 2020, before Covid-19 […]

   

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  UMW Toyota launches Toyota Synergised Mobility branding in Malaysia, focusing on tech and features

  3 February 2021 / 20 comments

  Along with the 2021 Toyota Fortuner facelift and Innova facelift, UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) also unveiled a new brand pillar and branding initiative known as Toyota Synergised Mobility (TSM) yesterday. TSM does not replace the […]

   

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  MCO 2.0: Proton production affected due to shortage of parts, new product launches to continue as planned

  3 February 2021 / 19 comments

  With the second movement control order now in its third week – with another two weeks to go, following Monday’s announcement – the local automotive industry is starting to feel its effects. Aside from the significant […]

   

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