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  2021 North American International Auto Show dropped, replaced by Motor Bella from Sept 21-26

  12 January 2021 / 0 comments

  Organisers of the North American International Auto Show have announced that the 2021 edition of the show has been cancelled, and in its place will be an ‘auto-centric’ event named Motor Bella. The 2020 NAIAS, […]

   

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  BMW previews next-generation iDrive system in the iX

  12 January 2021 / 5 comments

  BMW is using this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to preview its next-generation iDrive infotainment system, which will debut with the iX that is set to go on sale later this year. On the iX, […]

   

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  2021 Hyundai Kona N officially teased – hot SUV with 2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 8-speed DCT; 280 PS and 392 Nm?

  12 January 2021 / 0 comments

  Hyundai has officially begun teasing the range-topping Kona N, a car which will go on to be the first ever high-performance SUV for the Korean automaker. At launch, it will join the i30 N, i20 […]

   

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  Tesla reportedly looking for a design chief to head new China studio, to create cars specifically for the market

  12 January 2021 / 2 comments

  Tesla is reportedly searching for a design director to head a full-function studio in China that will come up with electric vehicles tailored to local consumer tastes. Citing a trio of sources familiar with the […]

   

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  MCO reinstated in KL, Selangor, Penang, Johor, Sabah, Melaka and Putrajaya from Jan 13-26 – full travel ban

  11 January 2021 / 25 comments

  The government has announced the reimplementation of a movement control order (MCO) for the states of Selangor, Johor, Penang, Melaka, Sabah and the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, and this will be […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: MG HS SUV spotted in Juru, Malaysia

  11 January 2021 / 11 comments

  The MG HS appears set to join the C-segment SUV fray in Malaysia, with one example sighted in Juru Autocity in Perai, Penang by paultan.org reader, Faiz SMJ. In markets where the MG HS is […]

   

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  Volkswagen Golf Mk8 is Europe’s best-selling car for 2020 – 312,000 units deliveries; also top in Germany

  11 January 2021 / 6 comments

  Volkswagen has announced that around 312,000 units of the Golf Mk8 were delivered to customers in Europe last year, making it (yet again) the best-selling model in the region for 2020. The nameplate also came […]

   

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  Baidu announces EV plans, strategic partnership with Geely – automaker to design, produce the electric cars

  11 January 2021 / 2 comments

  It’s official. Baidu, China’s largest Internet company, has officially announced plans to establish a company to produce “intelligent electric vehicles”. To do that, the “Google of China” is entering into a strategic partnership with Zhejiang […]

   

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  2021 Lexus RX Luxury Special Edition, ES Limited Edition launched in Malaysia – priced from RM328k

  11 January 2021 / 3 comments

  UPDATE: The new Lexus RX 2023 has been launched. Lexus Malaysia has just introduced the ES 250 Limited Edition and RX 300 Luxury Special Edition, each featuring exclusive aesthetic upgrades. The new ES 250 LE […]

   

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  Honda to showcase custom Jazz Crosstar, N-Van cafe, e electric drag car and N-One hillclimb car at TAS 2021

  11 January 2021 / 2 comments

  Joining in the festivities at the first-ever virtual-only Tokyo Auto Salon is Honda, which will showcase a few customised cars at this year’s event. The company is bringing its A-game with adorable concept versions of […]

   

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  Ford and Ken Block end partnership after 11 years

  11 January 2021 / 5 comments

  Ken Block, otherwise known as the head Hoonigan in charge, has announced that he is officially a free agent after parting ways with Ford. The 53-year-old star of the Gymkhana video series has been associated […]

   

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  Apple self-driving electric car ‘five to seven years’ from production, could still revert to systems-only approach

  11 January 2021 / 2 comments

  Tech giant Apple was reported to have its Project Titan self-driving electric car programme back in development, now with the tech firm set to incorporate its own breakthrough battery technology in the forthcoming vehicle. Its […]

   

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  New Honda Civic Type R to remain pure ICE-powered – will it be the ultimate high-performance model, ever?

  11 January 2021 / 5 comments

  With more governments joining the green fuels crusade, many major automakers are forced to expedite the gradual demise of their conventional petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles. It’s a race against time in places such as the […]

   

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  Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Ford and FCA impacted by shortage in semiconductor chips, to cut production

  11 January 2021 / 0 comments

  In December, news emerged that vehicle production could be disrupted early this year as the result of a shortage in semiconductor chips, with Volkswagen the first to sound the warning. Now, it looks like that […]

   

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  Petronas deploys ROVR pick-up trucks to flood-hit Temerloh – two locations in town, till January 15

  11 January 2021 / 0 comments

  Last week, Petronas deployed its ROVR mobile refuelling truck to the flood-hit Kuala Lipis district in Pahang, providing much-needed fuel to emergency rescue teams as well as local residents. The regular ROVR lorry has a […]

   

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