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  SPYSHOTS: Nissan Teana (L33) at Kota Damansara

  2 May 2014 / 59 comments

  Our fourth set of local spyshots of the yet-to-be-launched L33 Nissan Teana comes from reader Wan Rafiuddin, who spotted the sleek D-segment sedan in Kota Damansara, casually parked in the open. Like the covered car […]

   

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  Michelin Fill Up With Air campaign promotes tyre care

  2 May 2014 / 3 comments

  Some 1,000 people took part in the recent Michelin Fill Up With Air 2014 campaign in Penang to discover the importance of maintaining correct tyre pressures and road safety. The two-day event, held at Tesco […]

   

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  All new taxis to be brown Proton Exora from Nov 1

  2 May 2014 / 176 comments

  All budget and executive taxi operators with permits expiring October 31 this year must change their cars to a brown Proton Exora, according to a report by The Star. The move, part of a taxi […]

   

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  Datuk Abdul Harith Abdullah appointed as Proton CEO

  30 April 2014 / 195 comments

  DRB-Hicom has announced that Datuk Abdul Harith Abdullah has been appointed to the post of chief executive officer of Proton, effective April 15. The official announcement was made earlier today during an International College of […]

   

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  Volkswagen Golf R Mk7 spotted on the move in Bangi!

  30 April 2014 / 54 comments

  We’ve seen it on a trailer and in the JPJ car park; now it’s time for it to be spotted on the move. Reader Aznor Izam Sabuti has kindly sent in this solitary shot of […]

   

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  Nissan Safety Campaign to teach owners safe driving

  29 April 2014 / 14 comments

  Edaran Tan Chong has launched the 2014 Nissan Safety Campaign, a programme designed to raise awareness of road safety issues and to enhance driving skills and knowledge, at the Legoland Malaysia Resort. Aimed at both children and […]

   

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  Nissan Sylphy 1.8 (B17) launched – RM112k-122k

  29 April 2014 / 131 comments

  At long last, the B17 Nissan Sylphy is officially launched in Malaysia, at the Grand Hyatt hotel in KL. Thanks to our exclusive and extensive pre-launch coverage of the C-segment sedan, comprising a detailed review, […]

   

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  SPIED: Volkswagen Golf R Mk7 seen at JPJ Putrajaya

  29 April 2014 / 32 comments

  Spotted near a showroom in Glenmarie last weekend, the Volkswagen Golf R Mk7 has been seen in Malaysia again, this time at JPJ Putrajaya. You know what that means: the hot-hatch’s local launch should be […]

   

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  Proton looking at exports to drive profits; says it makes less than RM500 for each Saga SV sold – report

  29 April 2014 / 470 comments

  Proton is targeting to boost exports in a bid to stem falling profits due to dwindling local sales, the Business Times reported yesterday. Despite the recent launches of two highly-anticipated models – the Prevé and the […]

   

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  CKD Volkswagen Jetta 1.4 TSI launched – RM131k

  28 April 2014 / 298 comments

  It’s been spotted, confirmed, spotted again and teased, and now it’s finally ready for its big reveal – Volkswagen Malaysia has introduced the locally-assembled Volkswagen Jetta 1.4 TSI at the Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC) this […]

   

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  Ford delivers best-ever Q1 performance in Malaysia

  28 April 2014 / 30 comments

  Ford Motor Company has delivered its best-ever first quarter performance in Malaysia, with a sales increase of more than three percent to 2,924 units for the period of January to March, reports Bernama. Ford said […]

   

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  Subaru Forester 2.0i-L arrives, priced at RM175,690

  28 April 2014 / 35 comments

  Motor Image Malaysia has quietly introduced the Subaru Forester 2.0i-L in the country to keep the existing Forester 2.0 XT company. It’s basically the more affordable, non-turbo variant of the fourth-gen Forester, which was launched in Malaysia […]

   

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  GALLERY: Infiniti Q50 on display at Aloft KL Sentral

  26 April 2014 / 37 comments

  The Infiniti Q50 – the world’s first production car to be ‘steered by wire‘ – is on display at the Aloft KL Sentral hotel (special thanks to reader Justin Lee for the tip!) and so […]

   

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  Petron Malaysia introduces new Miles privilege card

  25 April 2014 / 25 comments

  Petron Malaysia has launched its Miles privilege card at the Royale Chulan in Mutiara Damansara yesterday, the company’s first in-house loyalty programme since entering the local market in 2012. Miles replaces the Smiles loyalty card that was a legacy […]

   

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  Subaru Tribeca facelift – what’s it doing at JPJ?

  24 April 2014 / 21 comments

  As if seeing a Hyundai Tucson with a manual gearbox wasn’t enough, Anol Alias has served up a bigger shocker from the JPJ car park. Yes, it’s a facelift-model Subaru Tribeca! Is Motor Image really […]

   

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