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  BMW Group Malaysia achieves record sales in 2011, ActiveHybrid models to make local debut this year

  18 January 2012 / 10 comments

  BMW Group Malaysia, in a press briefing this morning, announced that 2011 was a record breaking year for them in terms of sales. The company sold a total of 5,604 vehicles last year, consisting of […]

   

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  Reports: DRB-Hicom to cut Proton’s costs, review Lotus

  18 January 2012 / 171 comments

  Now that DRB-Hicom is in control of Proton, what’s in store for the national carmaker? A report by Business Times details the changes that will happen in terms of cost cutting and efficiency, trimming “excess […]

   

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  SMART Tunnel will be closed tomorrow for maintenance

  17 January 2012 / 6 comments

  The SMART highway will be closed from 11pm tomorrow night (18 Jan) to facilitate routine maintenance of the motorway tunnel system, Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) Sdn Bhd said in a statement. The closure […]

   

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  Group N Proton Satria Neo rally car goes on sale in Japan

  17 January 2012 / 60 comments

  Proton Motorsports and renowned Japanese automotive parts manufacturer Carrosser Co Ltd (CUSCO) announced at the Tokyo Auto Salon that the Satria Neo will officially go on sale in Japan for motorsports use. CUSCO is the […]

   

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  ETCM gives away Nissan Sylphy to Grand Livina buyer

  17 January 2012 / 15 comments

  Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has given away a Nissan Sylphy worth RM114,880 to a Nissan Grand Livina buyer, concluding the second round of its “Test Drive & Win” campaign. The lucky lady is Tengku […]

   

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  Six more winners in Proton’s Amazing Holidays contest

  17 January 2012 / 1 comment

  Proton has announced six new winners in the second round of its Amazing Holidays competition. They receive a 3D2N holiday stay each, at either The Hard Rock Hotel in Penang, Tanjung Jara Resort in Terengganu […]

   

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  DRB-Hicom announces proposal to acquire Khazanah’s Proton stake – RM5.50 per share

  16 January 2012 / 80 comments

  DRB-Hicom, the apparent winner of the tussle for Khazanah Nasional Bhd’s 42.74% stake in national carmaker Proton, has officially announced a proposal to acquire the stake to Bursa Malaysia, as any listed company is required […]

   

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  Trading of Proton and DRB-Hicom shares suspended on Bursa, official announcement to come soon

  16 January 2012 / 52 comments

  It looks like the battle for Khazanah Nasional Bhd 42.7% stake in Proton has had its winner. Trading of the national car maker’s shares, as well as those from DRB-Hicom Bhd, have been suspended from […]

   

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  Speed limit for state and federal roads reduced for CNY

  13 January 2012 / 43 comments

  For safety purposes, the speed limit for state and federal roads will be reduced by 10 km/h for the upcoming Chinese New Year period. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the speed limit […]

   

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  Gold up for grabs in ‘Peraduan KeEMASan dengan Caltex’

  13 January 2012 / 1 comment

  The coming Year of the Dragon could be a “golden” one for a lucky few. Caltex has a contest which runs from now till March 31. Called “Peraduan KeEMASan dengan Caltex” the contest offers prizes […]

   

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  Jaguar XF facelift arrives in Malaysia – 3.0 V6 petrol, Diesel S and XFR 5.0 V8 Supercharged are the available variants

  12 January 2012 / 37 comments

  Jaguar’s facelifted XF sedan was officially introduced by Sisma Auto earlier today. Three variant forms of the new arrival are available, the base 3.0 V6 petrol and 3.0 V6 Diesel S as well as the […]

   

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  Google 2011 Zeitgeist list: Perodua Myvi tops car searches

  12 January 2012 / 66 comments

  Google has released its annual Zeitgeist list for Malaysia, which ranks 2011’s hottest search terms on google.com.my. Zeitgeist, which is German for “the spirit of the times”, offers a glimpse at the significant whats and […]

   

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  Oriental Metal Industries invests in RM103m alloy wheel plant in Rawang, wants to be country’s top wheel maker

  12 January 2012 / 10 comments

  Oriental Metal Industries (M) Sdn Bhd (OMI) is targeting to be the largest Tier 1 integrated wheel manufacturer in Malaysia with its investment in a new RM103 million alloy wheel manufacturing plant north of Rawang. […]

   

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  Volvo V60 launched – RM230k for T4, RM269k for T5, CKD

  11 January 2012 / 33 comments

  Volvo Cars Malaysia today introduced the new V60, with two locally assembled variants being available, the T4 and T5. Both feature Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDi) petrol mills, the T5’s coming in 2.0 litre form, […]

   

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  UMW says it has no plans to acquire stake in Proton

  11 January 2012 / 23 comments

  Of late, there has been no shortage of conjecture about the possibility of Khazanah Nasional letting go of its 42.7% stake in Proton, with a number of potential suitors having being mentioned. UMW Holdings Bhd […]

   

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