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  My Proton Makeover – work in progress pics of the Wira

  9 December 2011 / 65 comments

  Work has been progressing steadily on Sashideran Radha Krishnan’s 17-year-old Proton Wira, which is the second vehicle chosen to undergo the ‘My Proton Makeover’ treatment, and on December 14, he’s set to get his beloved […]

   

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  Toyota Avanza – brochure’s out on the upcoming facelift

  9 December 2011 / 68 comments

  Click to enlarge. The facelifted Toyota Avanza should be in the showrooms soon enough – the UMW Toyota website already teases that it’s “coming soon,” with pricing and all, which we ran a story on […]

   

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  Refreshened Mitsubishi Pajero introduced in Malaysia

  9 December 2011 / 16 comments

  The fourth-generation Pampas cat, replete with minor nip and tuck job, has made its way here – Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia has introduced the upgraded Pajero. The biggie now comes with a redesigned front grille and […]

   

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  BREAKING: Subaru BRZ coming to Malaysia next year!

  8 December 2011 / 96 comments

  We’re in Bangkok now for the year ending Thailand International Motor Expo, and yours truly picked up a pleasant surprise. No, the show girls did not offer to follow me home, but Motor Image is […]

   

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  DRB-Hicom’s bid for Proton – does it include the introduction of Volkswagen at some point in the future?

  8 December 2011 / 36 comments

  Well, the wheels on this one are set to keep on turning. The talk is of course about the three-way bid that’s reputably shaping up for a controlling stake in Proton, with the players being […]

   

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  Three-way fight for Proton stake shaping up – DRB-Hicom, Naza and Proton chairman Datuk Mohd Nadzmi involved?

  6 December 2011 / 78 comments

  The marketplace is buzzing with news of a three-way tussle for a stake in Proton that’s currently owned by Khazanah Nasional Bhd. The three parties are said to be DRB-Hicom, which is controlled by tycoon […]

   

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  Nasim opens Peugeot Blue Box Sungai Petani in Kedah

  6 December 2011 / 16 comments

  Nasim Sdn Bhd, official distributor for Peugeot in Malaysia, has opened the Peugeot Blue Box Sungai Petani in Kedah. This is part of a network expansion drive that has yielded five new outlets in 2011. […]

   

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  Proton P3-21A high speed Karak test caught on camera

  6 December 2011 / 293 comments

  It has been awhile since we had updates on the Proton P3-21A sedan. The last was when a pic of an undisguised yellow example made its way to the Internet, showing us a front end […]

   

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  New Toyota Avanza coming soon – specs, prices are out!

  5 December 2011 / 148 comments

  You’ve already seen the refreshed Toyota Avanza, Indonesian spec, on this website last month, and it looks like UMW Toyota is all set to launch it in Malaysia. UMWT has put up a “coming soon” […]

   

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  New Volkswagen showroom opens in Ipoh, 10th in M’sia

  5 December 2011 / 13 comments

  Volkswagen Group Malaysia (VGM) and Goh Brothers Motor, an authorised dealer of VGM, recently launched Goh Brothers Motor’s Volkswagen showroom in Ipoh, located along Jalan Kuala Kangsar. In his speech at the launch, Ricky Tay, […]

   

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  Castrol EDGE Car Club Performance Drive – 10 finalists enjoyed some twisty roads and the Gymkhana Challenge

  2 December 2011 / 8 comments

  Castrol Malaysia has been actively promoting and working together with local car clubs ever since the Castrol EDGE Nurburgring Challenge was held in March earlier this year. The challenge which sent a winner to the […]

   

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  Proton Saga FLX SE launched – RM49,899 OTR!

  30 November 2011 / 548 comments

  Ah, while all the action seems to be in Tokyo, along pops up something more relevant and closer to home. Proton has announced the introduction of the Saga FLX SE, which we “previewed” last week, […]

   

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  Proton-Mitsubishi strategic collaboration – Proton expects to ink deal by year-end to build Mitsubishi sedan models

  30 November 2011 / 49 comments

  Following the news in September about Proton and Mitsubishi discussing a broad ranging collaboration, Bernama reports that Proton expects to seal a JV agreement with Mitsubishi Motors by year-end to build Mitsubishi sedan models at […]

   

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  George Town to be car-free on Sundays starting Dec 11

  29 November 2011 / 220 comments

  It’s all set to get a bit quieter in George Town on Sundays. According to reports, Penang’s CM Lim Guan Eng has announced that selected roads in the state capital are to go car-free every […]

   

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  VW briefs local and ASEAN vendors at Suppliers’ Day

  25 November 2011 / 9 comments

  Volkswagen’s Regional Sourcing Office recently hosted a Suppliers’ Day, which saw the attendance of more than 300 automotive suppliers from Malaysia and throughout the ASEAN region. The purpose was to share information with the vendors […]

   

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