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  COMING SOON! Proton Saga FLX SE 1.6L with CVT leaked

  24 November 2011 / 482 comments

  Click to enlarge image The ultimate Proton Saga is coming soon! Thanks to reader Ali, we have scans of a Proton brochure featuring “The new Saga FLX SE 1.6L with CVT”. Proton has thrown everything […]

   

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  No CKD VW Passat launch yesterday, DRB-Hicom clarifies

  24 November 2011 / 35 comments

  So November 23 came and passed, and we had no news or sight of the locally-assembled Volkswagen Passat, as reported by Bernama. It could be that the national news agency reporter at the International College […]

   

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  Free parking for hybrid cars purchased in Petaling Jaya

  24 November 2011 / 31 comments

  The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) will be giving three months free parking to hybrid cars purchased in the city next year, according to a Star report. PJ mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman said this […]

   

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  Honda-Hot Import Nights KL 2011 happens next month in Shah Alam – promises hot girls, modded cars and Awie

  23 November 2011 / 44 comments

  There will be a new car show in town, billed as a mini SEMA or Tokyo Auto Salon of sorts. It’s called Honda-Hot Import Nights Kuala Lumpur 2011, and it will happen from 17-18 December […]

   

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  Perodua’s Twitter-based Tweckbot safety check team is back, now serving Klang Valley, Penang, Ipoh and JB

  22 November 2011 / 1 comment

  Perodua is re-introducing Tweckbot, its unique Twitter-based free safety check team, in time for the upcoming year-end and Chinese New Year festive period. And this time, apart from the Klang Valley, Perodua will extend the […]

   

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  CKD Volkswagen Passat 1.8 launching tomorrow?

  22 November 2011 / 140 comments

  Bernama has reported that the locally assembled CKD version of the Volkswagen Passat 1.8 will be launched tomorrow. The national news agency got the news from Group Managing Director of DRB-Hicom, Datuk Seri Mohd Khamil […]

   

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  Next Bike targets 300% sales growth for Ducati in Malaysia

  21 November 2011 / 17 comments

  Next Bike Sdn Bhd, the sole importer and distributor of Ducati motorcycles in Malaysia, is looking at a 300% sales growth this year following good response for their latest model, the Ducati Monster 795. The […]

   

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  Megane RS 250 shines at exclusive Renault Sport trackday

  17 November 2011 / 25 comments

  Track days are a luxury for the car enthusiast, especially since there are no smaller (and cheaper) circuits around the Klang Valley, and our only hope is a Formula 1 circuit. A lucky bunch of […]

   

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  Proton to continue building the Satria Neo, in Shah Alam

  17 November 2011 / 72 comments

  Proton has stated that it is not stopping production of its Satria Neo hatch, despite a report saying that it was set to do so. Proton MD Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin said that the […]

   

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  Govt gives oil companies deadline extension to produce Euro 4 grade diesel – they now have until 2014

  16 November 2011 / 152 comments

  It was supposed to be 2012, but it looks like we won’t be getting Euro 4 or Euro 5 grade diesel next year after all. This is because the government has given petroleum companies a […]

   

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  Peugeot Blue Box Kota Kinabalu commences operations – Peugeot 508 also introduced in Sabah

  11 November 2011 / 12 comments

  Nasim has launched its latest Peugeot centre in the country, with the opening of Peugeot Blue Box Kota Kinabalu earlier today – the event also saw the unveiling of the Peugeot 508 in Sabah. Peugeot […]

   

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  UMW Toyota says Toyota recall of 550,000 vehicles over crankshaft pulley issue doesn’t affect Malaysian models

  10 November 2011 / 97 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor has issued a statement regarding reports in the news regarding a voluntary safety recall campaign issued by Toyota Motor Corporation on approximately 550,000 units of certain Toyota and Lexus models in Japan […]

   

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  Need assistance? Well, they’re all EARs, it seems

  10 November 2011 / 5 comments

  It’s called EARs, or Emergency Assistance & Response Services, to give it its full name, and it’s a nationwide personal safety and automotive assistance service, ready to aid anyone who find themselves lost, stranded or […]

   

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  First group of Proton Amazing Holidays winners revealed

  9 November 2011 / 5 comments

  Proton has announced the first group of winners of its Amazing Holidays contest. The contest is part of Proton’s Very Important Proton (VIP) programme aimed at acknowledging and rewarding customers. The lucky half dozen are […]

   

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  Hyundai Veloster arriving in Malaysia Q1 next year

  9 November 2011 / 100 comments

  Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors says it will be launching the Veloster three-door coupe sometime in the first quarter of 2012. “We have been receiving enquiries about the new Veloster from Malaysian car enthusiasts and I’m delighted […]

   

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