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  SPYSHOTS: 2021 Audi RS3 sports production bodykit

  21 April 2020 / 0 comments

  Last year, we brought you spyshots of the next-generation Audi RS3 on the Nürburgring, but the car was then wearing makeshift fender flares over standard A3 bodywork. Fast forward nearly half a year and our […]

   

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  Porsche sold 53,125 cars in Q1 2020 – a 5% drop vs ’19

  21 April 2020 / 1 comment

  Porsche has announced its global sales figure for the first quarter of 2020, a period which it sold 53,125 cars. That is only a 5% drop compared to the same period in 2019, while China […]

   

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  Aston Martin to focus on restarting production – Stroll

  21 April 2020 / 2 comments

  Aston Martin is extending its production halt at both its production facilities in the United Kingdom until April 27 as a precaution against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus across Europe, the British luxury carmaker […]

   

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  Audi plants in Europe to return to “normality” by May

  21 April 2020 / 0 comments

  Audi said its manufacturing plants in Europe will gradually return to normality by the end of April, and it’s currently taking initial steps to introduce health precautions to guarantee the safety of its employees. General […]

   

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  Price of US crude oil dips below zero to historic low of negative US$37.63 per barrel – over 300% decline

  21 April 2020 / 21 comments

  It was a rough Monday for the oil industry, particularly in the United States, as the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures expiring in May 2020 plunged by over 300% to negative […]

   

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  Next-gen Ford Mustang to get electrified V8 with AWD?

  21 April 2020 / 4 comments

  It looks like plans to electrify the Ford Mustang has finally gone back on track, after the Blue Oval made a strategic shift to introduce the Mustang-inspired Mach-E electric SUV. According to an Autocar report, […]

   

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  2020 Hyundai Veloster N receives new 8-speed DCT

  21 April 2020 / 0 comments

  Thus far, Hyundai’s go-faster N models have only been available with an honest-to-goodness six-speed manual gearbox, but for the 2020 model year the company is throwing in some technology in the mix. Starting this month, […]

   

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  Gov’t releases guidelines for food and parcel delivery motorcycle riders – they are now called ‘p-hailing’

  21 April 2020 / 13 comments

  The government via the transport ministry has released official guidelines for motorcycle riders delivering food, drinks and parcels, booked via online apps, which are now officially categorised as “p-hailing”. A statement released by transport minister […]

   

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  Ford Focus RS dropped due to emissions regulations

  21 April 2020 / 2 comments

  C346-generation Ford Focus RS Heritage Edition There will be no successor to the third-generation Ford Focus RS, a source has told Autocar. This confirms an earlier report where the Blue Oval told French website Caradisiac […]

   

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  SIC not ruling out return of F1 in the future, says CEO

  21 April 2020 / 4 comments

  Formula One is facing a tumultuous season, with the schedule of the original 2020 calendar pretty much out the window. Presently, the French Grand Prix is set to be the first race of the season, […]

   

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  VW has enough SUVs for now, to axe some MQB cars

  21 April 2020 / 3 comments

  Volkswagen’s fervent efforts to capitalise on the SUV boom has seen it introduce 14 collective SUVs for the global market, up from just two a few years ago. Company R&D chief Frank Welsch recently told […]

   

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  Norton motorcycles not be made in India, says TVS

  21 April 2020 / 1 comment

  After its acquisition of famed but financially troubled British brand Norton Motorcycles for 16 million pounds sterling (RM87 million), one question asked of TVS Motor Company India was, “will Nortons be made in India?” The […]

   

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  UMW Toyota Motor to reopen selected service centres during MCO period – by appointment only, no walk-ins

  21 April 2020 / 0 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has announced that it will reopen selected authorised service centres in the country after gaining the approval from the ministry of international trade and industry (MITI). This comes after the ministry […]

   

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  Toyota unveils Alphard Type Gold, Vellfire Golden Eyes – special edition MPVs with unique trim, gold accents

  20 April 2020 / 0 comments

  Toyota has unveiled special editions of the Alphard and Vellfire luxury MPVs for the Japanese market – the Alphard Type Gold and the Vellfire Golden Eyes. The Type Gold is based on the S trim […]

   

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  Arrest rate still high, 1,174 detained yesterday, but traffic volume drops – temp MCO prisons start April 23

  20 April 2020 / 7 comments

  It seems that there are still many who are willing to risk detention from flouting the restrictions imposed by the movement control order (MCO), gauging from the consistently high arrest rate since phase three of […]

   

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