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  Lancer with tradeplates spotted leaving Proton Shah Alam

  4 June 2010 / 442 comments

  Reader Melvin spotted these three Mitsubishi Lancer GLX cars with trade plates turning out of Proton Shah Alam’s side exit (not the one facing KESAS). In any other circumstance you would think these were just […]

   

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  Join the Ford Fiesta Facebook Face-Off at 9 PM tonight

  4 June 2010 / 8 comments

  Sime Darby Auto Connexion will be having a live quiz tonight at 9 PM on their Ford Fiesta in Malaysia Facebook Fan Page as part of their Ford Fiesta Movement Malaysia pre-launch promotion activities Basically […]

   

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  MINI Cooper S updated in Malaysia – now with 184hp

  4 June 2010 / 21 comments

  The MINI Cooper S has been updated in Malaysia with a new N14B16 engine that produces 184 horsepower at 5,500rpm, which is up about 9 horsepower from the original horsepower rating of 175 when the […]

   

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  Volkswagen Scirocco, Ford Focus TDCi and more on Driven this Sunday!

  3 June 2010 / 0 comments

  Watch Driven Episode 9’s Promo Episode 9 of Driven will go on air this weekend where Harvinder will reveal his say on the mean-looking Volkswagen Scirocco which joins cars such as the Passat CC and […]

   

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  Chery Alado exports Eastar MPV to Thailand and Indonesia

  3 June 2010 / 53 comments

  Chery Alado Automobile Sdn Bhd will start exporting the locally assembled Chery Eastar 2.0L MPV to Thailand and Indonesia, starting with 50 units to each country. By the end of 2010, Chery expects this figure […]

   

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  Hire purchase interest rates are up by about 0.25%!

  2 June 2010 / 224 comments

  According to a report by StarBiz, hire purchase interest rates have gone up by about a quarter of a percent early this week. An EON Bank officer told the StarBiz reporter that hire-purchase loans are […]

   

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  Goodyear International Drift Series in Malaysia this month!

  2 June 2010 / 3 comments

  Goodyear is one of the main movers of drifting in this region, and after supporting the Formula Drift Asia series since its birth a few years ago, the tyremaker is taking its involvement a step […]

   

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  Proton boardroom changes, prepares to enter India

  1 June 2010 / 138 comments

  Proton saw a list of Bursa Malaysia announcements last week pertaining the boardroom and audit committee. Two members have resigned – Non-Executive Director Haji Abdul Kadir Bin Md Kassim and Non-Executive Director Oh Kim Sun. […]

   

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  25th Anniversary Proton Saga Snap & Win Contest

  31 May 2010 / 39 comments

  The Proton Saga ‘Snap & Win’ Photo Contest with the theme ‘Ease your Life’ is one of the activities that Proton Edar have planned in conjunction with Proton’s 25th Anniversary celebration. The contest is broken […]

   

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  Top 10 winners of the Double Barrel Hunt to be ‘chauffeured’ on track in a Lotus 2-Eleven!

  27 May 2010 / 0 comments

  Driven’s Double Barrel Hunt contest is currently in its seventh week and thus far 30 lucky winners have walked away with prizes such as BHPetrol fuel vouchers, Nokia E52s, V-KOOL and Ultra Glass Coating Neo […]

   

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  Proton to announce Volkswagen tie-up talks results in 1 to 2 weeks, posts profit for FY2009/10

  27 May 2010 / 192 comments

  When Proton first announced that it was not proceeding with a supposedly finalized tie-up with Volkswagen quite some time ago, to be honest I had abandoned hope in such a tie-up happening. But that feeling […]

   

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  All new BMW 5-Series, Volvo XC60 and more on Driven this Sunday!

  27 May 2010 / 0 comments

  Watch Driven Season 1 Episode 8’s 30 second promo Driven’s eight episode will hit the airwaves this Sunday at 10.30pm on 8TV and the team will put the Volvo XC60 to the test and find […]

   

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  Kia Rondo EX and EXS gets 300 unit equipment boost

  26 May 2010 / 59 comments

  If you’re looking to buy a Kia Rondo (called the Naza Citra II Rondo here in Malaysia) sometime soon you’ll be pleased to know that both the Rondo EX and EXS will have their equipment […]

   

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  Hyundai i10 now comes with 1.25L Kappa engine!

  24 May 2010 / 94 comments

  The Hyundai i10 now has an additional variant in Malaysia equipped with the more modern and powerful twin cam 1.25 litre Kappa family engine, which supplements the 1.1 litre SOHC and does not replace it […]

   

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  Don’t forget to catch Driven tonight at 10.30pm on 8TV!

  23 May 2010 / 0 comments

  Driven’s 7th episode will go on air later tonight at 10.30pm on 8TV where we will showcase a special on Klang Valley’s transportation system. Sharizan, Alis and Harvinder will each be given tasks to complete […]

   

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