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  New Honda Jazz VTEC colour – Helios Yellow Pearl

  10 July 2007 / 21 comments

  Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd has released a new colour option for the Honda Jazz VTEC variant called Helios Yellow Pearl, adding to the existing Royal Blue, Alabaster Silver Metallic, Nighthawk Black Pearl and Brilliant White […]

   

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  Vendors urge government to go ahead with voluntary scrapping

  10 July 2007 / 30 comments

  Kelab Vendor Perodua and Proton Vendors Association urges the government to go ahead immediately with plans to offer a voluntary scrapping scheme for motor vehicles more than 15 years old in return for RM5,000 rebates […]

   

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  Slow take-up for Automotive Development Fund

  10 July 2007 / 10 comments

  Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz says take-up for the Automotive Development Fund (ADF) is abit slow this year, with only two applications for working capital and machinery worth RM10 million […]

   

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  Joy with BMW Contest – Gwen Stefani tickets!

  9 July 2007 / 10 comments

  BMW is currently running the Joy with BMW contest, in which you can win a weekend trip with three friends with a unnamed new BMW car that’s going to be launched soon. The weekend trip […]

   

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  New Proton Savvy Lite – from RM33,549

  7 July 2007 / 125 comments

  Proton has launched a new Proton Savvy variant called the Proton Savvy Lite that comes in both 5-speed manual and 5-speed AMT automatic form. The report by Bernama is a little too vague and only […]

   

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  MITI now allows Open AP holders to import any car

  7 July 2007 / 32 comments

  The Ministry of International Trade and Industry has taken the Malaysian automotive industry a step backwards with a new policy that allows holders of Open APs to import any car they want, effective June 18 […]

   

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  2007 Mitsubishi Lancer in Malaysia Q3 2007?

  7 July 2007 / 28 comments

  Back last month, a reader of this blog sent in e-mails informing me that they spotted the 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer (called the Galant Fortis in Japan) at the Customs office in Putrajaya. No spyshots of […]

   

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  Suzuki Swift CKD for RM71,943.50 to RM78,099.50

  4 July 2007 / 124 comments

  [ UPDATE: Click here to read a test drive report of the new locally assembled Suzuki Swift! ] The locally assembled Suzuki Swift was launched in 1 Utama today and goes for RM71,943.50 for the […]

   

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  New locally assembled Kia Sportage launched

  4 July 2007 / 43 comments

  As previously reported, Naza has unveiled a locally assembled version of the Kia Sportage. One suprise that might come to some is that Naza has kept the Kia badge on this one, unlike it’s previous […]

   

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  Chery B240 7-seater MPV in Malaysia

  2 July 2007 / 58 comments

  UPDATE: Chery Alado launches locally assembled Chery Eastar 7-seater MPV Alado Automobile has introduced the Chery B240 in Malaysia, another CBU fully imported model for us to consider soon after launching the Chery Tiggo earlier. […]

   

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  Frost & Sullivan 2007 Asean Automotive Awards

  28 June 2007 / 42 comments

  The Frost & Sullivan 2007 Asean Automotive Awards results are out, and the following are the recipients of the awards in various categories: Best Model of the Year (Malaysia) Perodua Myvi Best Safety Features in […]

   

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  Motor insurance premiums might increase soon

  28 June 2007 / 12 comments

  According to StarBiz, the price of motor insurance might go up soon, spearheaded by two insurance firms – MAA Assurance and AmAssurance. Although the government regulates prices of motor insurance, insurance companies can charge higher […]

   

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  Najib: “It has to be run on a commercial basis”

  28 June 2007 / 47 comments

  Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak says the government (through it’s investment arm Khazanah Nasional) will not sell all of it’s 43% stake in Proton Holdings Bhd should Volkswagen decide to take up a […]

   

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  Malaysia might have Super GT team

  27 June 2007 / 46 comments

  We might end up having our own GT team for participation in the Super GT Series, if Sepang International Circuit Sdn Bhd (SIC) chairman Datuk Mokhzani Tun Mahathir has his way. Datuk Mokhzani says we […]

   

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  Only retrofitted HID lights to be banned

  27 June 2007 / 65 comments

  Previously, it was proposed that Xenon lights be banned because apparently they pose a significant hazard to other road users, causing them to be blinded because they are too bright. This raised a question as […]

   

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