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  Peugeot 3008, 5008 to arrive in M’sia as CKD models

  31 July 2019 / 18 comments

  The Peugeot 3008 and 5008 SUVs have surfaced on the French marque’s Malaysian Facebook page, which means that locally-assembled versions of the duo are about to arrive. CKD operations for the two models have already […]

   

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  Rimac C_Two electric hypercar to debut in September

  31 July 2019 / 6 comments

  The Rimac C_Two all-electric hypercar is set to make its world debut at the distinguished Salon Privé event in September, ahead of its scheduled delivery which will commence early next year. Prototypes are already being […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia announces gear push knob button replacement exercise for 7,050 units of 2018 CR-V

  31 July 2019 / 17 comments

  Honda Malaysia (HMSB) has announced a part replacement exercise for the 2018 model year CR-V to replace the gear push knob button on the vehicle. The company says the recall, which involves 7,050 units of […]

   

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  India slashes tax on EVs, chargers to reduce pollution

  31 July 2019 / 1 comment

  As expected, India has slashed taxes on electric vehicles (EVs) and chargers, as the pollution-choked nation seeks to boost the use of eco-friendly cars. Reuters reports that the India has reduced the goods and services […]

   

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  Consumers unsure of autonomous, electric vehicles; better reception amongst experienced users – report

  31 July 2019 / 1 comment

  Consumer sentiment with regards to self-driving and electric vehicles is one of uncertainty, according to the J.D. Power 2019 Mobility Confidence Index Study. On a 100-point scale, self-driving vehicles scored 36 points and battery-electric vehicles […]

   

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  Tesla to pay China RM1.33 billion a year for factory site

  31 July 2019 / 2 comments

  Tesla has agreed to pay China 2.23 billion yuan (RM1.33 billion) in annual tax as part of a deal with local authorities to build its Gigafactory on the outskirts of Shanghai, Automotive News reports. Under […]

   

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  Proton X70 launched in Brunei – pricing from RM98k

  31 July 2019 / 30 comments

  The Proton X70 has been launched in Brunei, with distribution of the SUV model handled by PAD Motors. Our Borneo neighbour is the first export market for the X70, and customers there will get to […]

   

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  Kia Stinger GT420 is a one-off 428 hp, 560 Nm beast

  31 July 2019 / 7 comments

  Sometimes, Kia takes its ‘Power to Surprise’ tagline a tad too seriously. Not that it’s a bad thing, because once in a while, you get a one-off car like this. Meet the Kia Stinger GT420, […]

   

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  2019 Givi Rimba Raid – Gabit Saleh defends title, Malaysian riders make clean sweep of top 3

  31 July 2019 / 0 comments

  Starting eight years ago primarily as an off-road motorcycle enduro challenge between a group of dirt bikers, Rimba Raid has grown into Malaysia’s, and some say ASEAN’s, largest enduro race. For those who have never […]

   

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  Tesla pick-up to be unveiled in three months – Musk

  31 July 2019 / 3 comments

  Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has taken to his favourite medium, Twitter, to reveal that the brand’s all-electric pick-up truck will be making its global reveal in two to three months’ time. “We’re close, but […]

   

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  Tun Mahathir envisions the possibility of Malaysia producing its own supercar, with foreign cooperation

  31 July 2019 / 28 comments

  The new national car project (NNCP) continues to progress quietly in the background, with new names continuing to pop up in the picture, but something more exotic is being eyed as a possible future development […]

   

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  Proton Satria GTi – M’sian hot hatch with Lotus tuning

  31 July 2019 / 18 comments

  For some of us growing up, the Proton Satria was an appealing three-door hatchback, and the version that was most lusted over was the one that bore the badge ‘GTi’. Thankfully, one such example was […]

   

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  European customers to get China-made Volvo XC60

  31 July 2019 / 6 comments

  It may be ‘Made by Sweden’, but the Volvo XC60 will be made in China for European consumption. Volvo has announced the start of exports of the SUV from China to Europe, marked by the […]

   

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  All-electric Porsche Taycan tipped to outsell iconic 911

  31 July 2019 / 2 comments

  The iconic Porsche 911, which has shaped the brand’s luxury appeal for decades, could soon be eclipsed by the all-electric Taycan in terms of deliveries, Automotive News reports. Currently, Porsche has amassed nearly 30,000 bookings […]

   

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  Elenvi bids for new national car project to build EVs

  31 July 2019 / 16 comments

  On Monday, we brought you news of what was reportedly one of the bidders for the new national car project (NNCP), and now here’s another one. Bernama reports that a company called Elenvi Otomotif is […]

   

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