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  Number plates earned Perlis JPJ RM45m in two years

  16 July 2018 / 5 comments

  Number plates are serious business these days, and while the new government has put a stop to privately issued number plates, there are still some attractive “running series” numbers available. Perlis, with its R suffix, […]

   

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  Ford Eagle Squadron Mustang GT is a RAF homage

  16 July 2018 / 2 comments

  Ford has debuted a customised Mustang GT at the Goodwood Festival of Speed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Britain’s Royal Air Force. The Eagle Squadron Mustang GT – created by Ford Performance in collaboration […]

   

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  Proton launches upgraded 3S centre in Shah Alam

  16 July 2018 / 15 comments

  Proton’s wholesale refurbishment of its sales and service network continues with the launch of an upgraded 3S centre in Shah Alam. Operated by Rahman Brothers Automotive, the outlet also wears the new light blue colour […]

   

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  Malaysian Hafizh gains 5 points at German MotoGP

  16 July 2018 / 4 comments

  Ahead of the month-long 2018 MotoGP summer break, Malaysian racer Hafizh Syahrin took 11th place at the German MotoGP in Sachsenring, gaining five more points in the world championship standing. This brings his total to […]

   

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  BMW to build MINI EV in China, new JV with Great Wall

  16 July 2018 / 1 comment

  BMW and Great Wall Motor (GWM) recently signed an agreement to produce MINI electric vehicles through a new 50:50 joint venture based in China. The new JV, called Spotlight Automotive Limited and based in Jiangsu […]

   

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  Tata Nano – production of ‘world’s cheapest car’ ends

  13 July 2018 / 36 comments

  Nearly a decade after it was introduced, time is being called on the Tata Nano, once billed as the world’s cheapest car. According to news reports, production of the compact city car at the automaker’s […]

   

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  FIRST DRIVE: MINI Hatch facelift with 7-speed DCT

  13 July 2018 / 11 comments

  The facelifted MINI Hatch has just been launched in Malaysia, priced between RM226,888 and RM283,888, and doubtless many of you would like to find out how well it drives. That’s just as well, as our […]

   

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  Proton to improve products and after-sales; sees Japanese as competitors, not Perodua – CEO

  13 July 2018 / 103 comments

  Proton will be moving upmarket, and will eventually compete with Japanese marques such as Honda and Toyota, and not market leader Perodua. This was mentioned by Proton CEO Li Chunrong at the launch of an […]

   

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  SPIED: W247 Mercedes-Benz B-Class – less camo

  13 July 2018 / 7 comments

  The forthcoming Mercedes-Benz B-Class has been spotted testing again, this time with less camouflage foil. Last seen in December, we know that the new model (tipped to bear the W247 codename) will be based on […]

   

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  AOS 2018: “Papa Jahat” RM45k prize bike press reveal – custom build C70 kapchai with 600 cc engine

  13 July 2018 / 16 comments

  Last year’s lucky draw winner at the Art of Speed festival (AOS 2018) went home with “Twin Boss” a double-engined Yamaha RXZ but for 2018, the prize is a little different, a 600 cc kapchai […]

   

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  Toll will be abolished, but later, says works minister

  13 July 2018 / 104 comments

  The Pakatan Harapan government’s promise of abolishing toll collection will be carried out, though the people will have to be patient for it, works minister Baru Bian told The Star. “We are trying hard to […]

   

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  Honda, Panasonic to start battery sharing in Indonesia

  13 July 2018 / 6 comments

  Research into an experimental vehicle battery sharing programme is set to begin in Indonesia in December 2018 under the aegis of Honda Motor Co. and Panasonic Corporation. Located in Bandung City in West Java Province, […]

   

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  LRT3 project goes ahead, but costs reduced by 47% – 6 stations axed, smaller buildings, less/shorter trains

  13 July 2018 / 153 comments

  The LRT3 project linking Bandar Utama to Klang will go ahead, but with final costs reduced by 47%, from RM31.65 billion to RM16.63 billion, finance minister Lim Guan Eng announced yesterday. Nothing is for free, […]

   

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  MINI Hatch facelift launched in Malaysia – Cooper S 3 Door and 5 Door, JCW 3 Door; RM227k to RM283k

  13 July 2018 / 15 comments

  Four years on from its debut, the third-generation MINI Hatch has been given a facelift, which has just been launched in Malaysia. As before, the fashionable supermini is available in two bodystyles, the F56 3 […]

   

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  Bentley Mulsanne W.O. Edition by Mulliner – 100 units

  13 July 2018 / 2 comments

  Bentley has unveiled the Mulsanne W.O. Edition by Mulliner, a special edition of the Crewe marque’s range-topping model limited to 100 units to commemorate the marque’s centenary in 2019. Named after founder Walter Owen Bentley, […]

   

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