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  Geely pulls out of its bid for a partnership with Proton

  22 March 2017 / 97 comments

  Looks like it’s down to one. According to the South China Morning Post, Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely has withdrawn from its bid to acquire a controlling stake in Proton. Geely president An Conghui told the […]

   

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  Weekly fuel price announcements to begin March 29

  22 March 2017 / 14 comments

  The new fuel ceiling price mechanism, in which fuel prices will be announced on a weekly basis instead of monthly, will begin on March 29, the New Straits Times reports. Minister of domestic trade, cooperatives […]

   

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  Proton might follow Perodua’s path, with foreign strategy partner having a 51% equity stake – minister

  22 March 2017 / 30 comments

  Proton, which is in its final phase of deliberation over its choice of a foreign strategic partner (FSP), might follow Perodua’s path by allowing its FSP to have a 51% equity stake in the company. […]

   

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  Luxing iStar – RM14k Mercedes-Benz clone for China

  22 March 2017 / 48 comments

  It’s an SUV, electric-driven, and looks like a Mercedes-Benz, but no, it isn’t the Mercedes-Benz EQ C. Meet the Luxing iStar, a compact, battery-powered SUV manufactured by the Dezhou Luxing Vehicle Company in Dezhou, Shandong […]

   

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  Malaysia’s vehicle sales data for Feb 2017 by brand

  22 March 2017 / 41 comments

  Click to enlarge chart February 2017 was a slow month for the auto industry, but that surprises no one, as the second month of the year is also the shortest work month, which means that […]

   

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  2017 Honda Wave Dash Fi launched – from RM5,860

  22 March 2017 / 13 comments

  Accompanied by a fashion show by Tarik, a hip-hop dance ensemble and a parkour demonstration, Boon Siew Honda Malaysia launched the 2017 Honda Wave Dash Fi at the eCurve Mall in Petaling Jaya. Facelifted for […]

   

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  Peugeot designs food truck for luxury oyster farmer

  22 March 2017 / 5 comments

  Food trucks have typically catered for fast food such as burgers and the like due to its casual, roadside nature, but the Peugeot Design Lab aims to bring luxury oyster farmer, Gillardeau, into the fold. […]

   

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  Mitsubishi to delay introduction of new ASX, Outlander

  22 March 2017 / 8 comments

  Mitsubishi is said to be delaying the introduction of its next-generation ASX and Outlander following the automaker’s assimilation into the Nissan-Renault Alliance. Suppliers say the stay order is so that engineers can see how the […]

   

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  Highway concessionaires instructed to provide dedicated motorcycle shelters along highways

  22 March 2017 / 21 comments

  All Malaysian highway concessionaires have been instructed to provide motorcycle shelters along highways under their area of responsibility. This instruction comes from the Public Works department (JKR) citing concern over the safety of motorcyclists taking […]

   

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  VIDEO: 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Turbo chased by VW Scirocco in Thai ad – are they true rivals?

  22 March 2017 / 55 comments

  Yup, the headline is no bait. The Volkswagen Scirocco is a constant presence in this Thai ad of the Honda Civic Hatchback. We don’t really understand the ad (Thai language experts, or those with friends […]

   

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  Kenstomoto MechaStallion – the fourth awakens

  22 March 2017 / 9 comments

  Malaysian designer Kenny Yeoh, under the eponymous Kenstomoto label, has released his fourth special, the Kenstomoto MechaStallion. Based on the Honda CBR250R, Yeoh has taken Honda’s quarter-litre sportsbike and worked it over in the Zaku […]

   

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  Spyker to use Koenigsegg engines, will last 200 years?

  22 March 2017 / 4 comments

  Dutch sportscar maker Spyker has always used Audi-sourced V8 engines, right up to the C8 Preliator which made its debut at last year’s Geneva Motor Show, endowed with a 525 hp supercharged V8 engine. In […]

   

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  BMW and DS Automobiles join the Formula E series

  22 March 2017 / 1 comment

  The FIA has announced that nine manufacturers have been accepted as powertrain providers for the fifth, sixth and seventh FIA Formula E seasons. Aside from Renault and Jaguar Land Rover, BMW now joins the picture, […]

   

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  Cabbies protest against Uber, Grab outside Parliament

  22 March 2017 / 43 comments

  You would think that after being legalised and even endorsed by the prime minister as a source of income, that ride-hailing services from Uber and Grab have become a part of Malaysian life. Still, there […]

   

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  2017 Toyota Agya facelift – leaked brochure reveals new kit and 1.2L mill, debut likely at IIMS next month

  21 March 2017 / 25 comments

  Over in Indonesia, the Toyota Agya – and presumably its twin, the Daihatsu Ayla – is set to get a facelift, four and a half years after it first surfaced at the 2012 Indonesian International […]

   

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