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  2017 KTM RC16 MotoGP racebike debuts in Austria

  17 August 2016 / 4 comments

  After months of testing at Spielberg in Austria, Mugello in Italy and other continental circuits, the 2017 KTM RC16 Motogp racebike made its world debut during a demonstration performance at Red Bull Ring Spielberg last […]

   

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  Suzuki shuts down Malaysia motorcycle plant

  17 August 2016 / 45 comments

  Suzuki has ceased assembly operations in Malaysia with the shutting down of its assembly plant in Prai, Penang. The plant assembled scooters and kapchais, including the Suzuki Address, Nex, Axelo and Belang, amongst other sub-150 […]

   

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  Lotus to become profitable this fiscal year, says CEO

  17 August 2016 / 22 comments

  Just two years after taking the reins at Hethel, Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales has made the bold claim that the small, Proton-owned British sports car maker will turn a profit as soon as the current […]

   

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  BMW Connected – the next-step in personal mobility

  17 August 2016 / 6 comments

  At the BMW Innovation Days 2016 held in Munich earlier this month, the automaker announced that full-scale deployment of BMW Connected was set to begin in August, when operations commence in Europe. The range of […]

   

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  GIIAS 2016: Suzuki Satria F150 – the 150 cc supercub “Belang” replacement that Malaysians won’t get

  17 August 2016 / 12 comments

  There is no doubt that Indonesia, in terms of its motorcycle market, is huge. This allows manufacturers to capitalise on economies of scale, and produce niche models specific to the market. What this means is […]

   

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  VIDEO: Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 gullwing doors

  17 August 2016 / 3 comments

  Bit by bit, more of the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 is teased since the first teaser images were released. This time it’s been revealed to have gullwing doors, which haven’t appeared on a production Mercedes-Benz since […]

   

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  2017 Range Rover Sport gets 2.0L twin-turbo Ingenium diesel entry-level variant, new tech and infotainment

  17 August 2016 / 5 comments

  Land Rover has rolled out the 2017 Range Rover Sport, which the company says is its most efficient ever. The latest RR Sport features a new Ingenium powertrain, upgraded infotainment system with connectivity and WiFi […]

   

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  Taxi drivers hit out at new SPAD reform plan – say local cars will be abandoned if all models can be taxis

  17 August 2016 / 94 comments

  Despite promising sweeping changes to the taxi and ride-sharing industry, the Land Public Transport Commission’s (SPAD)’s cabinet-approved Taxi Industry Transformation Programme (TITP) has been met by a lukewarm response from taxi drivers and operators, according […]

   

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  2017 BMW Motorrad R nineT to get two new models?

  17 August 2016 / 0 comments

  A report has emerged that BMW Motorrad has two new models in the pipeline for its heritage series motorcycle, the R nineT. Following the release of the R nineT Scrambler, motorcycle.com reports that the two […]

   

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  Police book 15 Pokemon Go players for obstruction

  17 August 2016 / 23 comments

  The roads of Georgetown in Penang are narrow, and the last thing the locals need is indiscriminate parkers that block traffic. But some Pokemon Go players are inconsiderate, thinking of nothing but to catch them […]

   

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  Indonesia auto sales expected to breach 1m units in 2016 – passenger vehicle sales up, commercial down

  16 August 2016 / 24 comments

  It was a fruitful few days for us at last week at BSD City, camping in the south-west Jakarta suburb to bring you live coverage of the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2016. It’s […]

   

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  SPAD unveils taxi transformation programme (TITP) – Uber/Grab to be regulated, taxi models liberalised

  16 August 2016 / 59 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has outlined its plans to improve the taxi industry in Malaysia. The Cabinet-approved Taxi Industry Transformation Programme (TITP) is geared to regulate e-hailing services (Uber/Grab), while providing existing taxis […]

   

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  SPIED: B8 Volkswagen Passat in M’sia, incl interior

  16 August 2016 / 101 comments

  Yet again, the B8 Volkswagen Passat has been spotted in Malaysia. Reader Saufi Che Wan sent us photos of the Euro D-segment sedan parked at the East Coast Mall in Kuantan, including one of the […]

   

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  Next Lexus CT to get semi-autonomous tech – Toyota

  16 August 2016 / 13 comments

  The next Lexus CT, slated for revealing before 2018, will offer “something above” the current car, according to Toyota senior manager Rembert Serrus in an Autocar report. He hinted that the next CT will be […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Volkswagen Polo-based B-segment SUV

  16 August 2016 / 5 comments

  If its size isn’t apparent in pictures, perhaps the roof rails might be a clue: this is Volkswagen’s upcoming B-segment SUV, based on the next-generation Polo which will join its Golf sibling in being built […]

   

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