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  Vietnam approves new automotive industry development strategy – focus on trucks and vans

  22 July 2014 / 17 comments

  Automotive manufacturing output in Vietnam is expected to rise to meet domestic as well as export demand through a new development strategy for the country’s automotive industry. According to Vietnam News Agency, the 10-year plan, which […]

   

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  VW’s Safe & Stylish Balik Kampung – winner found

  22 July 2014 / 11 comments

  Volkswagen Malaysia and fashion designer Melinda Looi recently came together to offer Malaysians a chance to drive home a VW Polo Sedan in conjunction with the Safe & Stylish Balik Kampung campaign. The month-long campaign, […]

   

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  VIDEO: Honda Jazz in action – official Malaysian ads

  22 July 2014 / 34 comments

  Here are two videos of the 2014 Honda Jazz, launched in Malaysia last week. They are official ads for the new Jazz by Honda Malaysia, and one is a longer version showing the B-segment hatchback’s […]

   

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  Proton Design Competition 2014 – our coverage so far

  22 July 2014 / 49 comments

  Hey, budding designers! Have you submitted your designs for the Proton Design Competition 2014? We and the design team are eagerly awaiting your entries, and you’d better hurry as submissions close August 11! UPDATE: The Proton […]

   

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  Lego Mini Cooper – the little classic goes plastic

  22 July 2014 / 9 comments

  Danish toy manufacturer Lego is adding a car to its Creator Expert series – the classic Mini will begin selling online exclusively via shop.LEGO.com from August 1. The 1,007-piece kit is an accurate replica of […]

   

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  Chevrolet Malibu sighted at Naza Automall PJ

  22 July 2014 / 33 comments

  We’ve known that the Malaysian D-segment market would be stirred up a bit by a Chevrolet for some time now. When this generation of Chevrolet Malibu was first unveiled in 2011, GM said that it […]

   

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  Ford EcoSport sighted in JPJ Putrajaya – launch soon

  22 July 2014 / 23 comments

  Click to enlarge The Ford EcoSport has landed in Malaysia – regular contributor ApexKit sent us pictures of the Fiesta-based B-segment crossover at JPJ Putrajaya, indicating that a launch is imminent. This intriguing Midnight Sky […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Volkswagen Jetta facelift seen on trailer

  21 July 2014 / 80 comments

  Is Volkswagen preparing for the launch of the Volkswagen Jetta facelift in Malaysia? Reader Hugo from VW Jetta Club Malaysia sent in this set of photos of a single covered up Jetta being transported on […]

   

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  Proton’s P2-30A GSC hatchback spotted near KLIA

  21 July 2014 / 191 comments

  We’ve been saying this for quite some time now, but Proton’s upcoming Global Small Car (GSC) is really coming soon. It has been spotted testing again, this time by reader Jaggat who saw two examples […]

   

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  Proton requesting RM1.7 billion in funding – reports

  21 July 2014 / 202 comments

  It has been reported that national carmaker Proton has applied for financial support from the government – the company has submitted a request for a RM1.7 billion grant from the Economic Council (EC), which is […]

   

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  Kedah to impose entry fee on vehicles from Thailand

  21 July 2014 / 27 comments

  Thai-registered vehicles entering Malaysia via the Sadao checkpoint will have to pay VEP soon Kedah is set to join Johor in imposing a vehicle entry permit (VEP) for foreign vehicles, Bernama reports. Kedah is targeting […]

   

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  Mazda 2 to spawn Sedan and SUV siblings – could a ‘Zoom Zoom’ Honda City competitor look like this?

  21 July 2014 / 24 comments

  The first of a new generation of B-segment contenders from Mazda was unveiled last week in the form of the Mazda 2 hatchback, but the ‘Zoom Zoom’ company won’t be stopping there. In a world […]

   

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  2015 Mazda 2 – specifications detailed and compared

  21 July 2014 / 39 comments

  This is the new Mazda 2, which had its global unveil last week. Given how popular its larger siblings (3 and 6 sedans) are with Malaysians, this will be a car to watch when it […]

   

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  Jaguar XE tech revealed, world debut on September 8

  21 July 2014 / 4 comments

  The long-awaited Jaguar XE will finally make its world debut in London on September 8. Jaguar says that its new BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C-Class fighter (absent in the segment since the X-Type) will […]

   

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  Upcoming Proton model to be pricier than expected, new models to be launched every year

  19 July 2014 / 236 comments

  Proton chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has revealed that the next Proton model, expected to be the P2-30A Global Small Car, will be priced higher than expected to account for better quality. According to Bernama, […]

   

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