Hyundai dispels Jaguar acquisition rumours
Rumours through the grapevines indicated that Hyundai's Kia unit might be the new owner of Ford's struggling Jaguar brand, and perhaps even Land Rover. This might be bad news for Jaguar fans, …
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New Chevrolet Aveo launched in US
The new Chevrolet Aveo sedan based on the Daewoo Gentra was recently launched in the US through a special virtual car launch through a web cast. Specifications are pretty much the same, …
E92 BMW M3 Possible Specifications
I am eagerly awaiting the new E92-based BMW M3 to be released to see what fantastic new engine BMW will be putting under the hood. New BMW engines seem to naturally be …
Philippines opposing Malaysian Non-Tariff Barriers
I have blogged previously on Thailand's refusal to lower duties for incoming Malaysian vehicles down to Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) tax rates of 5%. As the region's largest CBU vehicle producer, …
Naza plans to setup CKD plant in India
Naza Automotive Manufacturing Sdn Bhd has plans to set up an assembly plant in southern India, possibly in Chennai. Chennei is home to a number of automotive plants like Hyundai, Ford, Mitsubishi, …
BMW 335i has 350hp instead of 302hp?
Jason Cammisa of Automobile Magazine decides to verify BMW's 302 horsepower and 400Nm of torque claims on the BMW 335i specification sheets. The results did not disappoint, instead strangely the BMW 335i …
Proton sales up 21% in July
Proton's car registrations with the Road Transport Department went up 21% to 10,018 cars in July compared to 8,328 cars in June - effectively increasing it's total industry volume in July to …
New Honda Jazz Facelift in Malaysia
Malaysia's hottest CBU hatchback has just undergone a mid-life facelift. This was pretty much expected since rival company Toyota launched the Toyota Yaris hatch a few months ago, so Honda has to …
How does Variable Turbine Geometry work?
Variable Turbine Geometry technology is the next generation in turbocharger technology where the turbo uses variable vanes to control exhaust flow against the turbine blades. See, the problem with the turbocharger that …
LMG Tourer Details
Okay, so we've looked at LMG's pick-up truck offering, now let's look at it's other newly launched vehicle, the LMG Tourer. The LMG Tourer is a 7 seater SUV, likely based on …
LMG Trekker Details
Okay, so we know the LMG Trekker and the LMG Tourer SUV and pick-up trucks have the new Hydroxene technology, but what about the rest of the details? The LMG Trekker is …
LMG Tourer with Hydroxene technology
Some of you may remember a piece of news in July where a team of Universiti Sains Malaysia researches led by Dr Syamsul Rizal Abd Shukor came up with a way to …
Isuzu MU-7 SUV based on D-MAX
Much like the Toyota Fortuner was conceived through the IMV ladder frame of the Toyota Hilux, Isuzu has created an SUV based on the Isuzu D-MAX. Like it's pick-up brother, the 7-seater …
BMW unveils 2nd gen MINI Cooper
When the new MINI Cooper by BMW was released, we had to refer to the old school model as the old MINI or old school MINI, and the new MINI Cooper as …
Kia Sorento Pickup Truck Photoshop
The Kia Sorento is available locally with a Naza badge as the Naza Sorento. The mid-sized SUV is based on a ladder frame as opposed to a monocoque chassis, so this should …
Kia cee’d to debut at the 2006 Paris Motor Show
I posted about the Kia ED previously, which was also shown as the cee'd concept at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Kia has announced that the production car based on …
Ford eliminates gas caps on future vehicles
Ford plans to implement the capless fuel filler intakes it first introduced in the production Ford GT supercar on all it's vehicles beginning with the 2008 Lincoln MKS, though details on exactly …
Miles ZX40 / Qingyuan Xinfu Happy Messenger
This little electric run-about started off as a Daihatsu Move, much like the Perodua Kenari we see on our local shores. Chinese automotive manufacturer FAW took it, and rebadged it for the …
2009 Chevrolet Camaro coming soon
Good news for fans of the Chevrolet Camaro Concept above, General Motors has given the green light for a production Chevrolet Camaro Sports Coupe based on the concept due for a 2009 …
Nissan Q2 sales drop 18%
Nissan distributor Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd experienced an 18% drop in sales figures for Q2 2006, selling only 5,496 units compared to 6,705 units in Q2 2005. Tan Chong attributed …
