Proton wants certified vendors
Only 70 of 270 suppliers of Proton Holdings Bhd complies with the ISO/TS 16949 automotive quality standard which ensures quality for automotive-specific suppliers. This is only about less than a third, which …
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Toyota Prius sales down
Sales for the Toyota Prius in April 2006 has dropped nearly 25% compared to April 2005, the same time period last year. Toyota sold 7,500 Toyota Prius hybrids in April 2006, compared …
NAP After-Effects: Suzuki prices up
As the result of the new CBU and CKD car tax structure and gazetted CBU pricelist under the new National Automotive Policy, prices for the CBU Suzuki Swift and CBU Suzuki APV …
Proton to finalise recovery plan; wins Trusted Brand award
Proton Holdings Bhd expects to finalise it's recovery plan before the end of 2006. The plan will depend on the finalisation of a strategic partnership with another party, of which details have …
Volkswagen Jetta Safe Happens Advertisement
Here are more ads from Volkswagen for your viewing pleasure. These series of "Safe Happens" (a play on the phrase Shit Happens) advertisement videos are from Volkswagen's campaign for the Volkswagen Jetta …
Government wants to curb half-cut car sales
The Malaysian government will be considering forcing second hand car buyers get their vehicles checked by experts like Puspakom to curb the sale of half-cut cars. Half-cut cars are cars which are …
Saudi King slashes petrol prices
Saudi Arabia is a country which is really oil-rich. While the rest of the world is struggling with high oil prices, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has decreed that oil prices in …
HMS V12 Dragster Bike
I previously posted about a car powered by a motorcycle engine, so what about motorcycles powered by car engines? I am sure you remember the Dodge Tomahawk powered by the Dodge Viper's …
Best Motoring – 2 liter VTEC Challenge
Best Motoring pitches the 2 litre VTEC superstar Honda S2000 against two other Hondas with similiar displacements. Going up against it is a Honda Accord Euro R with a 2.2 litre H22A …
Smartuki – Smart ForTwo with Suzuki GSXR1000 superbike engine
Peter Bee, a Smart car enthusiast wanted somemore power out of his little Smart ForTwo. The original Mitsubishi engine in the Smart ForTwo made about 60hp, and through some tweaking he managed …
BMW 3 Series Coupe – BMW 335i
After the launch of the new E90 BMW 3-series (and E91 BMW 3-series station wagon) which has been on Malaysian roads for quite some time now, BMW has finally revealed the 2-door …
Syed Zainal: 100 days in the hot seat
It's been a little over 100 days since Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, a former Perodua executive was appointed as the Managing Director of Proton Holdings Bhd after a long search …
Proton and Lotus plan new low-end Lotus
Proton is making plans to manufacture low-end Lotus cars in Malaysia in late 2007 or 2008, and both Lotus and Proton management have agreed with this plan. The companies are currently identifying …
Volkswagen DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox)
Volkswagen's Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) is the world's first dual-clutch automated manual gearbox in a production car. This provides the driver the ease-of-drive of a car equipped with an automatic transmission, but …
Naza Sutera Sports Concept
Naza's R&D Team has developed this special Sports Concept version of the Naza Sutera. From what I can see from this photo sent in by reader Xefron, it's clad in some nice …
2006 Naza Sutera 1.1 Manual
[ UPDATE: The Naza Sutera is now known as the Naza Forza. Click the link for a test drive report. ] Naza has launched it's new car, the Naza Sutera on Saturday, …
Naza Sutera (Naza NX-01) to be launched tomorrow
Naza will be launching it's new Naza Sutera (Naza NX-01) tomorrow in Bertam, Penang. The Naza Sutera will be Naza's first foray into the national mini car market, currently dominated by the …
Ghosn says not time for hybrids yet
Hybrid sales could be seeing a sales slowdown and Carlos Ghosn was one of the very few people who had enough foresight to see this during the days of the hybrid hype …
Airbags may be compulsory for road safety plan
The government plans to start a 5-year road safety plan costing as much as RM50 million to promote safe driving habits and encourage the use or rear seatbelts. The government says it …
Volkswagen Polo Built to Protect Advertisement
This is Volkswagen's advertisement for the Volkswagen Polo in the UK produced by DDB London. It was created based on the slogan for the Volkswagen Polo - "Built to Protect". Lots of …