Perodua man for Proton CEO?
Proton Holdings Bhd may appoint Syed Zainal Abidin Mohamed Tahir as the new chief executive officer of the company, replacing former CEO Tengku Mahaleel Ariff. Zainal Abidin is currently the deputy managing …
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Proton Chancellor 2.0 V6
Proton has announced the availability of the Proton Chancellor beginning 15th December 2005. It will debut during the ASEAN Summit from 12-14 December. What is the Proton Chancellor? It's basically a Proton …
Proton to use Bosch diesel injection systems
Robert Bosch is in talks with Proton Holdings Bhd on supplying diesel fuel injection systems. Bosch currently supplies Proton with engine mnagement system parts, brakes, brake calipers, ABS systems, actuation systems, wiper …
A1GP PROTON Pro Celebrity Race Results
The A1 Grand Prix PROTON Pro Celebrity Race went on without a hitch on the last day of the A1 Grand Prix of Nations. We saw an exciting battle between 11 cars …
Renault to assemble ASEAN cars in Malaysia
Looks like the government's National Automotive Policy bag of carrots is effective. Renault has chosen Malaysia for it's ASEAN manufacturing hub, instead of Thailand. Renault's Asia-Pacific vice president Patrick Debrot attributed the …
2005 A1 Grand Prix Sepang Feature Race Results
The A1 Grand Prix of Nations Feature Race results are out - with Team Malaysia driver Alex Yoong managing to get 5th place position after an exciting race. A1 Team Driver …
2005 A1 Grand Prix Sepang Sprint Race Results
The A1 Grand Prix's Sepang leg is over, with Malaysia taking 8th place after starting on the grid at 7th place. Results are after the jump. A1 Team Driver Time 1 …
A1GP PROTON Pro Celebrity Race Qualifiers
The qualifying session of the A1GP PROTON Pro Celebrity Race was completed without a hitch today. All 12 cars have qualified, and times were consistently faster compared to the practice session yesterday. …
RM391 million for Sepang
Due to a restructuring exercise, Malaysia Airport Holdings, the current owner of the Sepang F1 circuit is trying to sell off the circuit. The Ministry of Finance agreed in 2003 to buy …
Proton Savvy R3 Bodykit
KY, Kenneth and I headed over to Sepang for the A1 Grand Prix practice session yesterday, and we spotted this nicely done up Proton Savvy by the Race Rally Research Team. I …
2007 Audi R8
I previously blogged about Audi's supercar and called it the Audi R9, as most sites were speculating that name to be used, with the digit 8 already being used for it's flagship …
Perodua Myvi Accident
I previously blogged about a Proton Savvy accident here on my blog. I'm sure most of you would like to know how a Perodua Myvi would fare in a collision. Though the …
Satria Replacement Model – Karak Highway
Here are more on the road spy shots of the new Satria Replacement Model, codenamed SRM24. These photos were taken by Fariq Halim on the Karak Highway 2-3 months ago. Thanks, Fariq. …
1996-1998 Audi A4 1.8T
Does anyone have any experience or comments about this German car? Share your experiences if you don't mind :) Looking for the recently launched B8 Audi A4 1.8T?
Forbes Automotive Turkeys of 2005
Forbes has published a list of the Automotive Turkeys of 2005. Turkeys, like lemons, are words used to describe failures. Maybe sales are bad. Maybe they fall apart after a few drives. …
SUV versus Cars crash tests
With the abundance of SUVs and trucks on the road these days, the issue of what would happen when a higher SUV bumper collides with a car. Most of the times, the …
Proton Audit
An audit has revealed there may be traces of bribery between Proton and the media when it comes to reviewing Proton cars. Apparently Proton had been very generous with the time spans …
Proton-VW updates: 40% stake in manufacturing arm?
Yet more updates on the Volkswagen-Proton parnership. The Malay Mail reports Volkswagen AG may buy 40% of Proton's manufacturing arm, and assume management control over that unit. Proton's board of directors had …
Volkswagen Passat R GT
I previously blogged about the Volkswagen Jetta R GT concept, one of the three concept vehicles which Volkswagen AG unveiled at the 2005 SEMA show. Now let's have a look at the …
Proton Savvy Automated Manual Transmission
The Proton Savvy Automated Manual Transmission was launched yesterday. The car uses a manual transmission with a computer controlled clutch, supposedly supplied by Magneti Marelli, similiar to the Renault Quickshift 5 available …
