Government to help Karamjit
Looks like Karamjit's plight had reached the cabinet, thanks mostly to Malay Mail's efforts. Our PM Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi raised the matter of Karamjit Singh's lack of sponsorship to continue …
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Toyota Corolla Compressor
Toyota has launched an updated version of the Toyota Corolla hatch in the place where everyone loves hatches - Europe. The new Toyota Corolla hatchback, called the "Toyota Corolla Compressor" has a …
Toyota may set up hybrid plant in ASEAN
Toyota Motor Corp Katsuaki Watanabe said Toyota may consider setting up hybrid vehicle plants somewhere in the ASEAN region if there is sufficient demand for hybrid vehicles in the region. Although Toyota …
New Hyundai Accent 5-door Hatchback
Oriental Hyundai, the distributor of Hyundai's CKD Accent, Elantra and Sonata models in Malaysia has launched a new hatchback Hyundai Accent today. The new 5-door hatchback Hyundai Accent will be available from …
Four wheel drive system for FR Ferraris
Patent filings have given us clues on Ferrari's new four wheel drive system for front engine models like the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti (picture shown above) and Maserati's Quattroporte and Coupe models. The …
Sime Darby’s NAP plans
Sime Darby is determined to take full advantage of the incentives the government has given in the new National Automotive Policy. The National Automotive Policy's new incentives encourages foreign automakers to assemble …
Forbes Least-Safe Cars 2006
Suzuki Forenza Forbes has posted it's list of 2006's least safe cars on the American roads. Hyundai Elantra Kia Optima Mazda6 Nissan Sentra Suzuki Forenza Toyota Corolla Jaguar X-Type Infiniti G35 Infiniti …
2007 Volvo XC50 in development
You have to give it to the boys at Volvo. They've turned the marque from making boring boxy cars to sweet Swedish beauties. I've always considered the XC90 to be one of …
Airzed WiMAX Test
I previously blogged about AirZed introducing WiMAX broadband services here in Malaysia. The only package available right now is the Business package which provides 1mbps download and 512kbps upload with 1 fixed …
Subaru B5-TPH Concept
Subaru's B5-TPH concept was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show 2005. Subaru calls it a blend of the characteristics of a sports wagon, a coupe and an SUV. They could technically call …
Nissan planning Nissan 450Z
Nissan is planning a Z sports coupe slotted above the current Nissan 350Z called the Nissan 450Z. The upgraded model will feature a 4.5 litre V8 engine which would likely be a …
NGV Protons for Export
Malaysian NGV Sdn Bhd is in talks with Proton on equipping Proton models such as the Proton GEN2 with NGV kits for the export market. These cars would be marketed to countries …
Proton shares drop
StarBiz reports Proton shares have dropped from RM8.35 to RM7.90, making it the second highest loser on the Bursa Malaysia yesterday. Traders was worried by the announcement that Proton was interested in …
Soaring Oil Prices Jokes
Here are some petrol price-related jokes. Should help give you a laugh and lighten your hearts while you pay for your petrol bills with heavy hearts.
Updates: Credit card payment for petrol
Looks like we consumers will not be affected much by the adjustments in the way fuel is sold with credit cards at petrol stations. Banks have agreed to reduce the charge imposed …
New Proton Savvy colour on the roads
There's new colour option for the Proton Savvy on the road. Looking back at my blog comments, one of my readers had already seen it as far back as early September. I …
Motorists to pay more for petrol by card
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shafie Apdal announced that motorists purchasing petrol at stations with a credit card would have to pay more for their petrol. He said a new …
R3 Amprex loses title due to fuel leaks
Proton R3 Amprex's Lotus Exige 300RR almost achieved victory in the G2 category of the Zhuhai FIA GT championship, but due to a fuel leak problem they lost the title to Belgian …
Proton to buy Passat and Sharan platforms
The Edge reports that Proton is looking into purchasing two Volkswagen platforms to produce it's own versions for the local market under the Proton badge. After the purchase, design and development would …
2006 Daihatsu Be-Go
The Daihatsu Be-Go is the production version of the Daihatsu D-Compact 4x4 which I've blogged about before. From concept to production in such a short time. The D-Compact 4X4 was shown at …
