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  Volvo completes study of cordless charging for EVs

  29 October 2013 / 17 comments

  Some news on the inductive charging front. Volvo, working as part of a consortium of companies, has successfully completed a research project on cordless charging for electric cars and buses. The automaker supplied the car […]

   

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  Hybrid incentives to continue as set in NAP – MAI

  29 October 2013 / 58 comments

  Hybrid vehicle incentives are set to continue beyond the end of this year despite no mention on the matter in Budget 2014 and Budget 2013, reports Utusan Malaysia. Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) CEO Madani Sahari […]

   

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  Volkswagen Vento TSI introduced in India – the Polo Sedan gets 1.2 TSI, DSG and ESP

  29 October 2013 / 19 comments

  Volkswagen has given the Volkswagen Vento (known as the Polo Sedan in Malaysia) a third engine variant in India. It’s now available with a 1.2 litre TSI engine and a seven-speed dry-clutch DSG transmission (a […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: 2015 Mazda MX-5 mule lapping the ‘Ring

  29 October 2013 / 6 comments

  The next-generation 2015 Mazda MX-5 roadster has started its customary development cycle – pounding the Nurburgring – as shown in this set of photos taken by our European spies. There’s nothing much on show, as […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Mirage Hello Kitty Edition for Japan

  29 October 2013 / 22 comments

  Can you believe Hello Kitty is 40 years old? Neither can we, but to celebrate her birthday, Sanrio, the company who developed the famous cat character, has teamed up with Mitsubishi to create the Mitsubishi Mirage […]

   

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  New Volkswagen Polo hatch variant sighted at JPJ

  29 October 2013 / 73 comments

  Regular contributor Anol Alias has alerted us to a curious white Volkswagen Polo which has appeared at JPJ Putrajaya. It is quite different from the Polo TSI that’s on sale right now by Volkswagen Malaysia. […]

   

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  KLIMS13: Five concept cars confirmed, many launches

  28 October 2013 / 31 comments

  The Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show 2013 (KLIMS13) is less than a month away, and show organiser Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has confirmed that five concept cars will be present at PWTC from November 15-24. […]

   

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  Range Rover long wheelbase and new top-of-the-range Autobiography Black trim revealed

  28 October 2013 / 14 comments

  Land Rover has introduced the long-wheelbase Range Rover and new range-topping Autobiography Black spec. The former – the first long-wheelbase Rangie since the LSE of the early 1990s – will debut at the LA and […]

   

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  Volkswagen Georgetown opens on Jln Sungai Pinang

  28 October 2013 / 38 comments

  Volkswagen Georgetown opened its doors to the public over the weekend. Operated by Penang-based Goh Brothers Motor, the launch of VW Georgetown brings the total number of Volkswagen dealerships in Malaysia to 28. Appointed as […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Electric developing charging system which employs EVs as an electricity source during blackouts

  28 October 2013 / 4 comments

  Mitsubishi Electric is developing a solar-powered charger for electric cars, one which will be able to reroute electricity from the EV’s batteries into the home in the event of a blackout. The company is looking […]

   

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  AD: Quill Automobiles announces attractive financing plans for the BMW 316i and 328i, from RM1,988/month

  28 October 2013 / Comments are Disabled

  Here’s a little known fact: BMW vehicles are more attainable than you’d first think. Quill Automobiles, the largest BMW dealership in Malaysia, has a bevy of attractive sales and promotions for the latest BMW 3 […]

   

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  Toyota Fortuner updated: now with black cabin, Isofix

  28 October 2013 / 53 comments

  The Toyota Hilux pick-up truck received a minor local update last week, and now is the turn of its SUV sister, the Toyota Fortuner. The Fortuner, which has been around in latest facelift guise since […]

   

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  New Volvo Drive-E engine family debuts in Volvo S60

  28 October 2013 / 24 comments

  Volvo’s new engine family went into production at the company’s engine plant in Sweden earlier this year. The new engine family will help Volvo gain technical independence from companies like Ford, with which it currently […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz GLA Edition 1 – details revealed

  28 October 2013 / 7 comments

  You’ve seen the A 45 AMG Edition 1; now it’s high-rider time. The Mercedes-Benz GLA Edition 1 detailed here will be available to order in Europe from next month before the start of deliveries next March. Taking […]

   

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  New Range Rover Sport to attempt record desert run

  28 October 2013 / 2 comments

  This week, Land Rover will attempt to set the fastest recorded time for a land vehicle crossing of the ‘Empty Quarter’ – one of the harshest and most challenging desert environments on the planet, using […]

   

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