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2010 was a good year for the Volkswagen Group, which shifted more than seven million vehicles for the first time ever. In total, the Group delivered 7.14 million vehicles to customers, a 13.5% increase of […]
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smart fortwo lightshine edition – tarting up tiny, again!
You’d figure that something already as cute as a button doesn’t really need to be transmogrified, but why deprive good marketing when the opportunity presents itself? Case in point – the smart fortwo cdi, which […]
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Hyundai Veloster right-hand drive conversion confirmed
The Hyundai Veloster is one of the main stars of Detroit 2011. As an affordable coupe with lots of tech, striking looks and a unique “third door”, it was bound to be a hit at […]
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BMW and Mercedes sell 1.46 mil and 1.16 mil vehicles in 2010 – up by 13.6% and 15.3% respectively
While Malaysia proved to be a good stomping ground last year for BMW and Mercedes-Benz, with a record year being posted by both, the larger scope also had both German carmakers going great guns in […]
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Audi A1 quattro prototype plays with snow in Montreal
Click to enlarge This Audi A1 quattro prototype was caught stretching its four paws in the snow in Montreal. The one-off development car is part of the ‘Fascination of quattro’ event taking place in the […]
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Driven the ‘Ring in GT5? Now a chance to experience it live in a 414 horsepower BMW M3!
Join the Castrol EDGE Experience Nurburgring contest for a chance at winning a trip to the Nurburgring to drive a high performance BMW M3 on its legendary tarmac. No purchase necessary. Find out more by […]
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Next generation Kia Rio to be unveiled at Geneva
These set of sketches are a teaser for the upcoming next generation Kia Rio, set to be launched at the 2011 Geneva International Motor Show. The new Rio is longer, lower and wider than the […]
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ZF develops 9-speed auto tranny – when eight isn’t enough
Bigger, better, faster, more. Such is the world we live in now that something like the automatic transmission for the passenger car has a composed madness about it. 6-speed? Antiquated. Seven? Passe, man. 8 then? […]
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Perodua achieves record sales in 2010: 5-year old Myvi is still Malaysia’s best selling car, Alza leads the MPV charts
Click to enlarge We just got back from Perodua’s headquarters in Sg Choh, where the carmaker released its sales figures for 2010. And it comes as no surprise that Perodua has ended last year as […]
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Mercedes-Benz confirms SLS AMG E-Cell series production
Just about everything is going down the electric path, commercially speaking – the next up to bat is the SLS AMG E-Cell. Mercedes-Benz confirmed in Detroit that it would be putting the car into series […]
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F1 has taken an ugly turn, says an unhappy Jarno Trulli
Team Lotus’ Jarno Trulli is an unhappy man. How do we know? Our man Harvinder caught up with the veteran Italian driver recently and managed to coax this out of him: “It has been so […]
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A record year for both BMW and Mercedes-Benz in Malaysia
Well, it looks as if the premium segment passenger car market in the country is well and truly alive, if the numbers are anything to go by. Both BMW Group Malaysia and Mercedes-Benz Malaysia have […]
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Branson’s stewardess duty delayed due to skiing injury
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson is supposed to serve on an AirAsia X flight as stewardess after his Virgin Racing team lost out to Tony Fernandes’ Lotus Racing. The Malaysian AirAsia boss selected a London-Kuala […]
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Johnson Controls ie:3 – showing off tomorrow’s tech today
Detroit isn’t just about new cars – there’s plenty of working-in-the-background technology as well as future ideas and solutions to be found, though many a time they’re presented in such an unglamorous manner they tend […]
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Ford unveils C-MAX Energi and C-MAX Hybrid at NAIAS – both arrive in the US market in 2012, and Europe in 2013
It was with the arrival of the C-MAX to American shores that Ford also showed what plans it had for the platform – both in the US and Europe – with the unveiling of two […]