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The Saab 9-4X first made its motor show rounds in 2008 as the 9-4X Biopower Concept. Now that the Swedish marque is alive and kicking under new ownership, it’s ready to debut the production version […]
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New Mercedes-Benz CLS official brochure leaked!
Up till now, all we’ve seen of the upcoming Mercedes Benz CLS were renderings and maybe spy shots. All that has changed as the official form of the CLS has been revealed to the world […]
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Nick Heidfeld leaves Mercedes GP to be Pirelli test driver
Mercedes GP Petronas has released Nick Heidfeld from his contract as the team’s Reserve Driver so that the German can take up the position of official test driver for Pirelli. The Italian tyremaker takes over […]
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Latest Mitsubishi Pajero 4X4 spotted in Shah Alam
[zenphotopress number=999 album=1415] This black real proper Mitsubishi Pajero (not the Pajero Sport) was spotted by Jack, a friend of mine. It had trade plates but didn’t have any form of disguise on it. Before […]
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Maruti Suzuki’s Indian market share dips below 50%, launches A-Star auto and CNG range as response
Maruti Suzuki saw India’s potential long before it became small car central, and is the undisputed market leader in the country of 1.18 billion people. However, homegrown brands and big players like Hyundai are beginning […]
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Proton starts “Professorship Program” with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to inculcate research culture
Proton and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore “strategic initiatives” in engineering and technology. The MoU was signed by Proton MD Dato’ Syed Zainal Abidin and UTM Vice […]
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South Africa strike to go on this week, exports crippled
The South African auto workers strike that started last week shows no signs of abating, as talks between the Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organization (AMEO) and the powerful National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) […]
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Lotus Evora S and Evora automatic due at Paris 2010
Coming soon – an Evora without a clutch pedal… A certain “e-mail malfunction” has revealed that Lotus will be unveiling two new variants of the Lotus Evora at its 10,000 square feet stand at the […]
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BHPetrol Infiniti Advanced2X 95 and 97 feature new German-engineered Advanced Additive Compound
Remember those print ads in the newspapers that say “German engineering at its best” or something like that? Quite a few readers have wrote in to ask about what the ad was talking about. Turns […]
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VW to CKD three models, roll out by first quarter of 2011
Here’s more news on the Volkswagen-DRB-Hicom local assembly project. There has been lots of guessing and counter guessing in our previous post revealing the deal, but we now know that there will be THREE models […]
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Jaguar XJ75 Platinum shows off customisation potential
Jaguar is 75 this year, and as part of a year long anniversary celebration, Jaguar’s design team has created this XJ75 Platinum Concept, a one-off that was displayed at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance Concept […]
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Valentino Rossi moves to Ducati, signs two-year deal
The rumours have been circulating for quite some time, but it’s now confirmed that the seven-time MotoGP champ has left Yamaha to join Ducati, signing a two-year deal with the Italian team. Rossi has been […]
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Ariel Atom spotted on a trailer in Cheras!
Our very own Harvinder Sidhu was strolling down the main road in Taman Lenseng Cheras yesterday when he suddenly did a double take at this durian stall just opposite the Petronas station. There was a […]
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Volkswagen to work with DRB-Hicom on CKD project!
Volkswagen has shown that its plans to assemble cars in Malaysia need not involve Proton or the national carmaker’s Tanjung Malim plant by inking a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DRB-HICOM “to collaborate on the […]
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Toyota, GM, BMW, Nissan affected in South African strikes
Automakers might have to scout for new “cheap labour” locations after South African auto workers joined their counterparts in China by launching a strike demanding for higher pay. Toyota, Nissan, GM and BMW were among […]