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  Vendors urge government to go ahead with voluntary scrapping

  10 July 2007 / 30 comments

  Kelab Vendor Perodua and Proton Vendors Association urges the government to go ahead immediately with plans to offer a voluntary scrapping scheme for motor vehicles more than 15 years old in return for RM5,000 rebates […]

   

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  Slow take-up for Automotive Development Fund

  10 July 2007 / 10 comments

  Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz says take-up for the Automotive Development Fund (ADF) is abit slow this year, with only two applications for working capital and machinery worth RM10 million […]

   

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  Joy with BMW Contest – Gwen Stefani tickets!

  9 July 2007 / 10 comments

  BMW is currently running the Joy with BMW contest, in which you can win a weekend trip with three friends with a unnamed new BMW car that’s going to be launched soon. The weekend trip […]

   

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  2008 Suzuki Splash

  8 July 2007 / 39 comments

  Back in 2004, a team of 10 Suzuki designers lived in Germany for 6 months to analyse European trends in cars, fashion, lifestyle and design. Suzuki wanted this data for the styling of a new […]

   

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  Apple to develop sat nav and in-car entertainment system for Mercedes Benz

  7 July 2007 / 15 comments

  Interface experts Apple is supposedly working on a satellite navigation interface cum in-car entertainment system for DaimlerChrysler to use in it’s Mercedes Benz cars. This new “iNav” (just guessing what it could be called, couldn’t […]

   

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  New Proton Savvy Lite – from RM33,549

  7 July 2007 / 125 comments

  Proton has launched a new Proton Savvy variant called the Proton Savvy Lite that comes in both 5-speed manual and 5-speed AMT automatic form. The report by Bernama is a little too vague and only […]

   

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  MITI now allows Open AP holders to import any car

  7 July 2007 / 32 comments

  The Ministry of International Trade and Industry has taken the Malaysian automotive industry a step backwards with a new policy that allows holders of Open APs to import any car they want, effective June 18 […]

   

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  2007 Mitsubishi Lancer in Malaysia Q3 2007?

  7 July 2007 / 28 comments

  Back last month, a reader of this blog sent in e-mails informing me that they spotted the 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer (called the Galant Fortis in Japan) at the Customs office in Putrajaya. No spyshots of […]

   

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  W204 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG

  5 July 2007 / 69 comments

  The new W204 C-Class now comes in AMG form as the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, a compact monster powered by a normally aspirated high 11.3:1 compression 6.3 litre V8 engine putting out 451 horsepower at 6,800rpm […]

   

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  Suzuki Swift CKD for RM71,943.50 to RM78,099.50

  4 July 2007 / 124 comments

  [ UPDATE: Click here to read a test drive report of the new locally assembled Suzuki Swift! ] The locally assembled Suzuki Swift was launched in 1 Utama today and goes for RM71,943.50 for the […]

   

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  Volkswagen Tiguan Promo Video

  4 July 2007 / 11 comments

  Volkswagen has posted this promotional video of the Volkswagen Tiguan on it’s Tiguan microsite. It shows two of the production models dressed in silver and red in motion. Thanks to reader Patrick Wassel for the […]

   

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  Knight Rider Movie Poster Fan Art

  4 July 2007 / 22 comments

  I previously blogged back in May 2006 about an upcoming Knight Rider movie, and most of your reactions in the comments showed that alot of the readers here are fans of the show. It’s expected […]

   

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  Lexus plans new hybrid car

  4 July 2007 / 8 comments

  Lexus is planning a new car for the 2009 model year that will only be offered with a hybrid drivetrain, much like Toyota’s Prius hybrid car. The new hybrid-only Lexus will be a C-segment car […]

   

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  Toyota develops Active Headrest system

  4 July 2007 / 16 comments

  Toyota’s newly developed Active Headrest system promises to reduce the possibility of neck injury during low-speed, rear impacts. A sensor built into the seat’s backrest recognizes when the occupant’s lower back presses against the backrest, […]

   

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  PSA Peugeot Citroen signs JV MoU with Hafei

  4 July 2007 / 13 comments

  PSA Peugeot Citroen has signed a MoU for a 50:50 joint venture with Chinese automotive manufacturer Hafei to manufacturer small people movers for the Chinese market at Hafei’s Shenzhen plant. I wonder if these people […]

   

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