Forbes Automotive Turkeys of 2005
Forbes has published a list of the Automotive Turkeys of 2005. Turkeys, like lemons, are words used to describe failures. Maybe sales are bad. Maybe they fall apart after a few drives. Note that the […]
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SUV versus Cars crash tests
With the abundance of SUVs and trucks on the road these days, the issue of what would happen when a higher SUV bumper collides with a car. Most of the times, the car would slide […]
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Proton Audit
An audit has revealed there may be traces of bribery between Proton and the media when it comes to reviewing Proton cars. Apparently Proton had been very generous with the time spans it allows a […]
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Proton-VW updates: 40% stake in manufacturing arm?
Yet more updates on the Volkswagen-Proton parnership. The Malay Mail reports Volkswagen AG may buy 40% of Proton’s manufacturing arm, and assume management control over that unit. Proton’s board of directors had met up with […]
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Volkswagen Passat R GT
I previously blogged about the Volkswagen Jetta R GT concept, one of the three concept vehicles which Volkswagen AG unveiled at the 2005 SEMA show. Now let’s have a look at the second of the […]
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Proton Savvy Automated Manual Transmission
The Proton Savvy Automated Manual Transmission was launched yesterday. The car uses a manual transmission with a computer controlled clutch, supposedly supplied by Magneti Marelli, similiar to the Renault Quickshift 5 available in the Renault […]
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Volkswagen Jetta R GT
Volkswagen unveiled a series of vehicles under the R GT concept line for the 2005 SEMA auto show. This is the first of the three vehicles based on a Volkswagen Jetta. Let’s have a look […]
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HLG on the automotive industry share market
HLG Research expects non-national cars to make up 50% of car sales on the overall by 2007, and 47% by next year. HLG expects industry volume for both passenger and commercial vehicles to reach 562,380 […]
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Proton Celebrity Champion’s Drive
A special celebrity Champion’s Drive will be held at next week’s A1 Grand prix at the Sepang circuit. Malaysia’s A1 Team and Proton has organised a 10 lap race, which involves celebrities racing in Proton’s […]
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No made in Malaysia Lotus
In a strange change of events, Lotus and Proton technicians are dismantling Lotus equipment here for shipping back to the UK. Production for the Lotus Esprit V8, supposed to be built here has also been […]
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Proton reviews non-core investments
Sources say that Proton Holdings Bhd is reviewing it’s investments in MV Agusta Motor and the Lotus Group International. No decision made so far, but Proton might cut down on such investments that are non-core […]
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BMW M6 with 5.0 liter V10
BMW launched the M version of the 6-series in the UK – the BMW M6, powered by the same venerable 5 litre V10 engine found in the ultimate luxury sports sedan – the BMW M5. […]
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The Autobahn
Seeing that the post on the highway speed limit was quite hot, let’s have a look at the German Autobahn. The Autobahns are a series of highways in Germany, though there are some Autobahn-class highways […]
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GM’s Fast Lane
The automotive industry and the blogosphere has been fused with GM launching it’s new FastLane blog. GM says it’s FastLane blog is all about GM’s cars and trucks. GM also has another blog called the […]
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Mini Cooper vs Ford F-150 Crash Test
Let’s have a look at crash test results again shall we. These tests were done by the American Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS), an independent, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing the […]
