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While the world is quite a long way away from speeder bikes like those seen in the “Star Wars” movies, US firm Jetpack Aviation (JPA) has successfully hover tested the Speeder flying motorcycle. Still in […]
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2021 smart EQ fortwo Racing Green Edition unveiled
smart has just launched the new EQ fortwo coupé Racing Green Edition in the UK, and it is now available to order from £25,495 (RM148k). The automaker did not reveal its exact production figure, but […]
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2022 Honda Civic soon to launch in Thailand, will Malaysia get it this year? We look at past precedents
The new 11th-generation Honda Civic was revealed to the world back in April, but today’s Thai-market teaser means that the C-segment sedan will soon be arriving in Southeast Asia. More importantly for us, it also […]
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Geely Xingyue L flagship SUV officially launched in China – 2.0T, L2 autonomous, hybrid coming soon
Geely has officially launched Xingyue L in its home market. The flagship model, dubbed as the most advanced SUV ever to be launched by Geely, made its bow at an event in Hangzhou, the carmaker’s […]
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Toyota halts Olympics-related TV commercials in Japan following increase in Covid-19 infections
Toyota will not be airing any Olympics-themed television commercials on Japanese TV networks in light of the rise in Covid-19 infections and the increasingly polarised public sentiment in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics host country, AP […]
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Volvo to take full ownership of its operations in China – first major non-Chinese automaker to get full control
Volvo Cars has just announced that it will be taking complete ownership of its manufacturing plants and sales operations in China, following an agreement to acquire parent company Geely Holding’s shares in their joint venture […]
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Aston Martin reveals 2022 MY updates for the DB11, DBS, DBX and Vantage, along with new configurator
Aston Martin has revealed some significant vehicle updates for the 2022 model year along with a new and improved car configurator, the latter of which we’ll talk about shortly. Starting with the DB11, the entry-level […]
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Mercedes-Benz Malaysia announces Sagree Sardien as its new president and CEO, replaces Claus Weidner
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) has announced the appointment of Sagree Sardien as its new president and CEO. She replaces Claus Weidner, who has been in the post since 2015. Sardien, who assumed the role on June […]
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Volkswagen Group sold 170,939 electric vehicles in 1H 2021 – ID.4 is bestseller; Audi e-tron, Taycan in top five
The Volkswagen Group has just announced its first half sales figures for electrified cars. For the first six months of 2021, the group sold a total of 170,939 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) globally across its family […]
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Audi A1 to be discontinued after current generation
The Audi A1 will not have a direct successor when it eventually bows out of production, Audi CEO Markus Duesmann has confirmed to Automotive News Europe. This is because the ever-tightening emissions regulations, along with […]
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Proton X70 SE gets teased again – launch tomorrow
After releasing a teaser video for the new Proton X70 Special Edition (SE) on Monday, the national carmaker followed up by releasing another just yesterday (and again later today). We don’t actually get to see […]
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Malaysian rubber industry output down 20%, worse to come – urges govt to allow operations in NRP Phase 1
The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented crisis in the rubber sector, and has given “an immediate and immense shock” to the industry since March 2020, according to the Malaysian Rubber Products Manufacturers’ Association (MRPMA), […]
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All-new Honda Civic launching in Thailand on August 6
The all-new Honda Civic will make its launch debut in Thailand on August 6, 2021, just over three months after the 11th-generation C-segment sedan was first revealed in the United States back in April. Compared […]
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1969 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 expertly recreated as a 1:8 scale model by Amalgam Collection – RM55k
Ford fans will certainly be familiar with the GT40, which was the race car that humbled Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, securing four back-to-back victories at the famous endurance race from 1966 […]
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Aston Martin DB11, Vantage to go fully electric fr 2025
Yet more news of looming disontinuation of multi-cylinder internal combustion engines, as the next-generation Aston Martin DB11 and Vantage will be the next from the British sports car maker to become fully electric, reports Automotive […]