NAP Review’s Hybrid Car Incentives
Now that most of the regional automotive manufacturing and assembly has gone to Thailand, the biggest buzzword that had been uttered repeatedly during the period where the NAP review was being formulated …
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The full NAP review text released by MITI
Here's the media release from MITI detailing every bit of the National Automotive Policy review. More stories on this issue to come later. By now you would probably already have seen this …
National Automotive Policy 2009 Review Results
UPDATED: The results of the National Automotive Policy review were revealed this morning at a media conference. The following are the updates I've been getting so far from various sources, this post …
Nissan Navara getting 6-speed manual transmission variant in Malaysia soon
Nissan will be adding two more variants to its Nissan Navara line-up soon, and both of them will be manual. The two manual models will be called the Standard and the SE. …
Myvi “Exclusive Edition” – showroom pix
Perodua has just launched the Myvi 1.3 Exclusive Edition which is now available for booking. We have visited an official distributor in Jalan Manis, Taman Segar Cheras and snapped away some images …
Perodua Myvi Exclusive Edition limited to 5,000 cars
As we reported earlier this week, Perodua has added one more variant to the Perodua Myvi range called the Perodua Myvi 1.3 Exclusive Edition. The Myvi Exclusive Edition is limited to a …
CBU Ford Mondeo 2.3 with 6-speed auto to land in Malaysia in November 2009
Malaysia will finally get Ford's D-segment sedan entry, the new Ford Mondeo sometime next month. Sime Darby Auto ConneXion has revealed that the Malaysian spec Mondeo will get a 161 PS 2.3 …
Budget 2010: what it means for Malaysian motorists
Our PM Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has just revealed the annual budget for the year 2010, which is his first since taking office on April 3rd 2009. The RM191.5 billion budget …
PM’s Budget 2010 speech text available here!
The Prime Minister has just announced his 2010 Budget and it contains a few interesting bits of information to do with the automotive industry and motoring in general. Look after the jump …
Honda Civic now available in Tafetta White
The Honda Civic is now available in Tafetta White, making it the third model in the Honda Malaysia line-up to offer the new colour. Both the 1.8 litre and 2.0 litre models …
Good news for blog readers – another four sets of Goodyear Duraplus to give away!
Goodyear's Duraplus giveaway which was held before the Raya holidays this year had received tremendous response from blog readers. In fact, there were so many entries that Goodyear had felt deserving that …
Malaysian Volvo S40 updated with 2.0 liter engine and Powershift twin clutch transmission!
Volvo has updated the specifications for the Volvo S40 here in Malaysia. The 2.4 litre engine has been replaced by a 2.0 litre unit which is essentially the Duratec unit found in …
New Volkswagen cars listed on Volkswagen Malaysia’s website
A delicious trio of the Volkswagen Scirocco, the Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk6 and the Volkswagen Passat CC are now listed on Volkswagen Malaysia's website with specifications though there are no prices yet. …
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia introduces Proven Exclusivity – a Certified Pre-Owned programme
The Mercedes-Benz E 280 Avantgarde AMG Sports Package that you see on the left is available for sale with just over 20,000km on the odometer for RM360,000. It's also got an official …
Naza to assemble ASEAN Peugeot 207 Sedan in Gurun from October 2010
Peugeot and Naza signed an MoU for the assembly of the Peugeot 207 Sedan in Paris today. Naza's plant in Gurun will be the production hub for the 207 Sedan for the …
Porsche Panamera range launched in Malaysia
The Porsche Panamera is now available from Auto Eurokars with a 2+2 year extended warranty. You can get either a Panamera S with a 6-speed manual, or the Panamera 4S and Panamera …
Rulers check out the new Proton Turbo engine
A turbocharged Campro engine in an Exora Prestige we saw back in July... Proton unveiled a turbocharged 1.6 litre engine to selected press in Norwich, UK earlier today while our King and …
Goodyear Duraplus Contest #1: Winners List
Initially when the Goodyear Duraplus contest was first announced, Goodyear was putting up one set of Duraplus tyres for a lucky and deserving winner to win. The entries poured in like crazy …
Four new BMW EfficientDynamics turbodiesel models now here in Malaysia!
BMW have launched four new diesel models here in Malaysia, complementing the existing X5 xDrive30d model. The four are the BMW 320d Sports, the BMW 520d Sports Edition, the BMW X3 xDrive20d …
Toyota Estima Hybrid now available from Naza
' There are currently only two car companies offering hybrid models officially here in Malaysia - Toyota and Honda. Despite the sensitive question of whether Malaysian technicians can maintain a complicated hybrid …