Perodua to enter used car market
Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) is set to follow Toyota's footsteps with TopMark and venture into the used-car business in a year's time. Perodua Managing Director Syed Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar …
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Proton says Indonesian plant not for sale!
Proton has clarified that it's US$24 million Cikarang plant in Jakarta is not for sale. Proton Managing Director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said The Jakarta Post's report is inaccurate, and …
Assorted Proton announcements
Proton has made a few announcements today, let me go through them one by one. They're mostly to do with memorandum of understanding and intent signed with other companies. Proton reports that …
Budget 2007 for the automotive industry
All of us have at least some reason to be glad with the new Budget 2007. The absurd idea of scrapping motor vehicles above 10/15 years of age was not implemented in …
Proton back in red, puts Indonesian plant on sale
Proton Holdings Bhd is back in the red again, with a Q1 2006 loss of RM58.65 million on RM1.42 billion revenue, higher than the corresponding quarter last year, where Q1 2005 losses …
Inokom to assemble Hyundai Mighty
Sime Darby Bhd unit Inokom Corp Sdn Bhd will be investing a total sum of RM 10 million on a new assembly line for the Hyundai Mighty, Hyundai's best selling commercial vehicle. …
Car scrapping policy – 15 years?
I am driving a 1984 Nissan Sunny 130Y. The original engine was a single overhead cam carburetted 8 valve 1.3 litre engine called the E13. It made about 65 horsepower. It still …
Volkswagen and EON close to dealership deal
Volkswagen and Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad (EON) are said to be close to signing off a dealership deal for the distribution of Volkswagen cars in Malaysia by the latter company. EON had …
Proton in talks for Thai distribution
Proton is in talks with a major Thai car distributorship for the distribution of Proton cars in Thailand, with black and white set to be signed before 2006 is up. This distributor …
Audi A4 1.8T available in Malaysia
UPDATE: This is news of the B7 A4 1.8T launched in 2006. Read the latest news on the launching of the B8 Audi A4 1.8 TFSI in Malaysia. Audi has introduced a …
Toyota and Subaru to work on B-segment car
Subaru has had enormous success with their recent small car, the Subaru Stella in Japan. Subaru had originally set a target for 5,000 units per month in orders for the Stella, but …
Honda Malaysia Racing Team’s MME Civic
For fans of the new 2006 Honda Civic, you will be able to see race-prepared versions of them in action at the 12-hour Merdeka Millenium Endurance race (MME) 2006 at Sepang International …
IGC to start Geely assembly in October 2006
Information Gateway Corp Sdn Bhd (IGC) and Geely will start assembling Geely cars in a plant near Kuantan in October 2006, beginning with the Geely CK sedan. This will make Malaysia the …
MAA wants car scrapping policy!
The automotive market has been growing for the past 8 years, but has slowed down this year. Reasons for this slowdown was quoted to be more stringent hire purchase requirements and the …
Rafidah says we are entitled to 5% CEPT rates
Trade Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz disagrees with Thailand's decision to not give Malaysian imports the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) rate of 5%, instead keeping it at a higher 20% …
2006 Audi A3 Sportback in Malaysia
Most of you know and love the Volkswagen Golf GTI, so here's it's more luxurious sibling based on the same chassis. Euromobil Sdn Bhd launched the new 2006 Audi A3 Sportback in …
Audi CBU Cars New Pricelist
These are the new post-NAP prices for Audi cars in Malaysia sold by Euromobil Sdn Bhd, last updated on the 8th of August 2006. The prices have gone up across the model …
3,000 Proton Wira taxis for Indonesia
PT Proton Edar Internasional Indonesia (PEII) has managed to secure orders for 3,000 Proton Wira cars to be used as taxis around Indonesia. These orders are from various major cities of the …
Proton sales up 21% in July
Proton's car registrations with the Road Transport Department went up 21% to 10,018 cars in July compared to 8,328 cars in June - effectively increasing it's total industry volume in July to …
New Honda Jazz Facelift in Malaysia
Malaysia's hottest CBU hatchback has just undergone a mid-life facelift. This was pretty much expected since rival company Toyota launched the Toyota Yaris hatch a few months ago, so Honda has to …
