Proton to announce strategic tie-up by end April
Proton Holdings Bhd MD Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said today that the company is in talks with a foreign company for a strategic core alliance, which might involve selling a …
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2 new biodiesel plants
Two new biodiesel plants will be set up in Malaysia, one a RM74 million ringgit plant in Sabah and the other costing RM24 million, through partnerships between a US firm and local …
NAP After-Effects: Honda announces new prices
Honda has announced new prices for four of it's most popular models, the Honda City, Honda Accord, Honda Civic and Honda Jazz. These prices took effect on 23rd March 2006. The following …
Geely investment plans on hold again
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd is once again rethinking it's RM100 million investment plans in Malaysia. It was not very happy with the new National Automotive Policy which stated that any new foreign …
Corruption in the car industry
6 custom officers are being investigated for assisting car dealers to import vehicles using cloned or fake Approved Permits. Two are assistant directors while the other 4 are rank-and-file officers. These guys …
Proton and Chery discussing two-way partnership
More developments on Malaysia-China automotive industry relations. Previously there were rumours on Proton's involvement with Jinhua Youngman and Chery. Jinhua Youngman was believed to have entered a deal with Proton to assemble …
NAP After-Effects: Proton reduces prices further
Proton Edar Sdn Bhd and EON have published new price lists for Proton cars, lower than the prices previously announced. It's still not much, with the model with the largest price cut …
NAP After-Effects: Perodua extends price slash to baseline models
Perodua has announced that it's 4% price reduction will be extended to it's baseline Perodua Kancil EX660 and Perodua Kancil EX850 models. Previously it was decided it would not reduce prices for …
NAP After-Effects: Hyundai price drops
Oriental Holdings Bhd has announced price cuts for Hyundai cars between 1.42 and 10.73 percent. Models affected are the Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Elantra and the Hyundai Accent. The Sonata's price has dropped …
Chevrolet Optra Estate
Malaysians have not seen a low-end to mid-range stationwagon since the days of the Nissan AD Resort. We do have station wagons, but they are in the form of the Volvo XCC …
Geely CK1 Freedom Cruiser
Zhejiang Geely Automotive Company will go ahead with the assembly of it's Geely CK1, or Geely Freedom Cruiser here in Malaysia. It will be assembled by Information Gateway Corporation Sdn Bhd. Production …
NAP After-Effects: Nissan slashes prices up to 15%
Edaran Tan Chong Motor announced price cuts of between 3% to 15% for Nissan cars with immediate effect under the new National Automotive Policy tax rates. The Nissan Sentra will be cheaper …
NAP After-Effects: New prices for Proton cars
Proton has posted new prices of Proton cars on their website. This is for Proton Edar. EON managing director Datuk Syed Hisham Syed Wazir said it has yet to receive an updated …
Naza to launch NX-01 and NX-02 within two months
Naza Automotive Manaufacturing Sdn Bhd will be rolling out two new non-KIA models in the next two months. Codenames, NX-01 and NX-02, they will be built at Naza's plants in Gurun and …
NAP After-Effects: Volvo slashes prices up to 7%
Volvo Cars Malaysia has announced price reductions of up to 7% for Volvo cars in Malaysia. This translates to price cuts of between RM10,000 to RM20,000. The Volvo XC90 SUV's price will …
Drive-in massage parlours for North-South Highway users
Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu opened today Malaysia's first drive-in "massage parlour" rest stop in Malaysia, situated along the North-South Highway. The "massage parlour" is equipped with automatic massage chairs. …
Updates on Satria Replacement Model from Proton Cars Australia
GoAuto carries some news on Proton's model timeline for the Australian market, which could give us a guideline on when models will be released on our own shores. Probably take off a …
MKN Motorsports pitching for Hybrid APs
MKN Motorsports Sdn Bhd is pitching for APs to import hybrid cars like the Toyota Harrier Hybrid and the Toyota Alphard Hybrid into Malaysia. MKN Motorsports currently imports luxury cars and sells …
NAP After-Effects: Perodua slashes prices by 4%
An update on Perodua's price cuts. Instead of the previously reported figures, car prices will be slashed by 4% for it's Myvi, Kelisa, Kenari and Kancil models except for the Kancil EX660 …
DRB-HICOM aggresive CKD plans
DRB-HICOM plans to aggresively start CKD operations following the announcement of the National Automotive Policy in order to capitalise on new opportunities and incentives that arise directly or indirectly through the new …
