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  Volkswagen Touareg TDI launched, VGM’s first diesel entry – 3.0L V6, 245 PS, 550 Nm, RM488,888

  1 November 2012 / 47 comments

  Volkswagen Group Malaysia (VGM) officially launched the Volkswagen Touareg TDI in Petaling Jaya this morning. The TDI-engined SUV is the first ever diesel offering by VGM, and opens the possibility of more oil burners coming […]

   

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  Hyundai Tucson Executive Plus introduced, quietly

  1 November 2012 / 79 comments

  It looks like an “Executive Plus” spec of the Hyundai Tucson has been introduced here, quietly, with no press release. We first saw such a car in an oto.my ad, before going to Hyundai’s official […]

   

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  James Bond’s SKYFALL to make its Malaysian cinema debut tomorrow!

  31 October 2012 / 9 comments

  James Bond – A name from espionage’s fictional world that is instantly recognisable by many, from all walks of life. Also codenamed 007, it is a fictional character created by Ian Flemming in 1953 which […]

   

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  Hyundai-Sime Darby opens new 3S centre in Ipoh

  31 October 2012 / 7 comments

  Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors has opened the Korean brand’s first 3S centre in Ipoh. Located at 130-132, Jalan Lahat, the 3S centre is operated by Sime Darby Auto Hyundai (SDAH), a subsidiary of Sime Darby Motors. […]

   

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  Clear Marque is new Volvo dealer, Jln Kuching outlet

  31 October 2012 / 8 comments

  Volvo Car Malaysia has appointed Clear Marque Sdn Bhd as its latest authorised dealer. Clear Marque, headed by Datuk Tan Hoe Pin, executive director of Wawasan TKH, will begin operations by mid-November with a dealership […]

   

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  KL MRT: Trial closure on SPRINT for another week

  31 October 2012 / 5 comments

  More MRT news. Following the trial closure of the left most lane on SPRINT highway on Monday, October 29, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation is set to do a second round on the same stretch, this […]

   

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  Nissan Almera officially launched: RM66.8k to 79.8k!

  30 October 2012 / 266 comments

  Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has officially launched the Nissan Almera into our market at an event held at One World Hotel. With four variants competitively priced between RM64,887 and RM77,549 (OTR without insurance), we […]

   

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  Hitz FM’s Ean is 10,000th Honda hybrid owner

  30 October 2012 / 45 comments

  Hitz FM radio announcer Tengku Mohd Ean Nasrun, better known as Ean, recently became the owner of the 10,000th Honda hybrid in Malaysia – a CR-Z. He was rewarded with a two-day, one-night getaway package as […]

   

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  No AES implementation in all four PR states for now

  30 October 2012 / 151 comments

  According to news reports, all four Pakatan Rakyat-led states have deferred the implementation of the Automated Enforcement System (AES) until further discussions and consultation have been carried out. The state governments wanted more details on […]

   

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  BMW C600 Sport, C650 GT maxi scooters launched

  30 October 2012 / 28 comments

  BMW Group Malaysia has launched the C600 Sport and C650 GT maxi scooters, priced at RM65,000 and RM68,800 (OTR without insurance) respectively. Both Motorrad models are powered by the same 647cc inline twin-cylinder that produces […]

   

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  Proton and Honda ink collaboration agreement

  29 October 2012 / 430 comments

  It’s official – it was earlier reported that DRB-Hicom was set to announce a Japanese strategic partner for Proton today evening. That deal has now been finalised, and our guess as to which automaker of […]

   

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  Proton: DRB-Hicom set to announce automaker’s Japanese strategic partner today

  29 October 2012 / 94 comments

  According to a report, DRB-Hicom has selected a Japanese carmaker as Proton’s first foreign strategic partner, and that partnership is set to be announced in Japan later today. The report by Business Times doesn’t name […]

   

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  Proton Putra: rendering of a Prevé-based coupe

  29 October 2012 / 91 comments

  Click to enlarge. Proton coupe fans, this one’s for you. Automotive manipulator Theophilus Chin has come up with renderings of a new Proton Putra coupe, based on Prevé lines. It has certainly been a while […]

   

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  Gov’t says no plans to reduce excise duties on cars

  29 October 2012 / 248 comments

  The government has reiterated that that there is no plan to reduce the excise duty of imported and locally-manufactured cars, currently estimated at about RM7 billion a year. Doing so will have a significant impact […]

   

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  KL MRT: Trial closure of slow lane on SPRINT stretch

  27 October 2012 / 27 comments

  If you’re a regular SPRINT highway user, this may be of interest – to facilitate construction of the KL Mass Rapid Transit system, the leftmost lane on the highway, from the Bukit Kiara junction to […]

   

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