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  Ducati Monster 795: Sneak peak available at Lot 10, KL

  12 October 2011 / 15 comments

  Next Bike Sdn Bhd, official distributor for Ducati in Malaysia, has been given the honour of launching Ducati’s latest model for the Asian market. The unveiling will happen on 20 October. In the meantime, they […]

   

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  VIDEO: Proton’s ‘Transporter’ and his precious cargo!

  11 October 2011 / 59 comments

  Yours truly was in Singapore last month to watch the only night race in the F1 calendar. It was a great weekend of not only track action, but carnival fun, since the Singapore GP is […]

   

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  Gerard Lopez’s Genii Capital to buy into Group Lotus?

  10 October 2011 / 43 comments

  The latest rumours surrounding Group Lotus, which is a fully owned subsidiary of Proton, is that Genii Capital will be buying into the sportscar maker. Headed by Gerard Lopez, Genii Capital is the owner of […]

   

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  Citroen DS4 at Brooklands Sungai Besi – launching soon?

  10 October 2011 / 48 comments

  Reader Theyson snapped some pics of this Citroen DS4 at Brooklands Motors’ Sungai Besi HQ in KL. We can’t confirm, but according to him, this sole unit is brought in for JPJ testing purposes, which […]

   

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  4 lucky winners heading to Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi in the Shell Helix Ferrari World Challenge

  8 October 2011 / 1 comment

  Earlier today the finals for this year’s Shell Helix Ferrari World Challenge was held at Berjaya Times Square where fifteen finalist went head to head through a series of eight challenges at the shopping mall’s […]

   

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  Toyota Fortuner facelift launched – from RM168k to RM182k

  7 October 2011 / 129 comments

  UMW Toyota today introduced its facelifted Fortuner – the four-wheel drive SUV, which made its debut at the Indonesian International Motor Show in July, features exterior and interior cosmetic enhancements as well as additional features. […]

   

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  Budget 2012: Other motoring and transport-related news

  7 October 2011 / 44 comments

  It has certainly been a rather comprehensive budget. Aside from the announcements regarding the assistance for individual budget taxi owners and the continuation of incentives for hybrid cars until December 31, 2013, there were other […]

   

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  Budget 2012: Individual budget taxi owners to get assistance

  7 October 2011 / 18 comments

  In a bid to improve the lot of individual budget taxi owners, who are facing difficulties arising from increased operating costs and, in many cases, utilising vehicles that have exceeded their economic life, the Government […]

   

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  Budget 2012: Petroleum product subsidies continue as is

  7 October 2011 / 35 comments

  Among the items mentioned in Budget 2012 is the continuance of subsidies for petroleum products. For every litre of RON 95, the actual price is RM2.75, and the price of RM1.90 at the pump translates […]

   

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  Budget 2012: Hybrid car incentives extended till 2013!

  7 October 2011 / 117 comments

  This just in. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also Finance Minister, is reading his Budget 2012 speech at the moment, and he has already touched on something that involves the auto […]

   

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  New Chevrolet Colorado double cab coming in December!

  7 October 2011 / 16 comments

  Yesterday, we posted on the all new Chevrolet Colorado pick up truck, which made its world debut in Thailand. Looking very much like the Colorado Show Truck from the Bangkok Motor Show, Thai sales of […]

   

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  Cool prizes await you in the Castrol EDGE Car Club Contest

  6 October 2011 / 0 comments

  Following the Castrol EDGE Nurburgring Experience Car Club Challenge which proved to be a success, Castrol has launched yet another contest specially for the local car clubs. Called the Castrol EDGE Car Club Contest, it […]

   

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  Perodua to acquire Yayasan Melaka land for new 3S Centre

  6 October 2011 / 0 comments

  Earlier today, Perodua entered into an agreement with Yayasan Melaka to acquire a piece of land at Kota Hang Tuah Jaya, Ayer Keroh, Melaka. This piece of property, measuring 1.77 hectares, will be used to […]

   

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  B5 biodiesel debuts in Kuala Lumpur, at 247 stations

  6 October 2011 / 27 comments

  The roll-out of palm oil-based B5 biodiesel for the central region continued today, with the introduction of the fuel for the Federal Territory. The event to mark the introduction was held at a BHPetrol station […]

   

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  Perodua expects to ink agreement with Proton on strategic collaboration by year-end or early 2012

  6 October 2011 / 102 comments

  According to Bernama, Perodua says it expects to ink a collaboration agreement with Proton later this year or by early 2012. The company says it has had meetings with Proton at the highest level, and […]

   

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