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  Lexus Malaysia reaches 1,000-unit sales milestone

  9 September 2010 / 49 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor’s Lexus Malaysia division recently reached the milestone of 1,000 units sold since the premium brand was officially launched here at the end of 2006. The 1,000th unit was a Lexus RX 350. […]

   

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  Stick to the law, JPJ is watching via army of MMS snipers!

  9 September 2010 / 91 comments

  While we use our camera phones to bring you spyshots, many have been using them to catch traffic offenders in action. Bernama reports that the Road Transport Department (JPJ) has received 26,880 picture-attached complaints via […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Pajero launch confirmed, open for booking now

  8 September 2010 / 42 comments

  Readers of this blog would already know that the Mitsubishi Pajero is coming back to Malaysia, and Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has confirmed that the launch is set for the end of this month. Order […]

   

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  Naza seeks to be regional production hub for GM Chevrolet

  6 September 2010 / 41 comments

  Naza, GM’s latest Malaysian partner, is aiming to be much more than just an importer and distributor of Chevrolet cars in the country; the company wants to be the ASEAN production hub for GM. This […]

   

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  DRB-HICOM to manufacture Westfield sports cars in Malaysia, parts and CKD kits to be exported to UK

  6 September 2010 / 36 comments

  DRB-HICOM and Potenza Sports Cars Ltd, owner and manufacturer of Westfield cars, have entered into a joint venture agreement that will result in the production of a new line of eco-friendly and affordable sports cars […]

   

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  Malaysian Nabil Jeffri is the youngest ever F1 test driver

  3 September 2010 / 84 comments

  The Lotus Racing team and a young Malaysian have made it into Formula One’s history books. 16-year old Nabil Jeffri became the youngest ever F1 test driver when he stepped into the Lotus T127 at […]

   

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  Mitsubishi ASX coming to Malaysia in Q4 2010!

  2 September 2010 / 148 comments

  As previously mentioned in our Pajero review, Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) is a very busy company, with few fully imported offerings slated for launch from now till the end of 2010. The Pajero will make […]

   

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  New Audi service centre at Jalan Chan Sow Lin, KL

  2 September 2010 / 22 comments

  Audi distributor Euromobil has opened a new service centre located along Jalan Chan Sow Lin, Kuala Lumpur. The new facility spans a total area of 17,900 square feet and is equipped with five service bays […]

   

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  Volvo S60 coming in 2011, possibly with T3/T4 GTDi engines

  2 September 2010 / 54 comments

  The all new Volvo S60 is coming our way “in 2011” according to Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM). The statement from VCM also mentions the “possibility of offering the T3 and/or T4 for future Volvo models […]

   

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  Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 LT Test Drive Review

  29 August 2010 / 81 comments

  Chevrolet like Ford, is looking to downsize on costs by introducing one model globally. First in their global range of cars is the Chevrolet Cruze, which is named so in most of the countries it […]

   

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  Alfa Romeo 159 TI 3.2 V6 auto spotted at SDAC showroom!

  28 August 2010 / 24 comments

  We have an interesting piece of news for ‘Alfaholics’ out there! Upon a quick visit at Sime Darby AutoConnexion’s showroom in Petaling Jaya, we stumbled upon a new 159 variant that is likely to be […]

   

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  3M Authorised Car Centres for your 3M Crystalline tint

  27 August 2010 / 145 comments

  3M is a seriously huge chemical company and unknowingly most of us are exposed to 3M products everyday, everywhere. Apparently even the highway signboards have something to do with 3M, and I swear by 3M […]

   

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  Goodyear introduces new SUV/4X4 tyre – Wrangler AT/SA

  26 August 2010 / 19 comments

  Goodyear Malaysia has a new SUV/4X4 tyre in its range – the Wrangler AT/SA. If you’re wondering, AT stands for All Terrain and SA is short for SilentArmor technology. Sounds tough, and it is. The […]

   

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  Toyota Corolla Altis with Dual VVT-i launching soon!

  26 August 2010 / 426 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor’s website has been updated to include details on the impending arrival of the facelifted Toyota Corolla Altis. This mid-life update brings us a new top of the range model – the Corolla […]

   

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  First image of Lotus-badged EMAS global small car

  24 August 2010 / 347 comments

  Proton yesterday unveiled some new images of the Proton EMAS Concept alongside with a Lotus-badged version. Both cars will be aimed at very different markets, with different powertrain combinations, while still sharing the same basic […]

   

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