2nd generation Nissan X-Trail in Thailand soon!
Here’s some interesting news – the 2nd generation Nissan X-Trail that has been around since year 2007 is making its debut in Thailand in Q1 2010. The photo you see above is of the new […]
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VW Cars no longer Volkswagen dealer
Volkswagen Malaysia announced yesterday that VW Cars Sdn Bhd was no longer an authorised dealer of Volkswagen cars in Malaysia. This is some interesting news as VW Cars is one of the more prominent Volkswagen […]
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Italdesign-Giugiaro hired for Persona Replacement
Proton MD Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin has revealed in an interview with Business Times that the Italian design company contracted to develop Proton’s next C-segment sedan is in fact Italdesign-Giugiaro SpA. Giugiaro (founded 1968) has […]
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Nissan Navara 6-speed manual now in Malaysia!
400Nm of torque and a 6-speed manual transmission. I could be referring to the new BMW M3. Or the new manual Nissan Navara which has just been introduced in Malaysia, joining its 5-speed auto ‘Mother […]
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Honda Stream RSZ Facelift now in Malaysia
Honda has brought in the new facelifted version of the Honda Stream RSZ. Of course being facelifted there are changes with the vehicle’s looks. The front end has a new honeycomb design with a chrome […]
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New batch of Honda Civic Type R on a trailer
The last unit of the last batch of Honda Civic Type R was sold by Honda Global Amity Sdn Bhd to a 8GCC club member, so if you were in the market for one in […]
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Vehicle scrap policy scrapped… for now
MITI has gone back on its decision to implement a Vehicle End-of-Life Policy for now. An intention to implement such a policy had been announced when the ministry released its NAP Review 2009 earlier this […]
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Perodua D46T MPV set for Nov 23rd launch
Click for enlarged image Perodua held a media test drive for the new Perodua D46T MPV this morning somewhere in Putrajaya. I’ve tried it out and will share my findings with you after the MPV’s […]
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Perodua gets new MD from UMW Toyota
Perodua’s Datuk Syed Hafiz will not be renewing his contract at the end of the year. Replacing him as the top man at Perodua will be another UMW man – Tuan Haji Aminar Rashid Salleh, […]
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Annual vehicle inspection for road tax renewal implementation start date not set yet for now
MITI has posted a statement on its new MITI blog clarifying a few points in the NAP Review, specifically the end-of-life policy and the annual inspection for road tax renewal. Hopefully this will clear some […]
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NAP Review: 15 year old car annual inspection precursor to full Vehicle End of Life Policy
Under Section E Part VI of the NAP Review, the government revealed that it would be implementing a full Vehicle End of Life policy which would come in stages. A roadmap will be formulated by […]
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Juicy details about Proton’s future plans revealed
The Edge as always has a very interesting and revealing interview with Proton’s managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir. The ex-Perodua man has been at Proton’s helm for about 4 years now […]
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Naza Picanto: latest facelift now in Malaysia
This is the new Naza Picanto, just launched by Naza Kia Sdn Bhd a few days ago at The Curve. Yes, this is the CKD Picanto that was previously called the Naza Suria, but now […]
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NAP Review’s Hybrid Car Incentives
Now that most of the regional automotive manufacturing and assembly has gone to Thailand, the biggest buzzword that had been uttered repeatedly during the period where the NAP review was being formulated was hybrid cars […]
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The full NAP review text released by MITI
Here’s the media release from MITI detailing every bit of the National Automotive Policy review. More stories on this issue to come later. By now you would probably already have seen this embedded document viewer […]
