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  Geely Freedom Cruiser assembled in Malaysia

  7 March 2006 / 16 comments

  Zhejiang Geely Automotive Company is China’s biggest privately-owned automaker and specialises in making budget cars for first-time buyers like it’s 1.3 litre Geely Merrie which looks like a mutated Mercedes Benz and the 1.6 litre […]

   

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  Naza and KIA sign MoU for training centre

  7 March 2006 / 3 comments

  Naza Kia Academy Sdn Bhd and Kia Motors Corp signed a memorandum of understanding last Friday to make Naza’s RM 21 million academy one of Kia’s overseas training centres. The Naza Kia Academy will serve […]

   

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  MV Agusta stake sale complete

  3 March 2006 / 3 comments

  A statement has been given by Proton Berhad regarding the completion of the sale of it’s stake in MV Agusta SpA to Gevi SpA on 1st March 2006. As of 1st March 2006, Proton has […]

   

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  Mercedes Benz popular among youth

  3 March 2006 / 35 comments

  Hmm. According to Naza Group head honcho Tan Sri Nasimudin S.M. Amin, Mercedes Benz is now getting popular with youths as young as 22 years old, especially the C and A class (though the source […]

   

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  Volkswagen in talks with Cycle and Carriage Bintang

  1 March 2006 / 17 comments

  Volskwagen AG is in talks with Cycle and Carriage Bintang Bhd for a dealership agreement. Cycle and Carriage Bintang currently distributes Mazda, Peugeot and Mercedes Benz marques in Malaysia. Well, looks like there we have […]

   

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  Perodua targets 27 percent market share

  1 March 2006 / 16 comments

  Perodua aims to increase it’s automotive market share to 27 percent from the 25.3 percent it achieved in 2005. The latest Perodua Myvi waiting list statistics – 90,000 bookings so far, 45,000 delivered and 45,000 […]

   

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  Shafie: No more petrol price hikes this year

  28 February 2006 / 50 comments

  In a news flash by The Star, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Shafie Apdal has given assurance to the rakyat that there would be no more petrol price increases this year, following the steep […]

   

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  Proton Updates: Q3 Profitable

  28 February 2006 / 28 comments

  Proton Holdings Bhd reported a net profit of RM86.51 million in Q3 which ended on December 31 2005, thanks to higher car sales and lower debt provisions. This is good, compared to the RM154.33 loss […]

   

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  Petrol prices up – RM1.92 for RON97

  28 February 2006 / 120 comments

  I got a news flash from The Star’s SMS alert regarding a petrol price hike effective from Tuesday onwards, which is tomorrow. The journey home was pretty jam packed, with queues at every petrol station […]

   

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  Recycled APs used to import vehicles

  26 February 2006 / 7 comments

  New scandal related to Approved Permits! The Royal Customs Department has uncovered 105 luxury cars worth nearly RM50 million which were imported using “recycled” APs while doing a routing inspection of 142 vehicles at the […]

   

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  UMW Toyota to release new model in 2 months

  24 February 2006 / 28 comments

  UMW Toyota managing director David Chen said in an interview that Toyota would be introducing several new models this year. They will be CBU units as previously reported, and the first will come in 2 […]

   

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  Tan Chong’s plans for Nissan in 2006

  22 February 2006 / 11 comments

  Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd’s plans for 2006 includes introducing new models – the Nissan Teana luxury sedan and the Nissan Murano luxury crossover SUV. This is part of Edaran Tan Chong Motors’ strategy […]

   

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  UMW Holdings profits up 67 percent

  22 February 2006 / 12 comments

  It’s been a good year indeed for UMW Holdings Bhd. Have you seen the Toyota Avanza advertisement with the little boy fully decked out in beach gear but standing sadly outside the house because the […]

   

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  Naza KIA Academy Overseas Training Centre

  22 February 2006 / 5 comments

  The Naza KIA Academy in Gurun, Kedah is a 20 million ringgit joint-venture investment by Naza KIA Sdn Bhd and Naza Automotive Manufacturing Sdn Bhd. The Naza KIA Academy has a basic technical training centre, […]

   

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  AP Policy Unchanged; Tun Dr. M disappointed

  21 February 2006 / 19 comments

  Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad expressed his disappointment on the AP policy due to the fact that no change had been made although several abuses in it’s issuance has been exposed. “I’m disappointed, that’s all I […]

   

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