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  ACA clamps down on Perodua executive

  7 October 2005 / 27 comments

  An 31 year old executive in Perodua has been detained by the Anti-Corruption Agency for arranging faster delivery for the Perodua Myvi car, which currently has a reported waiting list of seven months long. The […]

   

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  UMW Toyota 2006 offerings to be CBU

  5 October 2005 / 35 comments

  In a report by StarBiz, UMW Toyota has indicated 2006’s new model line-up will focus mainly on CBU models instead of CKD models. Rumoured models are Toyota Vitz, Toyota Wish and Toyota Harrier.

   

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  Myvi break-even sooner than expected

  5 October 2005 / 31 comments

  Perodua has revised it’s break-even timeline to 2 years and 3 months instead of the original 3 years for the Perodua Myvi’s investment of RM210 million based on overwhelming sales.

   

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  Petrol Stations to stop accepting credit card payments?

  5 October 2005 / 22 comments

  The raising retail petrol prices at the pumps have been hurting the dealers as well as consumers. President of Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia Alang Zari Ishak mentioned in a report to Bernama on Monday […]

   

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  J.D. Power Malaysia Quality Study

  4 October 2005 / 20 comments

  This is the third J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2005 Malaysia Initial Quality Study (IQS) conducted so far. The study measures new-vehicle quality in the first two to six months of ownership.

   

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  One Citizen, One AP?

  4 October 2005 / 27 comments

  I will quote a report from MalaysiaKini and let you guys comment what you need to comment. Mohd Nazri is a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, and also the MP for Padang Rengas. Mohd […]

   

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  Proton R3 Amprex to race at Zhuhai, China

  4 October 2005 / 43 comments

  Proton R3 Amprex will be participating in Round Nine of the FIA GT Championship at the Zhuhai Circuit in China.

   

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  Proton Volkswagen Stake Purchase Updates

  4 October 2005 / 46 comments

  Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday that Proton will sell stake to Volkswagen AG yesterday, causing Proton shares to go up as much as 3.6 percent to an eight-day high of 8.55 ringgit. Volkswagen […]

   

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  New Honda City facelift in Malaysia

  2 October 2005 / 87 comments

  Honda has been marketing teasers of their new Honda City facelift that’s to be launched really soon. It’s already available in Thailand as the Honda City ZX. I don’t know whether it will be known […]

   

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  2004 Customs Audit Report

  29 September 2005 / 6 comments

  Results of Customs audit as presented by Auditor-General Tan Sri Hadenan Abdul Jalil. This is an audit of year 2004. Discounts of RM27.55 million on duties to importers although not eligible Did not use approved […]

   

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  Proton Waja Recall

  29 September 2005 / 36 comments

  Proton has issued a recall for their Proton Waja sedans with chassis numbers PL1CF1SNR4F192489 to PL1CF1SRR5F217757. From what I’ve been told, cars from this batch were produced between June 2004 and January 2005.

   

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  Vehicles Stolen in Malaysia

  25 September 2005 / 26 comments

  Statistics have shown that in the first six months this year alone, 35,888 vehicles were stolen, leading to RM357 million ringgit in losses.

   

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  Government has no plans to abolish APs

  22 September 2005 / 30 comments

  Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah has shed some light on the National Automotive Policy that is currently being formulated. He says there are no plans to abolish APs due […]

   

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  German Chamber of Commerce supports Proton-VW tie-up

  21 September 2005 / 7 comments

  The Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC) has high hopes for Proton and Volkswagen to form an alliance together.

   

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  Perodua 333 Vision

  18 September 2005 / 16 comments

  Perodua looks like it’s quite set on achieving it’s 333 Vision. The 10 year old car company’s 333 Vision is aimed at total customer satisfaction, cost reduction and increased market share.

   

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