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  Proton back in red, puts Indonesian plant on sale

  1 September 2006 / 56 comments

  Proton Holdings Bhd is back in the red again, with a Q1 2006 loss of RM58.65 million on RM1.42 billion revenue, higher than the corresponding quarter last year, where Q1 2005 losses were RM12.35 million […]

   

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  Subaru scraps aircraft grille

  29 August 2006 / 27 comments

  Subaru’s controversial aircraft propellor-inspired grille that has appeared on the Subaru Tribeca and the Subaru Impreza will be tossed out the window with the next generation of models. I think it’s safe to say that […]

   

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  Proton in talks for Thai distribution

  25 August 2006 / 111 comments

  Proton is in talks with a major Thai car distributorship for the distribution of Proton cars in Thailand, with black and white set to be signed before 2006 is up. This distributor is said to […]

   

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  European Daihatsu Trevis (Daihatsu Mira Gino)

  24 August 2006 / 26 comments

  Small cars attack Europe! Daihatsu has brought in the Daihatsu Mira Gino into the European market as the Daihatsu Trevis with minor facelifts, such as a different front grille and other minor cosmetic changes. Yes, […]

   

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  Nissan announces new VQ35HR and VQ25HR

  24 August 2006 / 12 comments

  Nissan has announced it’s new next-generation V6 engines for front-engined, rear wheel drive vehicles. The new VQ series comes in two displacements – the 2.5 litre VQ25HR and the 3.5 litre VQ35HR. The engines will […]

   

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  Volkswagen Polo gets new 6-speed auto

  24 August 2006 / 28 comments

  Volkswagen has updated it’s Volkswagen Polo 1.6 FSI (105hp) with a 6-speed automatic gearbox, making it the first vehicle in it’s class with a six forward cogs to choose from. The new 6-speed slushbox has […]

   

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  Toyota and Subaru to work on B-segment car

  23 August 2006 / 18 comments

  Subaru has had enormous success with their recent small car, the Subaru Stella in Japan. Subaru had originally set a target for 5,000 units per month in orders for the Stella, but it managed to […]

   

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  3,000 Proton Wira taxis for Indonesia

  22 August 2006 / 32 comments

  PT Proton Edar Internasional Indonesia (PEII) has managed to secure orders for 3,000 Proton Wira cars to be used as taxis around Indonesia. These orders are from various major cities of the republic, and will […]

   

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  New Chevrolet Aveo launched in US

  20 August 2006 / 18 comments

  The new Chevrolet Aveo sedan based on the Daewoo Gentra was recently launched in the US through a special virtual car launch through a web cast. Specifications are pretty much the same, a 1.6 litre […]

   

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  Philippines opposing Malaysian Non-Tariff Barriers

  19 August 2006 / 46 comments

  I have blogged previously on Thailand’s refusal to lower duties for incoming Malaysian vehicles down to Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) tax rates of 5%. As the region’s largest CBU vehicle producer, Thailand stands to […]

   

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  Naza plans to setup CKD plant in India

  18 August 2006 / 29 comments

  Naza Automotive Manufacturing Sdn Bhd has plans to set up an assembly plant in southern India, possibly in Chennai. Chennei is home to a number of automotive plants like Hyundai, Ford, Mitsubishi, BMW, Mahindra and […]

   

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  BMW unveils 2nd gen MINI Cooper

  15 August 2006 / 29 comments

  When the new MINI Cooper by BMW was released, we had to refer to the old school model as the old MINI or old school MINI, and the new MINI Cooper as the new MINI […]

   

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  Kia cee’d to debut at the 2006 Paris Motor Show

  14 August 2006 / 23 comments

  I posted about the Kia ED previously, which was also shown as the cee’d concept at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Kia has announced that the production car based on the same concepts […]

   

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  2009 Chevrolet Camaro coming soon

  14 August 2006 / 26 comments

  Good news for fans of the Chevrolet Camaro Concept above, General Motors has given the green light for a production Chevrolet Camaro Sports Coupe based on the concept due for a 2009 release. The Chevrolet […]

   

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  US road death rate down due to safer cars

  13 August 2006 / 32 comments

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) of the United States has released a study that shows declining death rates for road accidents in the US are due to safer vehicles, not better drivers or […]

   

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