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  Proton courts Hindustan Motors for India market

  20 February 2006 / 11 comments

  Proton had attempted to enter the India market with talks with Hindustan Motors in 2003 but talks didn’t really amount to much. Now Proton has started talks again with Mahindra and Hindustan Motors for a […]

   

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  Lifan buys Tritec factory

  19 February 2006 / 10 comments

  The Lifan Group, a Chinese motorcycle manufacturer has recently ventured into the car business, with their US$9,700 Lifan 520 sedan. A recent move has shown this is not just a one-off shot at making a […]

   

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  Chery QQ Crash Test

  18 February 2006 / 46 comments

  I posted on China’s various imitations of western and Japanese cars a long long time ago. One of the most blatant copies have been the Chevrolet Spark/Daewoo Matiz’s copy. Meet Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp’s Chevy […]

   

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  Volkswagen in talks with potential CKD assemblers

  17 February 2006 / 2 comments

  Its interesting watching a new car manufacturer set up base in a country where its not had its presence around except through grey imports in a long time. Its kind of like building a new […]

   

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  Proton and Jinhua in partnership

  16 February 2006 / 13 comments

  In order to enter the coveted Chinese market, it is part of the rules and regulations that you have to partner up with a Chinese company to set up shop there. Proton has had intentions […]

   

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  Lexus gives away iPod Nanos for IS250 recall

  13 February 2006 / 26 comments

  Living up to it’s premium brand and service, Lexus is giving out compensation to customers who have their Lexus IS cars delivery delayed due to a recall that is going on currently. Lexus IS buyers […]

   

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  Honda goes Harajuku with Gwen Stefani

  10 February 2006 / 5 comments

  This is very interesting. Gwen Stefani has done wonders with her Harajuku style L.A.M.B. fashion label which interestingly combines elements of Goth, lace and Japanese-ness. It just has a secret ingredient which car manufacturers like […]

   

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  Honda Civic Type R at Geneva 2006

  9 February 2006 / 7 comments

  Honda will showcase a concept model of the new Honda Civic Type R at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. AutoExpress says contrary to speculation, the Civic Type R will not have a new 2.2 litre […]

   

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  Good start to 2006 for Proton Cars UK

  8 February 2006 / 31 comments

  Proton Cars UK has been doing quite well and is on track for a successful 2006. Proton sales in the Uk is up by 82% in a market which is down overall by 13%. Proton […]

   

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  New Goodyear Eagle with ResponsEdge Technology

  8 February 2006 / 4 comments

  You’ve heard of carbon fibre bonnets, roofs, and even sports rims, but have you heard of carbon fibre tyres? Goodyear announced it’s new Goodyear Eagle with ResponsEdge Technology which will begin to be available in […]

   

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  Toyota enters Camry in NASCAR

  8 February 2006 / 11 comments

  Toyota will be joining the NASCAR Nextup Cup series with it’s Toyota Camry. I suppose this will give some inspiration to whoever that owns a Camry and is getting tired of it’s looks. Heh. Toyota […]

   

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  2007 Nissan Sentra USDM

  8 February 2006 / 17 comments

  While our Nissan Sentra has just been facelifted here, Nissan has unveiled the new 2007 Nissan Sentra at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Our Nissan Sentra and the USDM Nissan Sentra has […]

   

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  2006 Pontiac Solstice trashes Miata sales

  8 February 2006 / 7 comments

  The Mazda MX5 Miata has been the world’s top-selling entry-level two-seat roadster for 16 years now since it’s debut in 1989. The MX5 was the brainchild of Bob Hall, who is now working at Proton […]

   

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  Rover production restart doubtful

  4 February 2006 / 3 comments

  Six months after Nanjing Automobile bought MG Rover, Rover’s future is looking bleak as Nanjing doesn’t seem to be doing anything about restarting Rover’s production. Nanjing rescued Rover from bankruptcy from USD2.44 billion worth of […]

   

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  Ford: Only Fords in our car park please

  31 January 2006 / 8 comments

  Ford Motor Co just announced that from February 1st 2006 onwards, there will be no vehicles from makes other than those built by Ford or one of it’s subsidiaries allowed in it’s Ford Dearborn Tuck […]

   

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