Naza seeks to be regional production hub for GM Chevrolet
Naza, GM's latest Malaysian partner, is aiming to be much more than just an importer and distributor of Chevrolet cars in the country; the company wants to be the ASEAN production hub …
DRB-HICOM to manufacture Westfield sports cars in Malaysia, parts and CKD kits to be exported to UK
DRB-HICOM and Potenza Sports Cars Ltd, owner and manufacturer of Westfield cars, have entered into a joint venture agreement that will result in the production of a new line of eco-friendly and …
Malaysian Nabil Jeffri is the youngest ever F1 test driver
The Lotus Racing team and a young Malaysian have made it into Formula One's history books. 16-year old Nabil Jeffri became the youngest ever F1 test driver when he stepped into the …
Mitsubishi ASX coming to Malaysia in Q4 2010!
As previously mentioned in our Pajero review, Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) is a very busy company, with few fully imported offerings slated for launch from now till the end of 2010. The …
New Audi service centre at Jalan Chan Sow Lin, KL
Audi distributor Euromobil has opened a new service centre located along Jalan Chan Sow Lin, Kuala Lumpur. The new facility spans a total area of 17,900 square feet and is equipped with …
Volvo S60 coming in 2011, possibly with T3/T4 GTDi engines
The all new Volvo S60 is coming our way "in 2011" according to Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM). The statement from VCM also mentions the "possibility of offering the T3 and/or T4 for …
Chevrolet Cruze 1.8 LT Test Drive Review
Chevrolet like Ford, is looking to downsize on costs by introducing one model globally. First in their global range of cars is the Chevrolet Cruze, which is named so in most of …
Alfa Romeo 159 TI 3.2 V6 auto spotted at SDAC showroom!
We have an interesting piece of news for 'Alfaholics' out there! Upon a quick visit at Sime Darby AutoConnexion's showroom in Petaling Jaya, we stumbled upon a new 159 variant that is …
3M Authorised Car Centres for your 3M Crystalline tint
3M is a seriously huge chemical company and unknowingly most of us are exposed to 3M products everyday, everywhere. Apparently even the highway signboards have something to do with 3M, and I …
Goodyear introduces new SUV/4X4 tyre – Wrangler AT/SA
Goodyear Malaysia has a new SUV/4X4 tyre in its range - the Wrangler AT/SA. If you're wondering, AT stands for All Terrain and SA is short for SilentArmor technology. Sounds tough, and …
Toyota Corolla Altis with Dual VVT-i launching soon!
UMW Toyota Motor's website has been updated to include details on the impending arrival of the facelifted Toyota Corolla Altis. This mid-life update brings us a new top of the range model …
First image of Lotus-badged EMAS global small car
Proton yesterday unveiled some new images of the Proton EMAS Concept alongside with a Lotus-badged version. Both cars will be aimed at very different markets, with different powertrain combinations, while still sharing …
Proton records RM105 mil profit in Q1, growth in all areas
National carmaker Proton announced its financial results for the first quarter of the company's 2010/11 financial year. It was positive figures across the board, with a headline of RM105 million profit before …
Toyota Hilux 3.0G to be launched soon – RM106k
UMW Toyota Motor has put up some information on the latest variant of Toyota Hilux due to hit our shores - the Toyota Hilux 3.0G Double Cab automatic. There's an estimated price …
Skoda Superb and Skoda Octavia VRS in Bermaz Glenmarie
It appears that Berjaya Group's Skoda sales division have brought in some units of the Skoda Superb and Skoda Octavia VRS and they are on display at Bermaz Glenmarie. Readers Kamil and …
Latest Mitsubishi Pajero 4X4 spotted in Shah Alam
[zenphotopress number=999 album=1415] This black real proper Mitsubishi Pajero (not the Pajero Sport) was spotted by Jack, a friend of mine. It had trade plates but didn't have any form of disguise …
Proton starts “Professorship Program” with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to inculcate research culture
Proton and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore "strategic initiatives" in engineering and technology. The MoU was signed by Proton MD Dato’ Syed Zainal Abidin …
BHPetrol Infiniti Advanced2X 95 and 97 feature new German-engineered Advanced Additive Compound
Remember those print ads in the newspapers that say "German engineering at its best" or something like that? Quite a few readers have wrote in to ask about what the ad was …
VW to CKD three models, roll out by first quarter of 2011
Here's more news on the Volkswagen-DRB-Hicom local assembly project. There has been lots of guessing and counter guessing in our previous post revealing the deal, but we now know that there will …
Volkswagen to work with DRB-Hicom on CKD project!
Volkswagen has shown that its plans to assemble cars in Malaysia need not involve Proton or the national carmaker's Tanjung Malim plant by inking a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DRB-HICOM "to …
