Vehicles sales drop again in February 2007
February 2007 automobile sales dropped once again, falling 14.1% to 31,284, of which 28,430 units are passenger cars while the remaining are commercial vehicles. MAA blames this on a short working month, …
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Khazanah says Proton partner could be local
Khazanah Nasional Bhd's managing director Datuk Azman Mohktar said Proton could possibly fall into a local strategic partner's hands, instead of a foreign one like Volkswagen. However, talks with Volkswagen still goes …
BMW Sauber F1 Team Pit Lane Park
BMW's Pit Lane Park will be coming to Malaysia during the KL Grand Prix week next month. It will be the first stop of five in the world, with the following being …
Naza 206 Bestari Manual Launched
The Naza 206 Bestari is now available in manual transmission, which should make the car abit more zippy due to less transmission losses, more gear ratios making them closer together as well …
Locally assembled new generation Hyundai Accent MC coming soon!
Oriental-Hyundai Sdn Bhd and Hyundai Motor Company signed a Technical License Assistance Agreement last Monday for the local assembly of the new generation Hyundai Accent MC. The Hyundai Accent MC will be …
A record in number plate sales: RM200,000
Terengganu's State Road and Transport Department director Fauzi Harun revealed that the number plate TAN1 was sold for a staggering RM200,000 last year, making it the highest paid number plate in Malaysia …
Proton Cars Get Some International Attention
Proton's Gen2, Savvy and Satria Neo, regarded as the first few cars in a generation of Protons that attempt to breakaway from the Mitsubishi rebadging era have been making it's way around …
Porsche Cayenne Facelift launched in Malaysia
Porsche launched the Porsche Cayenne facelift on the 9th of March 2007. The new Cayenne sports a newly redesigned front end - much sleeker and shapelier lights which portray a more aggressive …
Volkswagen to introduce new sedans once Proton deal is finalised
Volkswagen's head of international sales Kevin Rose says talks between Volkswagen and Proton are now at a fairly advanced stage, and both parties clearly know what they would want from such an …
Assembly line for Suzuki Swift CKD ready
Somehow I missed this piece of news. The 4 robotic welding lines for the upcoming locally assembled Suzuki Swift has been up and ready to run since the end of February. The …
Facelifted BMW X3 now in Malaysia
The new facelifted BMW X3 is now available in Malaysia, in one variant - the BMW X3 2.5si. This model is powered by BMW's updated straight-six 2.5 litre engine, now making 218hp …
Perodua Myvi SE (Special Edition) Details & Price
UPDATE: Perodua has launched a facelifted Perodua Myvi SE 2008 on the 10th of October 2008. Check out full details, photos and prices via the linked text. Perodua's new Perodua Myvi SE …
Updated price list for BMW in Malaysia
BMW Malaysia Sdn Bhd has released a new pricelift for all BMW vehicles sold in Malaysia. The beautiful BMW M5 is now cheaper at "only" RM888,000, a very prosperous number, which you …
Not a buyer’s market anymore?
Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) president Datuk Aishah Ahmad says all the offers and promotions that have been offered by automotive companies here in Malaysia could soon be over, with sales from March …
Najib: APs issued for cars stuck at port
The government has shed some light on why new APs were issued when previously it was decided that APs for tune-up cars shall not be issued. Apparently, these APs are for cars …
New open APs and Wald APs issued
We thought we'd heard the last of the AP issue, and Malaysia was moving slowly towards an open market for the automotive industry. But we were wrong. The government has just approved …
2007 Honda CR-V launched in Malaysia
After a month of "Run" teaser campaigns, Honda Malaysia has finally launched the new 3rd generation Honda CR-V with an all-new engine here in Malaysia. Honda says the new CR-V offers a …
Proton and Lotus Engineering develop Proton GEN2 EVE Hybrid Concept
Lotus Engineering will have this on display at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, a Proton GEN2 equipped with Lotus Engineering's EVE Hybrid technology. EVE, which stands for Efficient, Viable, Environmental, basically pairs …
Proton GEN2 Sedan Computer Graphics
Reader Khairil sent in these photos of what appears to be computer-rendered images of a possible Proton GEN2 Sedan. Styling of the GEN2 Sedan is pretty much similiar to the GEN2 5-door …
Proton foreign partner – Volkswagen and PSA Peugeot Citroen off the screen?
The deadline for the announcement of Proton's new partner is coming soon, but talks do not seem to be conclusive for favorites Volkswagen and PSA Peugoet Citroen. Previously, Second Finance Minister Nor …
