The Edge: Proton-VW MOI to be signed soon
Right after the report by The Malaysian Reserve a week ago comes another report by The Edge Daily on the Proton and Volkswagen negotiations. According to the report, a Memorandum of Intent …
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Chevrolet Captiva to be launched by year-end
[ UPDATE: Hicom-Chevrolet has launched the Chevrolet Captiva in Malaysia. ] We previously saw the Chevrolet Captiva parked near the JPJ building in Putrajaya, so it should be launched pretty soon. HICOM-Chevrolet …
Campro variable intake module production-ready!
The Intake Air Fuel Module for the Proton Campro engine is now ready, and is only awaiting Proton's green light to begin production. This new IAFM is a basically a variable geometry …
Proton to develop Islamic cars
Iran has proposed an Islamic car, and is keen to work with Proton on developing such a car for the global market. It is proposed that Proton should work with companies in …
Government to restructure fuel subsidy
This is a short update - The Star SMS Alert reports that the government is looking at restructuring the fuel subsidy into a system where the rich pays more and the poor …
Proton-VW deal could be signed in 2 weeks?
This is some rather exciting news - business daily The Malaysian Reserve has a report quoting unnamed sources that Proton and Volkswagen will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding regarding a tie …
Proton exports 5,000 Waja taxis to Iran
Proton will be supplying 5,000 units of the Proton Waja to be used as taxis in Iran through Iran's Zagross Khodro group. It is marketed as the Proton Impian there, the same …
Both Proton Persona and Perodua Myvi doing well
After reading two pieces of news in the papers recently about our two national car manufacturers, I found something slightly odd about how the Perodua Myvi and the Proton Persona are doing …
Karamjit Motorsports wins Malaysian Rally Championship
Click to enlarge Karamjit Singh did not disappoint fans at Round 4 of the FELDA-AAM Malaysian Rally Championship last weekend. Clocking 2:11:02, he and co-driver Jagdev Singh finished first place for Round …
Fuel price hike may be on the way
We may be looking at a fuel price increase sometime in the future, in fact MITI minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz has given us a few hints at a possible increase soon. …
MITI: No plans to change AP system to auction-based
A few MPs raised a point regarding the AP system for the import of cars in Malaysia at the Dewan Rakyat earlier this week - and MITI deputy minister Datuk Ahmad Husni …
J.D. Power Sales Satisfaction Index Study 2007
We have a few JD Power indexes here in Malaysia - the IQS, the CSI and now the latest for this year is the Sales Satisfaction Index Study for the 2007 year, …
Karamjit leads the FAMRC Rally
Click to enlarge Karamjit Singh is back in action again, currently vying for the Overall Champion title of the FELDA-AAM Malaysian Rally Championship 2007 (FAMRC) at the oil palm plantations near Kuantan …
CCB discontinues Peugeot partnership in Malaysia
Cycle and Carriage Bintang Berhad (CCB) will not be renewing its contract with Automobiles Peugeot upon its expiration at the end of this year, ending their 5-year partnership that has been making …
Chevrolet Captiva sighted in Malaysia
Click to enlarge [ UPDATE: Hicom-Chevrolet has launched the Chevrolet Captiva in Malaysia. ] We first saw the Chevrolet Captiva in near production concept form in 2004 as the Chevrolet S3X Concept. …
Eight F1 Grand Prix Holiday Packages Up For Grabs!
Im on my way to the Circuit De Catalunya 2008! Well… not quite, yet. But I could be. Anyway, the next time you fill up at Shell, you could be one of …
Official Toyota Vios pricelist!
UMW Toyota Motor has prices for the new second generation Toyota Vios up on its website. There has been a small drop in prices from the estimated values announced earlier at the …
Official price and specifications for the Suzuki Swift Sport in Malaysia
The Suzuki Swift Sport has been officially priced - RM97,593.50 for a Suzuki Swift Sport 1.6 Manual and RM102,723.50 for a Suzuki Swift Sport 1.6 Automatic. These prices are on the road …
Proton-Volkswagen deal waiting for management control agreement
The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says the government has not decided yet whether to allow management control of Proton by Volkswagen AG. He cited Volkswagen's insistence on wanting to …
Proton’s 1.5 liter motorcycle
Did you read NST yesterday? Saw the weird Proton motorcycle? It's a chopper-style bike done up in orange and features a 1.5 litre Megavalve engine from the old Proton Wira or Iswara …
