UMW Toyota facing difficulties exporting Hiace
Thailand's reluctance to reduce duties for incoming Malaysian cars to the AFTA CEPT tax rate of 5% is making it difficult for UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd to export it's locally assembled …
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Volkswagen Malaysia appoints 3 dealers
Volkswagen Group Malaysia Sdn Bh has named the first three dealers that will sell fully imported CBU Volkswagen cars in Malaysia. The companies are Wearnes Automotive Sdn Bhd, More Cars Sdn Bhd …
More barriers for us to get car loans
We will now find it harder to get our car loans approved, following measures taken by banks beginning two months ago which includes checking the applicant's credit ratings with 3 different sources …
BMW Art Car Tour – Sep 14 to Oct 22 2006
The BMW Group will be exhibiting it's 4 BMW Art Cars in Asia, and the BMW Art Car Tour's first stop will be Malaysia. The BMW Art Car Collection was conceived by …
Proton Post-AGM Progress Updates
Domestic Sales Proton's domestic car sales are up by 17.5% in August - 11,786 units - compared to the 10,018 units in July, which was in turn 21% higher compared to the …
Malaysia to get locally assembled S-class next year
DaimlerChrysler Malaysia Sdn Bhd (DCM) will start selling CKD versions of the Mercedes Benz S-class luxury sedan beginning February 2007. So far it's assembly plant in Pekan, Pahang has already produced 25 …
Traffic offence fine reduction postponed
Yesterday, the traffic police lowered fines for traffic offences by amounts between 15% to 75%, to help with the rakyat's rising cost of living due to rising oil prices. The reduction in …
Naza, DRB-HICOM to buy Proton?
MalaysiaKini quotes financial weekly The Edge in reporting two proposals to buy over government investment arm Khazanah Nasional's 42.7 percent stake in Proton. These proposals are said to be from Naza and …
Perodua to enter used car market
Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) is set to follow Toyota's footsteps with TopMark and venture into the used-car business in a year's time. Perodua Managing Director Syed Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar …
Proton says Indonesian plant not for sale!
Proton has clarified that it's US$24 million Cikarang plant in Jakarta is not for sale. Proton Managing Director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said The Jakarta Post's report is inaccurate, and …
Assorted Proton announcements
Proton has made a few announcements today, let me go through them one by one. They're mostly to do with memorandum of understanding and intent signed with other companies. Proton reports that …
Budget 2007 for the automotive industry
All of us have at least some reason to be glad with the new Budget 2007. The absurd idea of scrapping motor vehicles above 10/15 years of age was not implemented in …
Proton back in red, puts Indonesian plant on sale
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 …
Inokom to assemble Hyundai Mighty
Sime Darby Bhd unit Inokom Corp Sdn Bhd will be investing a total sum of RM 10 million on a new assembly line for the Hyundai Mighty, Hyundai's best selling commercial vehicle. …
Car scrapping policy – 15 years?
I am driving a 1984 Nissan Sunny 130Y. The original engine was a single overhead cam carburetted 8 valve 1.3 litre engine called the E13. It made about 65 horsepower. It still …
Volkswagen and EON close to dealership deal
Volkswagen and Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad (EON) are said to be close to signing off a dealership deal for the distribution of Volkswagen cars in Malaysia by the latter company. EON had …
Proton in talks for Thai distribution
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 …
Audi A4 1.8T available in Malaysia
UPDATE: This is news of the B7 A4 1.8T launched in 2006. Read the latest news on the launching of the B8 Audi A4 1.8 TFSI in Malaysia. Audi has introduced a …
Toyota and Subaru to work on B-segment car
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 …
Honda Malaysia Racing Team’s MME Civic
For fans of the new 2006 Honda Civic, you will be able to see race-prepared versions of them in action at the 12-hour Merdeka Millenium Endurance race (MME) 2006 at Sepang International …
