Proton, EON denies stake plans
Proton and EON's board have sent statements to Bursa Malaysia that their directors and major shareholders were not aware of any decision of Proton wanting to buy DRB-Hicom's stake in EON. Source
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New Honda City facelift launch
The new Honda City was unveiled today (11/10/2005) after a marketing campaign to build up hype for it for the past month or so. This new facelift is known as the Honda …
Proton Edar and EON merger?
An unnamed industry source says that Proton may buy up DRB-Hicom's 29.3% stake in car distributor Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON). The source said Proton may start with buying up DRB-Hicom shares, …
AP freeze for Wald lifted
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has sent a letter to the Road Transport Department (RTD) to inform them that Wald-tuned vehicles are now allowed to be registered again. The …
ACA clamps down on Perodua executive
An 31 year old executive in Perodua has been detained by the Anti-Corruption Agency for arranging faster delivery for the Perodua Myvi car, which currently has a reported waiting list of seven …
UMW Toyota 2006 offerings to be CBU
In a report by StarBiz, UMW Toyota has indicated 2006's new model line-up will focus mainly on CBU models instead of CKD models. Rumoured models are Toyota Vitz, Toyota Wish and Toyota …
Myvi break-even sooner than expected
Perodua has revised it's break-even timeline to 2 years and 3 months instead of the original 3 years for the Perodua Myvi's investment of RM210 million based on overwhelming sales. Perodua's managing …
Petrol Stations to stop accepting credit card payments?
The raising retail petrol prices at the pumps have been hurting the dealers as well as consumers. President of Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia Alang Zari Ishak mentioned in a report to …
J.D. Power Malaysia Quality Study
This is the third J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2005 Malaysia Initial Quality Study (IQS) conducted so far. The study measures new-vehicle quality in the first two to six months of ownership. The …
One Citizen, One AP?
I will quote a report from MalaysiaKini and let you guys comment what you need to comment. Mohd Nazri is a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, and also the MP for …
Proton R3 Amprex to race at Zhuhai, China
Proton R3 Amprex will be participating in Round Nine of the FIA GT Championship at the Zhuhai Circuit in China. The team's Lotus Exige RR will be participating in the GT2 class …
Proton Volkswagen Stake Purchase Updates
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday that Proton will sell stake to Volkswagen AG yesterday, causing Proton shares to go up as much as 3.6 percent to an eight-day high of …
New Honda City facelift in Malaysia
Honda has been marketing teasers of their new Honda City facelift that's to be launched really soon. It's already available in Thailand as the Honda City ZX. I don't know whether it …
2004 Customs Audit Report
Results of Customs audit as presented by Auditor-General Tan Sri Hadenan Abdul Jalil. This is an audit of year 2004. Discounts of RM27.55 million on duties to importers although not eligible Did …
Proton Waja Recall
Proton has issued a recall for their Proton Waja sedans with chassis numbers PL1CF1SNR4F192489 to PL1CF1SRR5F217757. From what I've been told, cars from this batch were produced between June 2004 and January …
Vehicles Stolen in Malaysia
Statistics have shown that in the first six months this year alone, 35,888 vehicles were stolen, leading to RM357 million ringgit in losses. The number is broken down to motorcycles - 26096 …
Government has no plans to abolish APs
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah has shed some light on the National Automotive Policy that is currently being formulated. He says there are no plans to …
German Chamber of Commerce supports Proton-VW tie-up
The Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC) has high hopes for Proton and Volkswagen to form an alliance together. The discussions between them are still ongoing. We hope they will come …
Perodua 333 Vision
Perodua looks like it's quite set on achieving it's 333 Vision. The 10 year old car company's 333 Vision is aimed at total customer satisfaction, cost reduction and increased market share. In …
Why did MITI stop issuing APs to Wald’s Amazing Tempo Sdn Bhd?
The Royal Customs of Malaysia confiscated 37 Wald-branded cars belonging to Amazing Tempo Sdn Bhd last week at Teluk Intan. The cars included Wald-badged Toyota Harriers and Volkswagen Touareg SUVs. Amazing Tempo …