Recycled APs used to import vehicles
New scandal related to Approved Permits! The Royal Customs Department has uncovered 105 luxury cars worth nearly RM50 million which were imported using "recycled" APs while doing a routing inspection of 142 …
UMW Toyota to release new model in 2 months
UMW Toyota managing director David Chen said in an interview that Toyota would be introducing several new models this year. They will be CBU units as previously reported, and the first will …
Tan Chong’s plans for Nissan in 2006
Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd's plans for 2006 includes introducing new models - the Nissan Teana luxury sedan and the Nissan Murano luxury crossover SUV. This is part of Edaran Tan …
UMW Holdings profits up 67 percent
It's been a good year indeed for UMW Holdings Bhd. Have you seen the Toyota Avanza advertisement with the little boy fully decked out in beach gear but standing sadly outside the …
Naza KIA Academy Overseas Training Centre
The Naza KIA Academy in Gurun, Kedah is a 20 million ringgit joint-venture investment by Naza KIA Sdn Bhd and Naza Automotive Manufacturing Sdn Bhd. The Naza KIA Academy has a basic …
AP Policy Unchanged; Tun Dr. M disappointed
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad expressed his disappointment on the AP policy due to the fact that no change had been made although several abuses in it's issuance has been exposed. "I'm disappointed, …
2006 Honda Civic launching on 9th March 2006
It's coming soon to the Malaysian market! Honda has set up a teaser site for the 2006 Honda Civic over here. There are some teaser images there, but I suppose all of …
PM’s comments on Proton
The last we heard our Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi say anything about Proton at all was back in October when he said Proton would sell stake to Volkswagen AG. The issue …
DAP questions Proton
The Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary general Lim Guan Eng handed over a 20-question memorandum over to Proton corporate communications head Yusri Yusof on Friday at Proton's HQ in Shah Alam. The …
Proton not selling Lotus
Proton managing director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohd Tahir has stated Proton is not selling the British sports car manufacturer Lotus, in reply to Tengku Mahaleel and Tun Dr. Mahathir's offer to …
Volkswagen to supply 3 models to Proton
After a failed partnership with Volkswagen AG, Proton signed an agreement on the 28th of January indicating that the two companies will collaborate on certain projects but abandoning any possibilities of a …
Volkswagen appoints AutoStadt as sole importer
Volkswagen Group Malaysia Sdn Bhd has appointed AutoStadt Asia Sdn Bhd as the sole importer of Volkswagen cars in the country. Want to know who owns AutoStadt? 499,999 shares are held by …
All’s well at Perodua
While the folks at our first national car manufacturer are busy restructuring Team Proton, Perodua is grinning ear to ear at the runaway success of their latest model the Perodua Myvi. The …
Bernama Q&A Session with Tengku Mahaleel
Q1: Why are you lobbying for MV Agusta right now after it has been sold? A1: Here, we are trying to clarify our (me and former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's) …
Round 2: The TM duo question MV Agusta sale
As most of you know, Proton had disposed of MV Agusta last December for 1 Euro in an exercise to divest its non-core assets. Proton had originally acquire MV Agusta for 70 …
Tengku Mahaleel seeks damages
Tengku Tan Sri Mahaleel Tengku Ariff has brought the case of his controversial termination as the CEO of Proton to the Jabatan Perhubungan Perusahaan (IRD) of the Ministry of Human Resources. Tengku …
Honda City Upgrade Exercise
Honda Malaysia is running a Product Up-Date Exercise on their Honda City cars. If you're affected you should have received a letter informing you about the exercise. If you have a second …
Proton Mitsubishi partnership outline
The Edge Daily carries a story with the main points of the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation signed between Proton and Mitsubishi. Product development of new Proton vehicles Supply of …
What has Proton been up to?
A few interesting things have been happening in the Proton stables. Let's have a look at them one by one shall we. On the 26th of January, Proton's new chief executive Syed …
The Road Angels
I've come across this pretty interesting service called the Road Angels so I thought I'd introduce them to you here, since all of you probably have cars and there's a chance you'd …
