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Team Proton loses a member

Team Proton missing a member: Datuk Kisai right-most. Proton's executive director of engineering and manufacturing Datuk Kisai Rahmat has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by Proton's board of directors effective …

Cars

The Automotive Industry, first half of 2006

The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revised it's forecast for vehicle sales this year, lowering it to 520,000 units instead of the previous 565,000 units figure. The new forecost would mean a …

Cars

UMW Toyota launches TopMark

Despite the used car market facing difficulties due to loss of stock value due to the NAP as well as difficulties in getting second hand car loans, UMW Toyota is confident of …

Cars

EON offers VSS to employees

DRB-HICOM unit Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON) is currently offering a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) to it's employees in an effort to improve efficiency in it's operations. The VSS package includes 1.5 …

Cars

R3 Waja and R3 GEN2 Updates

Here are more details on the upcoming R3 Limited Special Edition Vehicles (LSEV) based on the Proton Waja and Proton GEN2, due to be launched in August. For one, the specifications posted …

Cars

DRB-HICOM says no official proposal from GM

There were reports of General Motors doing a due diligence audit last week on local Chevrolet distributor Hicomobil as a precursor to GM potentially acquiring a 51% equity stake by October. However …

BMW

BMW 3-series CKD in showrooms soon

Walk into BMW showrooms on July 22nd this month and you will find new locally assembled (CKD) versions of the BMW 3-series sedan for sale. There are 3 CKD Models, the BMW …

Cars

Auto Eurokars Autofair

Auto Eurokars Sdn Bhd will be holding their Autofair on the weekend of 22nd and 23rd July 2006 at their Eurokars Centre in Glenmarie, Shah Alam starting from 10am to 6pm. Selected …

Cars

Perdana Replacement Model to get I4 engine?

CarPoint Australia has a preview article on the new Proton Satria Neo, but that's not important. What's interesting is something in the article regarding the upcoming Perdana Replacement Model, said to be …

Cars

Chevrolet Aveo Sedan in September

General Motors is looking into purchasing a 51% stake in Hicomobil, a unit of local conglomerate DRB-HICOM which distributes CBU Chevrolet cars in Malaysia. GM is relooking at Malaysia as it is …

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Chery QQ for RM39,888

Alado has launched the CBU Chery QQ here in Malaysia, with an on the road price of RM39,888 for the QQ model and RM41,888 for the QQR model. The Chery QQR model …

Cars

Satria Neo: 2,000 bookings so far

Booking figures for the Proton Satria Neo for the past month has reached over 2,000 so far, meeting it's initial sales target of about 2,000 to 2,500 a month. These are combined …

Cars

Perodua buyer demographics

Perodua has announced that for the first time in 12 years, the demographics of Perodua buyers are 50:50 between Malays and non-Malaysia, compared to 60:40 with the majority being Malay for the …

Cars

2006 Honda Accord Facelift in Malaysia

LATEST UPDATE: The new 8th generation 2008 Honda Accord is now in Malaysia. Click the link on the left for more information on prices, specifications and photos. The 7th generation Honda Accord …

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Honda Accord Facelift to be launched today

Honda will be revealing it's new facelifted 2006 Honda Accord today, after about a week of preview ads running on various media. Check back later today for a report on what enhancements …

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EON in talks with Daimler Chrysler

EON has been in talks with DaimlerChrysler and some of it's unit companies for a distributorship here in Malaysia. The talks are centered on distributing cars with engine capacities of more than …

Cars

Perodua aims to be compact car king

Perodua has attributed their quick rise to success after only 13 years in business to a win-win alliance with it's Japanese partner Daihatsu. Perodua Managing Director Syed Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar says …

Cars

Chery QQ coming to town this month

Alado Corp Sdn Bhd will be launching 3 new Chery models over the next few months beginning with the Chery QQ, due to be launched this month. The Chery QQ, a little …

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Chery V5 Crossover (Chery B14) MPV

The Chery B14 MPV be a nice competitor to the Naza Ria and Toyota Innova if it is priced below RM100,000. It's also known as the Chery V5 Crossover. The MPV is …