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  Najib: “It has to be run on a commercial basis”

  28 June 2007 / 47 comments

  Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak says the government (through it’s investment arm Khazanah Nasional) will not sell all of it’s 43% stake in Proton Holdings Bhd should Volkswagen decide to take up a […]

   

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  Malaysia might have Super GT team

  27 June 2007 / 46 comments

  We might end up having our own GT team for participation in the Super GT Series, if Sepang International Circuit Sdn Bhd (SIC) chairman Datuk Mokhzani Tun Mahathir has his way. Datuk Mokhzani says we […]

   

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  Only retrofitted HID lights to be banned

  27 June 2007 / 65 comments

  Previously, it was proposed that Xenon lights be banned because apparently they pose a significant hazard to other road users, causing them to be blinded because they are too bright. This raised a question as […]

   

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  Proton GEN2 Black Interior

  25 June 2007 / 130 comments

  The Malaysian market Proton GEN2 now has a black interior, as shown above in a photo I took at Proton Edar’s branch in Juru Auto City. The black interior was also launched in the UK. […]

   

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  Voluntary Car Scrap Policy

  24 June 2007 / 110 comments

  According to Berita Harian, apparently the proposal to scrap cars more than 15 years old will go ahead but on voluntary basis only, an effort to help improve the sales of new cars which have […]

   

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  Isuzu takes up majority stake in MTB Sdn Bhd

  23 June 2007 / 21 comments

  Isuzu Motors Limited has increased it’s stake in DRB-HICOM majority owned Malaysian Truck & Bus Sdn Bhd from 20% to 51%, making it MTB’s new majority shareholder. MTB Sdn Bhd’s management will be replaced by […]

   

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  Nissan Latio Sedan and Latio Sport Prices

  22 June 2007 / 53 comments

  Just as previously promised, the Nissan Latio is now in Edaran Tan Chong Motor showrooms nationwide. The following are the prices for the Nissan Latio sedan and the Nissan Latio Sport hatchback, non-inclusive of insurance. […]

   

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  Is this the new Proton BLM?

  21 June 2007 / 140 comments

  What’s this now? Reader Chris sent in these photos of a new Proton sedan spotted on the North South Expressway. We assume it is a Proton because the Proton GEN2 CPS 1.6 hatchback in the […]

   

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  Proton GEN2 with CPS badging spotted!

  21 June 2007 / 38 comments

  [ UPDATE: The facelifted Proton GEN2 with a new range of Campro IAFM and Campro CPS engines has been launched in Malaysia! Click for more details. ] [ UPDATE: The facelifted Proton GEN2 with the […]

   

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  Volkswagen Touareg 3.6 V6 FSI Facelift in Malaysia

  16 June 2007 / 17 comments

  Volkswagen’s facelifted Touareg, known as the Touareg 2 in markets like the US, is now available in Malaysia. With the new facelift, the new Touareg gets a few enhancements, like an upgrade from 3.2 litres […]

   

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  Good news for Proton-VW talks by end June?

  14 June 2007 / 70 comments

  Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said if the second round of the most recent attempt at negotiating the Proton-Volkswagen partnership deal is successful, we will be able to hear some positive news […]

   

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  Honda City Modulo Special Edition

  14 June 2007 / 31 comments

  A new special edition Honda City VTEC is now available in Honda showrooms – the Honda City Modulo Special Edition. Only 120 units of this special edition will be made available. It’s basically a Honda […]

   

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  Proton-VW Partnership talks to continue

  13 June 2007 / 42 comments

  It seems that the talks between Khazanah Nasional and Volkswagen officials in New York last week on a Proton-Volkswagen partnership ended in a positive tone, and a follow-up meeting has been scheduled to be held […]

   

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  Honda City i-DSI gets 26.2km per liter in fuel economy challenge

  11 June 2007 / 54 comments

  Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd demonstrated the fuel efficiency of their Honda City i-DSI last weekend, in an event they called the F.E.A.T., or the Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test. And a feat it was, because the […]

   

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  SMART Tunnel Toll – RM2

  11 June 2007 / 42 comments

  I’ve just received an SMS alert from The Star reporting that Works Minister Datuk Seri Samy Vellu has announced that the SMART Tunnel toll rate will be set at RM2 and will be effective from […]

   

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