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  Terengganu offers perks to Proton taxi drivers

  29 July 2008 / 35 comments

  The Terengganu state government is offering taxi drivers who are currently using old Nissans and Toyotas a subsidy of RM10,000 if they want to replace their aging cars with a new Proton Saga or Proton […]

   

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  10 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution for the government?

  28 July 2008 / 82 comments

  This is quite interesting… what use has the federal government for Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution cars? Are these police cars? A report in MySinChew reveals that fleet management company Spanco signed a deal in June 2008 […]

   

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  ACA arrests 3 men related to Perdana V6 case

  28 July 2008 / 33 comments

  The ACA has taken action in the Terengganu state government Perdana V6 maintenance costs case. The Star reports that 3 car workshop owners have been arrested and 8 of the 16 Perdana V6 Executive cars […]

   

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  Terengganu Mercedes-Benz: What the industry says

  28 July 2008 / 21 comments

  What the people in the industry say… Something is seriously wrong. The figures are more than the cost of the car. The only way is if you’re completely rebuilding the car – changing the engine […]

   

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  Terengganu Mercedes-Benz E200K for “guests”

  27 July 2008 / 66 comments

  The Cabinet has decided that the Terengganu government state exco cannot use their new fleet of Mercedes Benz E200K cars as state exco cars. The Perdana V6 Executive has to continue being used, but according […]

   

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  Proton Vendors Association defends Malaysian parts

  25 July 2008 / 42 comments

  Proton Vendors Association President Dr Wan Mohamed has spoken in defense of allegations that automotive parts sourced from Malaysia can be up to 50% more than those made in Japan. He says that these studies […]

   

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  Suzuki SX4 Sedan 1.6 Auto launched in Malaysia

  25 July 2008 / 38 comments

  After teasing us with the Suzuki SX4 Sedan’s impending introduction with various units placed in shopping malls around the country as part of a contest, Suzuki Malaysia Automobile Sdn Bhd has unveiled the Suzuki SX4 […]

   

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  Terengganu Perdana V6 maintenance handled by drivers and superior officers

  25 July 2008 / 92 comments

  Terengganu State Secretary Datuk Mokhtar Nong said the maintenance aspects of the state’s Proton Perdana V6 Executive fleet was handled by the car’s drivers or their superior officers and that the state paid for the […]

   

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  Perdana V6 fleet: RM1.15 million in 4 years

  24 July 2008 / 54 comments

  More figures related to the maintenance of the Terengganu state government’s fleet of Proton Perdana V6 Executives have been unveiled. This is truly a whole can of worms! Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said […]

   

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  Proton: no warranty claims recorded for Perdana V6 Executive that needed over RM100k in repairs

  23 July 2008 / 71 comments

  Proton has come out to defend itself against allegations that the Proton Perdana V6 is too expensive to maintain to the point that the Terengganu state government decided to replace their 4-year old Proton Perdana […]

   

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  Perodua to install rear seatbelts for existing Perodua cars for free in 2009

  23 July 2008 / 13 comments

  Perodua will spend RM41.8 million to install rear seat belts for a total of 431,262 Perodua cars consisting of the Kancil, Kenari, Kembara, Kelisa and Rusa models. The exercise will begin in 2009 and installation […]

   

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  CBU imported Nissan Navara by end 2008

  23 July 2008 / 19 comments

  UPDATE: Nissan Navara with 174 PS launched in Malaysia! – follow the link for full information on prices, specifications and photos! Edaran Tan Chong Motors Sdn Bhd will be launching the Nissan Navara before the […]

   

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  Terengganu will justify E200K purchase in detail

  23 July 2008 / 64 comments

  The Terengganu state government will justify its recent purchase of 14 units of the Mercedes-Benz E200K for state exco use by providing a detailed breakdown of maintenance costs associated with the 4-year old Proton Perdana […]

   

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  MITI: No hurry to open up automotive industry

  22 July 2008 / 38 comments

  MITI Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says Malaysia is in “no hurry to further liberalise” its automotive sector, but at the same time says Malaysia is fully committed to fulfilling its WTO multilateral commitments. He […]

   

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  New improved toll gantry to begin trial in November

  22 July 2008 / 39 comments

  A new toll gantry system will undergo testing at the Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong’s Sungai Penchala Toll Plaza from November 2008 onwards. Highway Authority director-general Datuk Mohamad Razali Othman says the new toll gantry system is […]

   

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