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The Star earlier reported that the Government may pile on more incentives for hybrid and electric vehicles. This move is being done to encourage more Malaysians to embrace environment-friendly vehicles. On top of the current incentives, which include the 100% import duty and excise duty exemption for hybrids below 2,000 cc in place until December ...Related posts:Reports: … 
We just got back from Edaran Tan Chong Motor’s Petaling Jaya showroom, where the Nissan Leaf pilot program was launched yesterday by Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry. The Leaf show is ongoing, and will be open to the public for test drives around the block this weekend I stepped in ...Related posts:Nissan Leaf EV pilot program … 
UMW Toyota has opened its new Body and Paint centre in Bukit Raja, Klang. The 5.7-acre facility – which began operation earlier in the week – is currently equipped with 42 work bays and four paint booths, all compliant with the standards set by Toyota Motor Corporation, and has as a repair capacity of 6,150 ...Related posts:Naza opens largest Ducati Centre in … 
As far as numbers go, the 2012 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition had plenty to go by – 230,000 sq metres of exhibition area at the China International Exhibition Center and … 
Unlike other car manufacturers out there, Volkswagen Malaysia has found itself in a very unique situation. It now has a car for pretty much every segment of the market, with prices that st … 
Happy Friday dear readers. And since this is the last day of the workweek, let’s start it off with a bit of fun. The pictures here and in the gallery are the entries for the little contest … 
UPDATE: The Leaf pilot program was officially launched today by Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry at ETCM’s PJ showroom We know that the Nissan Leaf electric car is in town, ready to star in a pilot program by Edaran Tan Chong Motor. Looks like the public launch will happen this ...Related posts:Michelin Pilot Super Sport for … 
11 months ago, in China, Volkswagen launched a project that invited the Chinese to submit their design, personalisation and connectivity ideas for tomorrow. The project was called the ‘Peo … 
Yes, a special edition of our own. Eminent Century Sdn Bhd, the official Malaysian importer of Lamborghini cars, and JH Italia Sdn Bhd, the sole dealer, unveiled the Lamborghini Gallardo M … 
Honda is making hybrid engines a little bit friendlier to the environment. And I don’t mean by a new more efficient engine that cuts more emissions. Honda Motor Co. and the Japan Metals &# … 
Mitsubishi Motors Thailand, which builds the Mirage at its Laem Chabang plant in Chonburi, will export the small car to Japan. Export volume has not been confirmed, but shipment starts in July, according to the Bangkok Post. The Thai-made Mirage will be inspected by MMC personnel from Japan before exports start to ensure quality is ...Related posts:SPIED: Masked Mitsubishi … 
Kia’s new flagship K9 sedan has begun selling in Korea. The company’s first rear-wheel drive large sedan in over a decade isn’t just to be a domestic offering – it’s set to be launched in a number of key overseas markets later this year. The V6 and eight-speed transmission-equippe d vehicle measures in at 5.09 metres ...Related … 
Here’s the handsome Fiat Viaggio in its full glory, unveiled at the recent Beijing show. The C-segment sedan is based on the CUSW (Compact US Wide) architecture, the most advanced within the Fiat Group now. Also underpinning the new Dodge Dart, the CUSW platform is derived from the one beneath the Alfa Romeo Giulietta. Described ...Related posts:Porsche Engineering buys … 
Still no sign of the Honda City facelift, which was announced in Thailand late last year, and which we ran leaked brochure scans of, as well as a video. Presumably, the arrival of the car here has been delayed due to the effects of the severe flooding that hit Thailand last year. Over in Australia, ...Related posts:E71 BMW X6 gets its mid-cycle facelift for 2012! 2012 Honda … 
Noticed the “True Blue” and “Out of the Blue” messages on Sauber engine covers in the past two races? Well, the blue link is apparent now – Sauber F1 Team has entered into a partnership with English Premier League club Chelsea FC, also known as The Blues. Expect to see Chelsea logos on the cars ...Related posts:Lotus F1 Team: Kimi secures 5th, … 
We first heard of this new brand last year, when Eterniti Motors was born at the Frankfurt show. The London-based “boutique luxury carmaker” has now unveiled the engineering prototype of its first car at the recent Beijing motor show, and it’s clearly a Porsche Cayenne. Named Artemis, Eterniti calls its effort the “world’s first super ...No … 
Along with concepts like the EV-STER and Micro Commuter, Honda officially revealed its banner for next generation technology called Earth Dreams Technology at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. The company, and president/CEO Takanobu Ito, promises both to care for the environment and provide joy of driving under EDT. From what we’ve heard and experienced, it ...Related … 
Remember that gag photo of Dany Bahar from sniffpetrol.com and the subsequent press release from Group Lotus? We covered it. Well, it seems that it could have carried some grain of truth b … 
As you would already know by now, UMW Toyota’s order books for the new Camry is open. The Thai-made D-segment exec will come in three variants, two 2.0L ones and the top spec 2.5V – click here to view the brochure. Here are pics of the Australian market Toyota Aurion, which shares looks with Malaysian ...Related posts:New parts plant for UMW Toyota’s next … 
Dongfeng-Honda has introduced the Ciimo sedan specifically for the Chinese market – if the shape in the photos look familiar, it is; the Ciimo is pretty much the eight-generation Civic, repackaged for China. The car – which made its debut in Beijing – is available in only one engine variant form, this being the 1.8 ...Related posts:Honda reaches settlement … 
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