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Seow Yaohan | May 24, 2012
Toyota has regained its number one automaker position for the first three months of 2012, shipping 2.49 million vehicles across four brands: Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino. Second position goes to previous leader General Motors which is not far behind with 2.28 million, and Volkswagen ...
Seow Yaohan | May 23, 2012
General Motors “unliked” Facebook ads in a public announcement a day before the social media's IPO last week, pulling out all advertising budget on Facebook because the returns—measured in clicks per page view—are lower compared with the average website, and much lower than what ...
The Green revolution led by Toyota is gaining momentum, and the top Japanese automaker's global cumulative sales of hybrid cars is proof of that. Since late 1997 till April 30 of this year, Toyota had sold four million hybrids, in the process preventing 26 million ...
Seow Yaohan | May 9, 2012
Toyota is bent on distancing the Lexus brand away from the safe and boring Toyota brand, starting with the latest Lexus GS, which was launched in Malaysia late March. As valuable as the Toyota brand is—it is worth USD 27.8 billion, the highest-ranking car brand ...
Hyundai models could be powered by BMW engines, known for an intoxicating blend of power and efficiency, before long. Industry rumours citing an anonymous source have revealed that BMW and Hyundai are in the midst of discussing a collaboration in engine development, though ...
Seow Yaohan | May 8, 2012
Lamborghini Kuala Lumpur is expected to sell more than 50 Lamborghini cars in 2012, a revelation made by Lamborghini's sales manager for South-East Asia and Pacific, Andrea Baldi. Most of that figure comes from the Murcielago-replacing Lamborghini Aventador, and not so much ...
Seow Yaohan | May 4, 2012
Proton will be delisted from Bursa Malaysia today, almost eight years since joining the local stock exchange, after new owners DRB-Hicom succeeded in securing 98.6 percent (as at April 26) of Proton shares, above the threshold of 90 percent required to privatise Proton.
Starting with the ...
Seow Yaohan | May 2, 2012
BMW is now Malaysia's number one premium carmaker, selling a record 1,516 vehicle in the first three months of 2012, 16 percent more than the 1,308 vehicles last year. BMW cars made up the majority with 1,362 units, with 80 MINI cars and 74 Motorrad ...
Seow Yaohan | May 2, 2012
Lotus Cars is ready to restore full car production from May, having secured sufficient financing from new Proton owners DRB-Hicom. Production at Hethel assembly plant is expected to return to the rate of 44 cars per week. With the financing tap now open, Lotus ...
Seow Yaohan | May 1, 2012
Ford Malaysia has announced the upcoming launch of six all-new models in Malaysia by the end of 2013. Two confirmed models are the Ranger, which has so far amassed more than 600 bookings, and the Focus, ...
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