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  GM and DRB-HICOM sign stake transfer MoU

  20 September 2006 / 15 comments

  Previously, there was news of a potential 51% acquisition of stake in Chevrolet distributor Hicomobil by General Motors, who owns the Chevrolet marque. DRB-HICOM dispelled these rumours by saying there is no official proposal yet. […]

   

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  GetzTC – Hyundai Getz Turbo by Hyundai Australia

  20 September 2006 / 17 comments

  Hyundai Motor Company Australia unveiled this specially tuned up Hyundai Getz FX called the GetzTC back in 2003 at the Brisbane Motor Show. The base car is a pre-facelift Hyundai Getz FX 3-door, and this […]

   

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  Inokom Getz 1.4 later this month

  20 September 2006 / 29 comments

  Inokom will be launching it’s locally assembled version of the new facelift Hyundai Getz – to be called the Inokom Getz later this month, which will come in 1 variant – the Getz 1.4 litre […]

   

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  Kia pro_cee’d Concept at Paris

  19 September 2006 / 46 comments

  We’ve seen the Kia cee’d five-door hatchback, Kia’s C-segment competitor for the European market. Kia announced that soon after the 5-door hatch is launched, a station wagon version as well as a sporty 3-door version […]

   

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  Hyundai Arnejs Concept at Paris 2006

  15 September 2006 / 36 comments

  Hyundai will be showing it’s Hyundai Arnejs Concept at the Paris Motor Show end of this month. The Hyundai Arnejs, pronounced Ar-nez, will give us a preview on how Hyundai’s new European C-segment contender will […]

   

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  Inokom to assemble Hyundai Mighty

  1 September 2006 / 6 comments

  Sime Darby Bhd unit Inokom Corp Sdn Bhd will be investing a total sum of RM 10 million on a new assembly line for the Hyundai Mighty, Hyundai’s best selling commercial vehicle. The 5 tonne […]

   

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  Hyundai dispels Jaguar acquisition rumours

  20 August 2006 / 16 comments

  Rumours through the grapevines indicated that Hyundai’s Kia unit might be the new owner of Ford’s struggling Jaguar brand, and perhaps even Land Rover. This might be bad news for Jaguar fans, you might see […]

   

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  New Chevrolet Aveo launched in US

  20 August 2006 / 18 comments

  The new Chevrolet Aveo sedan based on the Daewoo Gentra was recently launched in the US through a special virtual car launch through a web cast. Specifications are pretty much the same, a 1.6 litre […]

   

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  Kia Sorento Pickup Truck Photoshop

  14 August 2006 / 19 comments

  The Kia Sorento is available locally with a Naza badge as the Naza Sorento. The mid-sized SUV is based on a ladder frame as opposed to a monocoque chassis, so this should mean the body […]

   

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  Kia cee’d to debut at the 2006 Paris Motor Show

  14 August 2006 / 23 comments

  I posted about the Kia ED previously, which was also shown as the cee’d concept at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Kia has announced that the production car based on the same concepts […]

   

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  New national car this Tuesday?

  13 August 2006 / 17 comments

  UPDATE: The new cars launched are the LMG Tourer 7-seater SUV and the LMG Trekker double cab pick-up truck, both of which include Hydroxene water-petrol hybrid technology. The Star carried a newspaper report on Friday […]

   

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  Chevrolet Aveo Sedan Thai CBU

  9 August 2006 / 23 comments

  Malaysian Chevrolet distributor Hicomobil has plans to launch the new Chevrolet Aveo Sedan here in Malaysia in September 2006, so I thought I’d give you guys a little preview of the car based on the […]

   

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  Kia ED exclusively for Europe

  2 August 2006 / 16 comments

  Kia has unveiled it’s Kia ED, a future C-segment car for the European market. The ED is just a codename for now which stands for European Design as it’s targetted at the European market. The […]

   

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  Ssangyong Rexton II CKD in Malaysia

  2 August 2006 / 3 comments

  Malaysia’s Ssangyong importers Competitive Supreme Sdn Bhd will be launching an updated version to it’s flagship SUV, the Ssangyong Rexton II on the 15th of August this year. I previously blogged about the Ssangyong Rexton […]

   

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  Kia Rio tops US compact car J.D. Power IQS

  27 July 2006 / 8 comments

  The 2006 Kia Rio/Rio5 clinched the top position for the US market J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Initial Quality Study SM (IQS) in the sub-compact category. The Rio/Rio5 tied together with the Suzuki Aerio for […]

   

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