US firm to invest USD1.4 billion in Indonesian auto industry
These days, it is a common strategy for either Malaysia, Thailand or Indonesia to be used by one of the few big car manufacturers as a hub for the ASEAN region. Thailand …
2009 Porsche Panamera to be built at Leipzig
The Porsche Panamera, which was confirmed to go into production July last year will be built in Porsche's plant in Leipzig, Germany. The Leipzig plant also builds the Porsche Cayenne and the …
New Audi 2.0 TDI with Piezo Injection
Audi has launched a new series of Audi A3 and Audi A4 cars with a new turbodiesel powerplant. The new 2.0 litre TDI powerplant makes 170ps, which is 30 extra horses over …
2008 Audi Q5 to be built in Ingolstadt
The 2008 Audi Q5 has been confirmed and production will take place in Ingolstadt, Germany. Before this, the group was deciding where to build the Audi Q5, as there are some qualms …
2006 International Engine Of The Year Awards Results
BMW totally owned the 2006 International Engine Of The Year awards again, just as it did last year. It's 5.0 litre V10 engine used in the BMW M5 and BMW M6 won …
Chery to build small car for Chrysler
Chrysler is looking into using Chery Automobile to assemble a small car for the international non-US market. The car will be sold under the Dodge or Chrysler brand. This could allow Chrysler …
Toyota Prius sales down
Sales for the Toyota Prius in April 2006 has dropped nearly 25% compared to April 2005, the same time period last year. Toyota sold 7,500 Toyota Prius hybrids in April 2006, compared …
Saudi King slashes petrol prices
Saudi Arabia is a country which is really oil-rich. While the rest of the world is struggling with high oil prices, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has decreed that oil prices in …
BMW 3 Series Coupe – BMW 335i
After the launch of the new E90 BMW 3-series (and E91 BMW 3-series station wagon) which has been on Malaysian roads for quite some time now, BMW has finally revealed the 2-door …
Nissan GT-R announced
Nissan Motor's CEO Carlos Ghosn has announced that the next generation Skyline R35 will be marketed in the US market as a Nissan. It will be called the Nissan GT-R. The production …
Peugeot plants trees in Brazil
How nice. Peugeot has been planting trees since 1999 in Brazil, as part of it's contribution to the environment to compensate for the pollution that Peugoet cars produce. It's not that Peugeot …
MINI Dragster – The World’s Fastest MINI
This is the world's fastest MINI Cooper, a machine built by MINI USA and Fireball Tim Drag Racing. It isn't just a wild claim though, it actually holds the actual official title …
French police procure Subaru Impreza WRX chase cars
Fuji Heavy Industries has just won a contract to supply high-speed chase cars for the Gerdarmerie Nationale police of France. Fuju Heavy Industries who manufactures Subaru cars, will supply 63 Subaru Impreza …
Proton and Chery discussing two-way partnership
More developments on Malaysia-China automotive industry relations. Previously there were rumours on Proton's involvement with Jinhua Youngman and Chery. Jinhua Youngman was believed to have entered a deal with Proton to assemble …
Subaru to develop turbodiesel boxer engine
While Subaru has decided to use Toyota hybrid technology in it's efforts to improve fuel economy for it's petrol-powered vehicles, it has decided to develop it's own turbodiesel engine to address demands …
Subaru Group N rally cars to be built in Singapore
Motor Image, a Tan Chong International Ltd company based in Singapore will be building Subaru Impreza rally cars together with Prodrive UK, the company behind the Subaru Rally Team. The rally cars …
Updates on Satria Replacement Model from Proton Cars Australia
GoAuto carries some news on Proton's model timeline for the Australian market, which could give us a guideline on when models will be released on our own shores. Probably take off a …
Race Rally Research Australia
Proton Cars Australia intends to set up their own Race Rally Research divison within seven months, based on the Lotus Sport franchise. Proton Cars Australia MD John Startari said Proton Cars Australia's …
Malaysia-USA Free Trade Agreement to open market for car export
Malaysian car manufacturers Proton, Perodua might be able to enter the US market with the upcoming Free Trade Agreement between Malaysia and the USA. Malaysia is currently the USA's 10th largest trading …
The end of the BMW E-code
When you're at a table with a few car enthusiasts, you'd hear them flinging around words like W211, E36, GC8, E90, EK, EG, SV4, H22A and 4G93 as if it were some …
