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Automobiles CITROEN appoints Naza Group as its exclusive distributor – what we can expect in 2013

. Now, this may be a day old but as of 1 January 2013, Citroën has ditched Brooklands Motors in favor of Naza Euro Motors, a subsidiary of the Naza Group, as the official distributor for the Citroen brand in Malaysia. For a brand that’s over 90 years old, the …

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Veemer Motors Service Centre – The service centre that does a great disservice to the branding of VW

  . No car is perfect in this world …. and invariably, all cars will break down. It’s not a question of IF, merely a debate on WHEN. And so when my 1.4l TSi Golf broke down in the middle of nowhere, I was not surprised, particularly when its a …

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Perodua venturing to compact sedan market – Genius or Folly?

    As an automotive fan, a significant portion of my income is spent on automotive magazines. Among the myriad magazines you can find at the book stands, one of those magazines I never miss each month is Live Life Drive. Personally, I appreciate the creativity, wit and style of …

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kensomuse entered the dark ages – and emerge stronger!

It was a sad day on 27 August when we found we were running out of bandwidth. This wasn’t the first time but each time, there were contingencies and it was just a matter of upgrading the package; from 5GB to 10GB to ultimately 20GB. Last month, it crossed the …

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Reducing the Price of Cars – How it affects us

    General election periods have always been interesting. You see all sorts of slander/counter-slander, suing/counter-suing and of course, candies and sweets; goodies and promises flying around on all sorts of media. . One of such promise recently made by the Opposition party related to the automotive sector is the …

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The Malaysian Competition Act 2010 – Help or Bane for the Malaysian automotive circle?

Car reviewers all over the world carry out their work by writing about vehicles given to their care based on their individual experience, knowledge and (to some degree) a balance of reporting what’s the absolute truth as they see it and the business requirements of keeping their magazine/newspaper/website afloat with …

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Car Clubs and Principal Car Manufacturers

The need to socialize is a fundamental requirement by us all. After all, culture is born through socialization and what better way to socialize than to mingle around people of similar taste and mindset? This is especially true for car clubs and one of the most close knit car clubs …

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