8 September 2008
Home inspection service for extra RM100
Want to transfer ownership of your car but have no time to send it over to Puspakom for inspection? Puspakom's Premier Service Unit can come to your doorstep. Just place a call to Puspakom to have the vehicle inspected at home for RM100. From July 1, it has been mandatory for all cars to undergo a Puspakom check before ownership can be transferred. The check was made compulsory to keep cut-and-joint cars off the roads. [New Straits Times]
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/National/
20080907085141/Article/index_html
Premier set to make waves in hybrid car market
PREMIER Hybrid Cars Sdn Bhd, (PHC) the country's sole dedicated franchise hybrid importer and distributor, says it will sell hybrid cars at a slightly lower price than conventional cars. Last month, the government slashed taxes on hybrids, giving 100 per cent exemption on import duty and 50 per cent off on excise duty, a move which HwangDBS feels is part of a wider plan to reduce subsidies on petrol consumption. [Business Times]
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/Industries/
AutoTransport/phc.xml/Article/
9 September 2008
AmAssurance In Collaboration Agreement With B'Smart And PEDA
AmAssurance Bhd on Monday signed a collaboration agreement with B'Smart Technology Sdn Bhd and the Proton Edar Dealer Association (PEDA) to launch two new car assurance programmes for car owners to protect their interest against car thefts. The technology-based anti-car theft solution, supported by B'Smart Technology, focuses on enhancing AmAssurance's two new car assurance programmes that will be marketed nationwide by PEDA. [Bernama]
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=357929
PEDA Confident Of Proton Regaining Top Spot By Next Year
[Bernama]
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=357920
Proton agrees to boost Saga output
[Business Times]
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/Tuesday/
Latest/peda08-2.xml/Article/
Detroit Electric to focus on Europe and US markets
Netherlands-based Detroit Electric Ltd is looking to focus on the rollout of its electric cars in Europe and US rather than Asia given the significant tax break and readily available infrastructure in the developed markets, said its strategic programme office executive vice-president FM Chong. While demand and the infrastructure are a problem in Malaysia, given the country's relatively new exposure to the technology, Detroit Electric is prepared to sell its electric cars in Malaysia under the Proton brand. If all goes well with Proton, Detroit Electric will proceed with talks with Tenaga Nasional Bhd on the rates and measures of the energy costs, expected to range between three sen and five sen per kilometre. [The Edge]
http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.
article.Article_3feb4399-cb73c03a-98350a00-17928cc4
Proton Eyes Thailand, Indonesia For Its New MPVs
Proton Holdings Bhd plans to market its first multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), which will be introduced early next year, in Indonesia and Thailand, said its managing director, Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir. [Bernama]
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=357915
Proton MPV set to hit regional roads mid-2009
[Business Times]
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/Tuesday/Nation/
pivi.xml/Article/
11 September 2008
Premier Hybrid Proposes Green Tax Regime For Malaysia
Premier Hybrid Cars Sdn Bhd, the country's first franchised distributor of hybrid cars, has proposed that Malaysia come up with a green tax regime if it wants to remain a major player in the motor vehicle industry. [Bernama]
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=358284
Proton Appoints New ISSD Director
Proton Holdings Bhd Wednesday announced the appointment of Claudius Meynert as the new director of its International Sales and Services Division (ISSD). [Bernama]
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=358321