Road closures for 'Little India' launching will cause severe jams

At the recent “Global Walk to Cure Diabetes”, organised by Ford Malaysia for a fourth time, RM22,000 was raised which will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetic Research Foundation, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre and Persatuan Diabetes Malaysia

Ford Motor Company will cease having an active role in its Malaysian operations in 2008, and Sime Darby, its partner in the Ford Malaysia joint-venture will take over the business as exclusive distributor and importer. As part of the restructuring, the 39-year old AMI plant in Shah Alam, Selangor, will be closed down as well. Assembly of Ford vehicles will continue at nearby Swedish Motor Assemblies after June 2008.

UMW Toyota Motor recently opened its premier branch in the Klang Valley at Subang Jaya, Selangor, The new 3S facility combines the outlets at Jalan 219 in Petaling Jaya, Taipan Subang Jaya and also the small Jiran Anda service outlet which was located near The Summit complex.

Keizo Ono has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM), taking over from Fumihiko Minami who has taken up a new posting in Italy after having set up and managed MMM for four years.

It's rare to hear a recall announcement from Proton but it is now doing so when necessary, perhaps showing that things are indeed changing for the better at the national car company. The recall concerns the jack in certain units of the Gen2 and Satria Neo models and though no accidents have been reported, Proton is asking owners to bring them in for replacement as a pro-active safety measure.

Following the recent developments in the Proton-Volkswagen discussions and the Malaysian Government’s announcement, Volkswagen is currently reviewing its business strategy for Malaysia.

Malaysian new-vehicle owners report experiencing the most problems with the vehicle exterior and engine/transmission, according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2007 Malaysia Initial Quality Study released today.

Power, agility and emotion were all evident in this year’s final round of the Ford Lanun Darat 4x4 Driving Clinic series. The 4x4 driving course, sponsored by Ford Malaysia and held in Kuching earlier this month, was attended by 27 participants.

Ingress Auto Sdn Bhd is the latest authorized BMW dealer. The appointment of the new dealership, which will commence operations in Q1 2008, is part of BMW Malaysia’s ongoing expansion of its dealership network to give customers more choice and convenience as well as cater to BMW’s growing customer base.