Volkswagen announced that it has commenced the production of the new Beetle at its factory in Puebla, Mexico. The previous model of Beetle was also built in the same plant. On this occasion Dr. Guido Westerwelle, the Federal Foreign Minister, Felipe Calder³n, the Mexican President, and Hubert Waltl, Board Member for Production and Logistics at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, ...

The Italian Super Car manufacturer – Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. has opened Lamborghini Macau expanding the Lamborghini network to 15 dealerships in mainland China.   Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., said: The opening of a Macau location is an important part of our representation in China, and reflects the potent growth opportunity in the region.   The ...

BMW Group Asia has reported a rise of 14.5% in its first half of 2011 sales volume compared to last year, increasing from 3,716 to 4,255 sales of BMW and MINI vehicles. The BMW and MINI brands saw an increase in sales volume of 12.9% and 36.4% respectively, in the South East Asia and Pacific Islands regions.     Mr. ...

In Malaysia, the Nissan Teana 2.5 V6 has awarded as the Best Local Assembly Executive Sedan’ in the Asian Auto – Auto Industry Awards 2011.   Speaking at the event, Dato’ Dr Ang Bon Beng, Executive Director of Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) said, We are pleased to receive this Award as it is a recognition by our fellow Malaysians ...

On July 6, Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) about consignment production contract of Subaru vehicles with TC Subaru Sdn. Bhd for Asean market. At that moment, FHI only mentioned compact SUVs in their statement. Of course, many of us lift up their attention and curiosities on the model that will be locally assembled in Malaysia ...

  Frost & Sullivan forecast the vehicles sales in Malaysia will dip to 615,900 units in 2011 from the earlier projected 623,000 units. The plunge is blamed due to supply chain disruptions from the impact of the March 11 Japan earthquake. It said that TIV for 2011 would be impacted due to production slowdown and delay in key models launches ...

The world most popular workhorse – Toyota Hilux introduced its 2012 facelift model for the European market. It gained a refreshed looks and a more powerful turbo diesel 2.5-litre D4-D engine.   For the exterior, a redesigned front grille in chrome, new bonnet, headlamps, front bumper, alloy wheels and door mirrors. Inside the car, Toyota restyled the dashboard and the instrument ...

Recently from a report, Porsche delivered significantly more cars to customers worldwide in June 2011. Deliveries increased by 29.5% compared with the same month the year before to reach 10,677 vehicles. The sports car manufacturer delivered a total of 60,659 new vehicles in the first half of the year, 36.8% more than from January to June the year before. Bernhard ...