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Hans Cheong is a former automotive industry professional, having worked for a major Asian OEM and a European automotive consultancy firm in various strategic roles. He can be contacted at hans[at]motorindustry.org
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The automotive industry outlook for 2012 is extremely rosy, according to Toyota. Not only is Toyota shrugging off the collapsing Euro zone and the strong Yen that is hurting export earnings of Japanese companies (Toyota included), the company is expecting a whopping double digit increase in both domestic Japanese and [...]
New variant of US market Chevrolet Sonic – turbocharged. Ecotec 1.4L turbo petrol engine, 138-horsepower (103 kW) and 200 Nm of torque between 1,850 rpm and 4,900 rpm. On sale late 2012, preview at North American International Auto Show, Jan. 14-22. GM today announced a new addition to its Sonic [...]
If you have been following the auto industry for some years, surely you must have come across the two pictures above. You must’ve also known that that the Chery QQ is an illegal copy of the Chevrolet Spark, that Chery cloned the Chevy Spark, naming it QQ, and the Chinese [...]
Imagine driving in the wee hours of the morning, and out of nowhere this ‘thing’ rose up from the ground. While it may not be scary but for sure it will be one major ‘WTF was that!’ moment. This video was caught from an in-car digital video recorder in Ukraine. [...]
This is an Argentinian ad for the VW Tiguan’s Park Assist feature. While Park Assist itself is no longer such an out of this world feature anymore, as most of the German premium brands already have it as an optional item, creative agency DDB who produced this ad gave a [...]
CBT’s Annual Review is now out. Complimentary with every copy of today’s New Straits Times. Topics covered Automotive sector outlook for 2012 Daniel Wong’s test drive report on the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle in Japan CBT Car of the Year Awards 2011 Preview of this weekend’s Hot Imports Night Coverage [...]
Motor Image Group, a subsidiary of Tan Chong Group and distributor of Subaru vehicles in the ASEAN region plus Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southern China has recently launched the all-new Subaru XV at the recent 28th Thailand Motor Expo. For the first time in recent years, a Subaru will be [...]
The local blogosphere and online forums are abuzz with news that the Subaru BRZ will be coming to Malaysia next year. This author was also present at the interview with the regional distributor of Subaru, Motor Image’s Group Chief Executive Glenn Tan, representing NST-CBT when he made that comment (and [...]
Non-pneumatic design, does not require air. Made from recycled thermoplastics. Not commercially available yet. At this month’s Tokyo Motor Show, Japanese tire maker Bridgestone will be showing off a prototype for an airless tire designed for passenger vehicles. In place of conventional air pressure, Bridgestone’s airless tire concept supports the [...]
The Champs-Elysées is the most beautiful avenue in the world, at least that is the French like to tell the world. The French pride is evident. Renault’s own press release did not refer to the Champs-Elysées as one of the most beautiful. No, they made it clear that it is [...]
Ultimate Girl’s Car? Renault Twingo Goes Pop, by Nicola Roberts