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VIDEO: The mystery of hot press forming unveiled

You know how Proton keeps talking about hot forming press, well this video shows us is what it looks like, the die-cut steel are heated to about 900 degrees Celsius before it is placed in a stamping machine. The die are water cooled to about five degrees celsius and this allows the metal to be quenched or rapidly cooled and in the process, the molecules bond more tightly and adhere to the new shape. This makes the stamped part three times stronger.....

We may get to see Proton's own automated hot press forming line in Tanjung Malim soon....we are working on it... but for now watch this video

Special Reg Captivas on discount

Malaysia’s Official Chevrolet Distributor, NAZA Quest Sdn Bhd (under the NAZA Group of Companies) is having the carnival to put up for sale the pre-registered Captiva with irresistible prices.

Those Captiva are bearing the special G1M (Gagasan 1 Malaysia) number plates, were the official course cars for several international events such as the 2011 F1 Malaysian GP and is in pristine condition. The low mileage cars, will be retailing at low prices start from RM 30,000 different from the retail price and it also comes complete with manufacturer’s warranty.

Each of the pre-registered Captiva is thoroughly inspected via a 40-points check system to ensure that safety is not compromised.

The Captiva Carnival is located at the Kontena National Berhad, Batu 9 Jalan Klang Lama in Petaling Jaya 9 (next to GAB), from 16th to 18th March. Opening hours are from 10am to 6pm. For more information, please call 1-800-22-4389.

VIDEO: Proton chief stylist Azlan Othman on the P3-21A

The best way to design a car is by peering into a crystal ball because a car is a long term product. For example, the P3-21A that will be launched soon was designed in 2009 because it takes about two years and millions of engineering, development and testing hours to bring the design from sketches and models to mass production.

Once launched, the P3-21A will have to stay interesting, attractive and sellable for the next five years, that is until 2017.

Proton Chief Stylist, Azlan Othman has no crystal ball but relies on a lot of marketing research, customer feedback and his own inspiration to guide the design team towards the new car and he says the aim is to come up with a timeless design.

In the first video we see him sketch the key design features of the P3-21A adn how they may be developed into the future Proton style.



In the second video the designer described the different stages of the design process and how they arrived at the current car.

Proton releases four videos of P3-21A

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LIVE CHANNEL: Motorspy ( We discuss Proton-DRB and Proton Power of One

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VIDEO: VW reveals ASEAN plans and their global goal of being number one

Being number one is tough, staying number one is even tougher, this was why Toyota was never keenb to claim the top spot because it meant everyone would be gunning after them.

However VW does want to be the world's biggest carmaker in the next three to four years. IN order to achieve that goal they are going to have to find at least a million extra sales in a year.

In order to do that , VW has to grow in all markets, especially fast growing, developing and emerging markets like South East Asia.

According to Weiming Soh, VW Board Member and head of China and Asean operations they are looking at 200,000 units annually and Malaysia is contributing 50,000 to the equation.

It seems that some of that volume will come from the Pekan plant.

VIDEO: IS the Pekan assemble VW Passat of the same quality as cars coming from Germany?

According to VW and DRB-Hicom, the answer is yes, because the first batch of cars arrived in Pekan partially assembled and workers here only put together the different completed modules, this is defined as CKD1.

In the meantime they are evaluating some local vendors for basic parts to be sourced locally and at this stage, called CKD2, the cars will arrive in kit form and parts like tyres, rubber mats and simple components are sourced locally.

CKD 3 is when the kits comprise 60 per cent of the car while the remaining 40 per cent of components are sourced locally or in Asean, this is to comply with the requirements of free movement of goods under the Asean Free Trade Agreement.

VIDEO: What exactly did DRB-Hicom say about rebadging for Proton

Well, here is a video of DRB-Hicom boss, Datuk Seri Khamil Jamil answering the question of rebadging cars for Proton. We even have VW AG Board Member and head of China and Asean operations, Weiming Soh talking about VW sharing technology with Proton adn DRB...


BTW, Soh was the person named in the story about a meeting between DRB-Hicom Chief Operating Officer, Datuk Lokman Ibrahim in Hing Kong recently

VIDEO: What's so special the new Proton P3-21A

What we have here is a series of short videos with Dr Wolfgang Eppel, Senior Director (Quality) at Proton,  He was BMW's quality man and overlooked the development of the E39 5-series and E-90 3-series so he knows a bit or two about car quality.

VIDEO: Launch of the VW Passat CKD in Pekan

• Launch variant of the locally assembled VW Passat is priced at RM170,888 and available immediately through 18 Volkswagen dealerships nationwide today.
• The Passat family would eventually range in price between RM169,888 and RM184,888 once the whole line is available in the Malaysian market.

The locally assembled variant of the Volkswagen Passat has been highly publicised in the automotive blogs and online news sites and on Sunday it was launched by Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the  Hicom Automotive Manufacturing Malaysia (HAMM) facilitiy in Pekan.

At the rollout, DRB had accumulated a stock of just over 300 units and this represented the first batch of cars that are assembled under what is termed as CKD1 programme.

CKD1 means that the cars arrive as a partially assembled kits and the local partner completes the process without any local components.

Even as the car was being launched, DRB-Hicom Managing Director, Datuk Seri Mohd Khamil Jamil announced that the company is expanding their production facility to accommodate future needs of Volkswagen.

According to Mohd Khamil they will add a further assembly and paint line to accommodate the German marque, which will eventually be their biggest customer in Pekan and one of their core partners.

When in full swing by 2014, DRB believes that Volkswagen will make up most of the 50,000 vehicles that will be assembled by HAMM in Pekan and that number could rise significantly if DRB proves that they can assemble car to comparable quality levels of VW's German plants.

VW Board Member and head of China-Asean operations, Weiming Soh said that the marque is looking for sales figures aroudn 200,000 units in South East Asia in the next few years as part of the VAG group's global aim of becoming the world's largest carmaker in five years' time.

He said there is every possibility that DRB-Hicom could be their source of regional vehicles, especially for right-hand drive markets.

Mohd Khamil said DRB-Hicom will make all efforts to ensure that VW vehicles leaving the Pekan facility will meet the German carmaker's exacting standards so they can be exported.

VW Senior Vice President, Overseas manufacturing, Dr Christof Spathelf said they had began the venture with DRB with a clear goal in terms of quality and this meant sending a team from Germany to train and supervise the assembly of cars.

This approach also meant that the targeted 40 per cent local content will only be possible by around 2014 as they carefully pick local vendors that are capable of producing components to VW standards.

The final stage of the local assembly programme is known as CKD3 where 40 per cent of Asean contents is used and the cars can then be sold within Sout East Asia without being taxed as an import.
According to DRB-Hicom Chief Operating Officer, Datuk Lokman Ibrahim, they have evaluated many local vendors and so far 27 have passed VW's requirements.

During his speech at the launch, Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that the Jetta and Polo may follow the Passat out of HAMM facilities in the near future.

The Polo and Jetta are popular family cars in Europe, offering value for money and reputable VW engineering and quality fit and finish in a reliable and proven package and it is expected to find strong following in Malaysia.

Below is a video of the launch in Pekan on Sunday.

VIDEO: Spectacular almost win, but ultimately a fail...

A Skoda defies probablities by spinning out of control and missing two oncoming cars but...

VIDEO: How to remove an engine without any tools

It's quite amazing to see the relationship between cars and trees and this time it is very intentional - nice viral video BTW

Fantastic Porsche Collection going under the hammer in a week's time

Some people have the good fortune to collect rare and beautiful works of art and the late Matthew Drendel is one of them and he spent his time gathering gorgeous racing Porsches.

The best thing about a collection of rare cars is that you get to enjoy them when you are alive and your family can sell them off at a hefty premium after you have no more need for it.

Among the cars in this collection, which will go under the hammer of Gooding & Co in Florida next Tuesday.

The collection contains million-dollar rarities such as the 917 Can-Am monsters, a 962 Group C racer, factory 911 racers and even a 944 S2 Cabriolet.

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VIDEOS: Kia K9 scooped in Korea

A fast actign Korean fan of Kia spotted this large sedan on the highway and now we know how it looks like in the wild.

I maintain that this looks like a better looking cousin of the |BMW 7-series, and I never thought I would ever say something like that...

VIDEO: Drag bike flips, photographer trips

Just a funny video of people failing, no one got hurt badly in the making of this video but two egos were badly bruised

Lamborghini test driver crash Aventador in the snow

Upset about the incident being caught on camera, he starts to get on the photographer's case, anyway here is a short gif of what happened, stills taken from Autoblog

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