Proton profitable but sees rocky road TEAMCAR - Malaysia's biggest carmaker, state-controlled Proton Holdings, reported a fourth-quarter net profit in line with expectations on Tuesday, but painted a bleak outlook.

The company, which suffered heavy losses in the first half of its year to end-March, highlighted tough competition, dampened consumer demand at home and increasing energy costs.

Proton reported a fourth-quarter net profit of 127.2 million ringgit, compared with a loss of 63.9 million ringgit a year earlier. Sales slid 20 percent.

Proton, owned 43 percent by state investment arm Khazanah Nasional, led a sheltered life before the government began lowering tariffs on foreign cars under an Asian free-trade pact.

Its market share is in decline as foreign-made cars become a more attractive option to their locally made rivals, often blamed for shoddy parts and service quality.

Eager to boost its small export revenue, Proton said recently that it and China's Chery Automobile had agreed to jointly study plans to build and sell each other's cars in the two countries and elsewhere in southeast Asia.  ¶ 5:38 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Say Good Bye to Drink And Drive TEAMCAR - You do not have to worry about summons or block by police anymore with the newest technology from Japan. The device is installed into a car and you will need to test your breath everytime before you start your engine.

Car driver will not be able to start their engine if their breath test fail and they will need to wait until they pass the test. This device can stop drunk driver from driving their car that can danger other road users.

America and Canada have this device in their car for some years and it is a neccessary in every car after year 2012 in some of the Europe Countries like Sweden.  ¶ 2:29 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Is NAZA set to take PROTON over? TEAMCAR - There is a rumor in the auto industry saying that Naza Group Of Company is set to take Proton over.

Proton has many criteria that meet Naza requirement since goverment want to revoke AP system after 2010. AP's King naza will have to find a way out to stay in the market where intensity between competitors keep rising.

But insider said the process bight not be very smooth for Naza because both of the companies are supporting by different powerful political background. He believe that Naza might has the upperhand over Proton because Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah and Deputy Prime Minister attended Naza new car launching and urged them to compete like brother.  ¶ 6:59 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  PROTON Left Behind TEAMCAR - PERODUA has significantly overtake PROTON as local cars maker leader for the month of April. The market share for Perodua is 44% while Proton can only manage 30% of total sales of vehicles in April.

The sales of Perodua for the month of April is 13,574 cars and Proton Sales is 9,290 cars.

The high demand for Perodua's Myvi is the main reason of Perodua capture the market so fast.

THE FACT : Sales of 6 Myvi = Sales of 1 Savvy  ¶ 3:09 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Proton to come out with SUV & MPV TEAMCAR - Proton will broaden they market by introduce more choices of cars including Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV).

Proton Production Manager Dato' Kamarulzaman said, Proton will need 18 to 24 months to come up with the new design car nad it could be using Lotus technology.  ¶ 2:56 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Najib: Power ahead with the car majors TEAMCAR : Malaysian car manufacturers must look for powerful foreign partners to open doors to bigger markets, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said.

The Deputy Prime Minister said the domestic car market was insufficient to ensure the future survival of the national automotive industry.

Calling on the industry to embark on yet another transformation, he said it must now engage in joint economies of scale with the outside automotive world through a process of specialisation and interchange.

He named China and India as large potential markets, and added that few carmakers could expect to make it on their own. The Star  ¶ 6:37 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Sharapova pairs with Range Rover TEAMCAR - Russian Tennis Superstar Maria Sharapova is endorsing English premium car Range Rover. This picture is the recent shooting for Range Rover latest advertisement that taken in England.

Go to Photo Gallerry for more Sharapova's Pic.  ¶ 12:43 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Explosive device found at Butterworth used car lot Butterworth: An explosive device has been found at a used car lot in Jalan Bagan Ajam, Butterworth.

Police have cordoned off the area in a bid to defuse it 4 hour after the police found out that the explosive device is in danger.  ¶ 6:20 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tricky Business Continue TEAMCAR-The picture above show that one of the petrol station assistant trying to trick (probably threatening) their customer into buying their extra product from them. The innocent lady bought their product on the spot and ask them to put it into her engine.

We discovered that they are still doing the same tricking business after we file complaint to them on 10th of May 2006. This stubborn dealer should be penalise for what they are doing to their customer.

In a situation that people cannot ask for help and making call, usually they will trust the station assistant.  ¶ 12:54 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  KL International Motorshow '06 TEAMCAR - Kuala Lumpur International Motorshow (KLIMS) will arrive in 2006, after a 3-year break from its previous show. This flagship event for the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) will once again showcase automobiles, concept cars, super cars, first appearances, car accessories, car care products and performance parts.

KLIMS 2006 will rev up the automotive scene in Malaysia and the region. Automotive industry players, buyers, motor enthusiasts and the media will be congregating at KLIMS 2006 for a revelation of the automotive industry that is going to power a new horizon.

Dates & Show Hours
Date : 26 May - 4 June 2006
Venue : Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Show Hours
Weekdays : 11.00am - 10.00pm
Weekends : 10.00am - 10.00pm

Check for more information in www.klims06.com  ¶ 1:47 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Rolls Royce 101 EX on display in Asia
TEAMCAR-Rolls Royce 101EX on display in Asia for the first time and the first stop is Hong Kong. The new 101EX's engine capacity is 6.7L and it's main body material is light ALU. The material can help to reduce the weight of the car and thus the car can run faster.

The new design of Rolls Royce 101EX will be expected as their design trend in the future.  ¶ 1:21 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  "Buying" Carparks In Condominium Teamcar-With the increasing number of cars per family nowadays, carpark is one of the most crucial factors for people to purchase a condominium or apartment. Some condominium do preserved one parking lot for each unit, but some tenants have to pay for each of their parking lots. Prices of parking lots of condominium in Kuala Lumpur range from RM2,000 - RM25,000 per lot. If I have 4 cars in my family, do I need to pay RM100,000 just for parking lots?
(Do comments in Forum)  ¶ 12:21 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Naza unveils Bestari compact car THE Naza Group yesterday introduced its own new 206 Bestari compact car and said it expects to sell 10,000 units in the first year in the local and international markets.

The Naza 206 Bestari is the product of collaboration with French carmaker Automobiles Peugeot and comes hot on the heels of the Naza Sutera minicar launched by the group about a month ago. It is produced and distributed by subsidiary Naza Corp Sdn Bhd.

Naza group chairman and chief executive officer Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin SM Amin said he is confident that the 206 Bestari will grab a big share of the fast growing B-segment market, which includes the likes of non-national models such as Honda Jazz, Chevrolet Aveo, Suzuki Swift and the recently-launched Toyota Yaris.  ¶ 1:37 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Toyota Launches New 'Yaris' And 'Wish' Models TEAMCAR - TOYOTA launches Yaris to malaysia on 16th of Jun and Toyota targeted monthly sales of 100 units of the new Toyota Yaris and 200 units of the Toyota Wish over the next seven months.

The Toyota Yaris is available in two variants, namely standard (1.5G) with on-the-road price including insurance of RM92,800 and sporty (1.5S) at RM98,800.

The Toyota Wish is available in a single sporty variant (2.0S) priced at RM156,900.  ¶ 2:53 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Rossi in Town!













Teamcar-This is a picture that we spot on MRR2 and it shows the lack of safety awareness of our motorists on the road.

This act will also affect the other road users on the road. Goverment put a lot of effort on asking car drivers to beware of motorists but driver can not do much if motorists do no care about their life.  ¶ 4:53 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  AFOS: Good Show! Teamcar-Motorsports Asia AFOS Malaysia round was a success. The event bring whole lot of excitement to the audiences.

German Franz Engstler completed a sensational double when he battled to a second straight victory in Round 2 of the Asian Touring Car Championship at the Sepang Circuit this afternoon.

Team Jebsen’s Darryl O’Young dominated Round 3 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit today, with a perfect lights-to-flag victory, setting the fastest lap of the 10-lap race and running away at the front of the chasing pack.

Visit www.afos.com for more results.  ¶ 5:26 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Dangerous World To Stay This is a note that we spotted on a community board in a condominium near Gombak area. The note stated that the residents live within the area have to be careful and be nice to their neighbour.

The note sounds that we are living in an extremly dangerous world and we have to protect ourselves since the authorities will no longer give you full protection.

Are we still safe in this country?

Discuss the issue in www.teamcar.com.my forum.  ¶ 11:36 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Another Chinese Car Into Malaysia Teamcar- Star Autoworld Sdn. Bhd. has signed an agreement with a Chinese company to build up their own car for Malaysia and South East Asia. Hopefully, they will start the operation from this month base in Johore Bahru. Only two models will be build up in Malaysia and there are F3(above) and Flyer(bottom).
  ¶ 1:36 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Petrol Station's "Extra" Services? Exclusive:Teamcar's staff received a complaint that one of the petrol stations in town used unofficials way to sell their products.(please kindly refer to our Forum).

According to the reply of the petrol company, the act to sell that kind of product is unauthorised and they had solve the particular issue.

Actually, consumers have to be wise and dare to say no to this kind of approach and petrol companies have to guide their dealers from time to time to prevent this kind of inecthical act to happen again.  ¶ 5:58 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  MRR2 SERIOUS TRAFFIC JAM MRR2 chaos continue this morning with a big traffic jam along all the road nearby MRR2 Kepong Area.

Many people have to wait or stuck in the jam for more than one hour and definately will be late to school and work.

The cause of the traffic jam is to believe that the contractor that are doing the repairing job for the MRR2 is unloading construction material at the area.  ¶ 10:15 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Malaysian Charity Draw You could win a Porshe cayman S!
Just buy a RM50 Malaysia Charity Dram ticket and you could win a brand new Porshe Cayman S. So dig in your pockets for this worth cause. Don't miss It.

Visit the roadshows:
26 May-4 Jun : KLIMS, PWTC
9-8 Jun : KL Plaza
23Jun-2 Jul : Mid valley Megamall
28 Jul- 6A Aug : Berjaya Times Square
11-19 Aug : One Utama New Wing

Visit www.malaysiacharitydrw.org.my for more details.


  ¶ 5:10 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Ferrari Revival Continue Michael Schumacher of Ferrari beat Fernando Alonso for a second time in a row to win the race in Nurburgring, Germany. F. Massa finish third and K. Raikonen at fourth. This is the first podium for F. Massa from Ferrari.

M. Schumacher made a crucial second pit stop take the first place over from F. Alonso of Renault.

1. M. Schumacher
2. F. Alonso
3. F. Massa
4. K. Raikonen
5. R. Barrichello
6. G. Fisichella
7. Rosberg
8. J. Villeneuve

Read more news at www.formula1.com  ¶ 10:21 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Nurburgring F1 Team To Watch Honda is the team to watch in Nurburgring Formula 1 race. Team driver R. Barrichello and J. Button qualified at a ver good place in 4th & 6th. Barrichello is doing very well and with his new team and their car proved they can run really fast.

Catch live action at 8TV and astro tonite.  ¶ 7:06 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Renault's Alonso Takes Pole










Renault's Fernando alonso takes his career 10th pole in Nurburgring, Germany on Saturday Qualified. M. Schumacher and F. Massa clocked 2nd and 3rd while Raikonen could only manage to stay 5th.










Malaysia's Star Datuk Michelle Yeoh at th scene.  ¶ 11:52 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Williams Set the Pace Resumes Rivalry

William's Alexander Wurz set the fastest lap in both Friday pratice session but F. Alonso and M. Schumacher are the set the fastest pace among regular drivers.

However, Mclaren has much more to do to prove their ability in their home Grand Prix. Kimi Raikonen can only finish 13th in Friday pratice.

Catch the live action in 8tv and astro. More news with www.teamcar.com.my

  ¶ 1:42 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Formula 1 Eupore Round 5 A picture of Mclaren Mercedes at a desert.

3 days to go for formula 1 fifth round in Germany Europe. Will Alonso make his way back to the top? will schumacher continues his winning run or will raikonen revive?

Catch the action in www.teamcar.com.my  ¶ 6:29 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  TEAMCAR full coverage of AFOS Teamcar will send reporter to Asian Festival Of Speed (AFOS) on 13th-14th of May for the coverage of the event.

The event including of Carrera Cup, Formula Asia By renault, Asian Touring Car Championship and Formula BMW.

So, don't miss out the full event report in www.teamcar.com.my

Get to Sepang and experience it.  ¶ 6:08 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  RM151,000 for JJJ 1 (Teamcar) JPJ received over RM175 million for car registered number for the year of 2005.

The highest bid number is JJJ 1 and it cost over RM150,000. JJJ series of number also recorded the most bid number last year.

Will you pay so much of money for a number that you are crazy about?

Make your comment at www.teamcar.com.my forum.  ¶ 12:57 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Mahathir condemns 'gutless' PM Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad has accused his successor of surrendering sovereignty to Singapore over his handling of a bridge project.

Dr Mahathir said Dato Seri Abdullah had shown Malaysia was a "country with no guts".

Dr Mahathir remains a powerful force and feared enemy in Malaysian politics.

He chose Mr Abdullah as his successor but has been a frequent critic of the two-and-a-half year administration.

"I am unhappy only when you kowtow," he said. "This is our country, yet we have to seek permission from another country to build a bridge on our side. Where is the sovereignty?

Dato Seri Abdullah is currently in the Caribbean and has made no response to Dr Mahathir's comments. (BBC)

make you Comment in www.teamcar.com.my forum  ¶ 6:34 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  G-Wiz: Going Fueless, Going Green













The greenest car available Emission free, carbon neutral, the cleanest, most energy efficient car on the road....

The small car with the big personality Easy and fun to drive, ideal for commuting and for nipping around town....

A quiet revolutionNo advertising, no showrooms, no brochures and no car salesmen - the world's best selling electric car spreads by word of mouth and mouse....

A car that says 'I Care'

Business of the Year 2004, Community Impact Award, Green Marketing Award, Most Ethical Car Award, What's Hot for 2005, and voted 'most environmentally friendly car in the UK', 'the car that doesn't cost the earth' is quietly changing the way people think about mobility....

G-Wiz cos RM 38,000 and it can run for 64km when fully charged and the fastest speed is 64km/h.


Charging a G-Wiz.  ¶ 3:13 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  MALAYSIA NEXT RACING STAR Aaron Lim, one of Malaysia’s brightest racing prospects, has set his sights on landing the prestigious Formula BMW Asia Series title this year. The 20-year-old is determined to break out of the shadows of the other drivers in his second season in the highly exciting series.

“My aim this year is to win the Formula BMW championship and then try to secure some much needed sponsorship to participate in the Formula BMW World Finals,” said Aaron, who will be driving for Team E-Rain this season.
(Read More News At WWW.AFOS.COM)  ¶ 5:51 PM 0 Comments Links to this post