The Italian performance car maker Lamborghini is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2023, and they’re doing it in style with a worldwide series of events.
With over 2,000 employees and producing 9,233 vehicles in 2022, Automobili Lamborghini is a well-known business today. Ferruccio Lamborghini, however, started from scratch when he established the business in 1963.
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Volkswagen Malaysia has released a new addition to the GTI family and this one comes with IQ. Drive, which is an innovative Driver Assistance System (DAS) consisting of various driver aid systems.
This is currently the only Golf model available for sale after Volkswagen Malaysia announced the discontinuation of the standard Golf TSI model.
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A year after beginning a new model era with the smart #1, smart has now released preliminary design details of its next model, a SUV coupe which will be called smart #3. Like the smart #1, this new model has also been designed by Mercedes-Benz Design, the German carmaker being a partner in the company together with Geely.
To be displayed at Auto Shanghai 2023 next month, the smart #3 (hashtag 3) has another interpretation of the brand’s visual identity, this one being even sportier. The exterior form is defined by athletic curves and shaped by organically connected lines like the smart #1.
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So when we came across an article by Hong Kong based publication DimSum about tips to on how to get your luggage quicker, we thought it would be good to share. Here’s the gist of it:
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Parking nowadays can be really hard to come by, especially in busy areas such as shopping malls. The two-hour limit parking system is a solution by the government which works just fine. That is not the issue that people are dealing with right now. It’s the existence of parking bay squatters.
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After the drop at the start of the year, sales for almost all brands picked up again in February, even though this is the shortest month of the year and typically sees low sales. However, with the urgency to deliver vehicles to those customers who had booked prior to the June 30 2022 deadline for sales tax exemption, many companies rushed to get vehicles registered.
Among the non-Malaysian makes, Toyota has again gotten off to strong start as an indication of its determination to retain the lead in the segment. However, Honda will be putting in a strong challenge this year as it has announced that there will be three all-new models, one of which is known to be the WR-V compact SUV. This takes the brand into Perodua and Proton territory as it will be a rival for the Ativa as well as the X50.
The erratic production volumes reflect the disruptions caused by shortage of parts, especially microprocessors which are needed for the many electronic systems in today’s vehicles. Just one microprocessor not available and the vehicle cannot be completed. Some manufacturers have even taken to sending vehicles out with some features omitted due to the systems lacking the necessary microprocessor. However, some stability is beginning and the plants are able to push out more vehicles.
March should see higher numbers as well since it is the final month for deliveries of those long outstanding orders. It’s also usually a strong month because it is the end of the financial year for some car companies, so there is maximum effort to close their books with the best numbers of the year. And there are also promotions for the Hari Raya festive season to attract buyers.
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