Tokyo/Munich, 31 January 2008 - BMW Group sales reached a new record level in Asia last year. The company delivered a total of 159,365 (previous year: 142,084) vehicles of the brands BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce to customers, up 12 percent from the year before.

Stuttgart, 30 January 2008 - This morning, Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, received the award 'Best Automobile in the World' in the Cabriolet category for the Porsche 911. Almost 95,000 readers of the German specialist journal "auto motor und sport" voted the open Carrera into first place among a field of 49 other cabriolets, roadsters and spiders.

Shah Alam, 30 January 2008 - A combination of pre-launch and post-launch customer relation activities saw brisk sales for the newly launched Proton Saga surge at Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad (EON) with 9,063 units booked in the first four weeks.

Petaling Jaya, 29 January 2008 - As it is the usual tradition, Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) held a Chinese New Year gathering which was attended by all the local media and their senior management.

"The year 2007 was a challenging one for all the players in the industry but we managed to do well in the non-national car segment," said Dato' Dr Ang Bon Beng.

Subang Jaya, 29 January 2008 - The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) today officially released the industry?s performance for the year 2007 and the report was presented by Datuk Aishah Ahmad, its President.

Petaling Jaya, 29 January 2008 - Cycle & Carriage Bintang kicks off the Year of the Rat 2008 by rewarding its customers; loyal and new, with an auspicious red packet upon purchase of selected Mercedes-Benz models from any Cycle & Carriage Bintang Autohaus showrooms.

Subang Jaya, 28 January 2008 - In the media preview held today by UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd, it was announced that the new Toyota Rush will be available from 1 February 2008 at all its outlets. Also present at the event were Dato? Dr Abdul Halim Harun, CEO, Takahasi Hibi, Group Managing Director, UMW Corporation Sdn Bhd and Kuah Hock Seng, Managing Director, UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd.

Stuttgart/W'rth am Rhein, 28 January 2008 - Today is the sales release date for the new Mercedes-Benz Actros. The third generation of this vehicle family has been further improved with 37 individual measures relating to economy, comfort, safety and design. As a first in this market segment, the fully automated Mercedes PowerShift transmission is now standard equipment.