THE NAZA Group of Companies Joint Group Executive Chairman Dato’ Hj SM Faisal Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin, besides being a multi-award winning entrepreneur, is the first Malaysian, and the youngest to have been offered the opportunity to enroll under the Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management Program (OPM) in Boston recently.
The part-time, multi-year program for entrepreneurs was offered for Dato’ SM Faisal’s renewed diversity and dynamism in handling a truly international conglomerate.

He prides himself with bringing together all the international brands, including its respective cultures, under one roof.
The OPM is carried …

Mohamad Suhadi Ali Rahmat – the 2009 Malaysian Super Series (MSS) Superstock champion – is making the Supersports Championship is main target this year as he set his sight to win Moto2 wildcard ticket at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix that is offered by Sepang International Circuit.
“I am happy that the team is also making this a priority as well. I thank the Idemitsu Honda Racing Team for their support and hopefully, we can win the championship this year,” said the Round 1 winner, who aimed to take his second win this weekend.
“It’s good that there …

PETRONAS Syntium Team, which scored a sensational 1-2 at last year’s 10th edition of the Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race (MMER), will be back to defend its crown in Sepang next weekend.
“2010 will see the team returning with a line-up of two BMW Z4M Coupes to compete in the revamped GT-class. The team is hoping to maintain and build on their impressive form at the 2010 Super Taikyu Endurance series, where the team chalked up four race wins out of the four rounds contested so far. The team will sport competition numbers 1 and 28,” the team announced …

EXTERIOR
Styling plays an important role in the three commemorative Saga, Persona and Exora models, and made available exclusively in Pearl White to celebrate PROTON’s 25th anniversary.
The exclusivity of all three vehicles is communicated in the all-round body kit, signature black roof and alloy wheels designed to evoke sophistication and a sporty personality. The Persona and Exora also feature darkened headlight design accentuating the elegance of both cars.

Specially-designed 16 inch alloy wheels also underline the significance of the Persona and Exora commemorative edition.
All vehicles will feature a side decorative sticker with …

Eddie Lew, who is arguably the most successful driver in the Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race (MMER), has hailed the imposition of a single-make tyre rule at the 12-hour endurance race to be a good move; declaring that it enhances his chances of avenging last year’s painful agony.
“Last year, some racers had better tyres than the others because it (the rule on tyres) was open. This year, we will all fight on equal ground since everyone will be racing on Pirelli tyres and this is definitely much better. It’s a level playing field and it’s good for …

President Barack Obama got his first exposure and seat time Thursday in the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range capability during a visit to the Compact Power battery plant in Holland, Mich. LG Chem, the parent of Compact Power, is making the battery cells for the Volt, which goes on sale late this year in California, the Washington, D.C. area, and Michigan.

The Volt has a range of about 340 miles and is powered with electricity at all times. For up to the first 40 miles, the Volt is powered …

Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. recently presented 1 unit of City 1.5L VTEC to the International College of Automotive Malaysia (ICAM) in Pekan, Pahang for training purposes. The gesture was marked by a modest handover ceremony at Honda Malaysia’s sales and marketing office in Petaling Jaya.
“This donation is part of Honda Malaysia’s continuous effort to nurture the budding generations in the automotive industry through higher learning. We hope the City 1.5L VTEC would help the students in their practical training,” said Mr. Toru Takahashi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of …

While there will be three more rounds after the 2010 Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Sepang, MotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo may not need them to officially confirm his first ever crown for the premiership class.
Many including Sepang International Circuit (SIC) Chief Executive Officer Razlan Razali believes that the young Spaniard could wrap up his world championship battle as early as Round 15 at Sepang Circuit on a magical day of October 10, 2010.
“Looking at his current performance and consistency the likelihood of Lorenzo winning his first premiere championship in …

Top US Formula Drift professional driver Charles Ng will be making his debut in the upcoming Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race (MMER); partnering Malaysia’s most successful touring car driver Boy Wong in a Honda Integra DC5 to lead the challenge for top honours in the new Touring class.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Charles, who also a regular competitor in the Asia Touring Car Series (ATCS), is currently based in California, United States for his racing activities. He is competing in the full season of the Formula Drift USA Pro Championship this …

Sepang International Circuit was filled with festivities on Saturday night as mod-heads and modded-to-scorch-the-tarmac-on-a-straight rides competed head to head during Drag Battle Round 3. Over a thousand spectators watched the action on the track.
Tire screeching, engine revving, if only there were hot Japanese chicks wearing only bikinis flagging off ‘em cars, but that’s wishful thinking.
Among the draggers involved in the race was ST Wangan-ST Powered, a familiar face on the circuit. The team competed in Category A (4WD Turbo), the same category where Tan Chun Lin had dominated Round 2 …

I never had a thing towards bikes all my life. Although I don’t mind bicycles and mountain-bikes, simply because it is powered by me and can’t really go that fast to severely hurt me to death, which is completely the opposite of what motorbikes can do let alone superbikes when shit does happen. These two-wheeled vehicles will put you out there among the elements as you go over that gender changing speed, but that is what most of these hardcore superbikers want.
They love it to bits. Like every bit of …

Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM) is pleased to announce that the Nissan Navara Calibre 4×2 has won the “Best Value For Money Pickup Truck” Category at The Asian Auto-Vehicle Certification Agency (Asian Auto-VCA) Auto Industry Awards 2010.
This award was presented to Mr. Aven Yong, General Manager of Marketing Communications at the awards presentation ceremony recently.
“Malaysians have finally realized that a 4×4 pickup is not all that necessary when it is used for tarmac city driving only and so a 4×2 pickup becomes better economic sense to many urban motoring consumers. Responding …

In conjunction with the FIFA World Cup 2010, Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) together with Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) donated 185 Limited Edition FIFA Hyundai premium footballs to 43 institutions under the Social Welfare Department around the country.
The donation, through the assistance of Social Welfare Department of Malaysia, is part of HSDM and HMC’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme to help underprivileged children in Malaysia. The 185 Limited Edition FIFA Hyundai premium footballs were donated on behalf of Hyundai car owners.

The donation of the balls to the institutions coincides with Hyundai …

The Sepang International Circuit will once again be roaring with the sound of revving machines as Round 3 of the Drag Battle commences this Saturday night, on July 24.
With cars ranging from the not-so-innocent Kancil to the latest Nissan GTR, the Drag Battle promises a night of spectacular performances from the machines as the drivers push their cars to the limit, all in the aim of being the fastest drag racer at the circuit.

Sepang Drag Battle attracts the top Malaysian drivers and prominent workshop operators as far as Johor Bahru, …

The renowned Karamjit Singh managed to secure another title win during the Malaysian Rally Round 2 which was held at Bandar Sri Jempol yesterday yet again.
With the rapid eye-coordination and quick wit of  his co-driver Douglas Pickering, they steered their GSR Pennzoil Racing Team’s Mitsubishi Lancer across the rugged terrains and came away unscathed to win the 155.4km race in a total time of 2hrs 07mins 30 secs.
They had secured the win during the opening round on Saturday and the day after, they were quick off the mark, capitalising on …

Last year we celebrated the 10th year anniversary of the Merdeka Millennium Endurance 12-hour Race, since its birth in 2000. As most would still remember, back in the late 90s, Proton used to organize a 300km race at Batu Tiga Circuit. The race was hosted to celebrate Malaysia’s Independence Day (31st August).
When the Sepang International Circuit was built, the race shifted to the newly built track with the winner being presented with a brand spanking new Proton road car, but the race was stopped in 1999 due to controversial circumstances …

We welcome the newest addition to our motoring cousin to the wonderful world of wheels and grandmother stories of how fast their rides are, although this cousin of ours will not delve into the speed-freak section of the motoring world.
DRiVE is the latest motoring-based TV programme which will be aired on the privately owned NTV7 and will begin its first season with the first episode airing on next week’s Thursday (July 29) at 8.30pm.

DRiVE is hosted by Nont Wathanasin, a deejay, host, and a fellow car enthusiast. Nont will be …

Traffic Crew was present at Sepang International Circuit during the Malaysia Super Series Round 3, which was held over the weekend. We bought our drinks, well, coffee mostly, and head over to Malaysia’s own Formula 1 International circuit. One day, maybe one day, I’ll get to whack my car on the track, but not before I’ve secured four huge rims, sixteen Federal 595 RS-R tyres, and a few thousand Ringgit Malaysia for other miscellaneous things I might need for the track play.
Anyways, before I am whacked continuously using a very …

It was raining cats and dogs as we made our way to Hard Rock Cafe from Sepang International Circuit for the 20th Malaysian MotoGP launch. We would have made it on time if not for Jeo’s sexy 156 suffering from severe suspension disease. Due to that, a slow drive is inevitable. Nevertheless, we managed to arrive half an hour late but better late than not being there at all right? We arrived just in time for the press conference with Razlan Razali, the Chief Executive Officer of Sepang International Circuit.
Razlan …

The GT3 Asia Round 5 is expected to be intense with the return of Mok Weng Sun who claimed pole position for the race tomorrow. The Team Clearwater Racing driver set his best time of 2:08.242, less than 0.5 seconds ahead of Sri Lankan Dilantaha Malagamuwa.
The Dilango Racing Sri Lanka driver has changed machines once again, this weekend finally using his Lamborghini LP-560 to replace his Porsche 997 GT3.
Filling up row two will be two SPS Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo with Siu Yuk Lung in third and Kevin Tse in fourth.

Hong …