Motorists in the Philippines have got new places to find X-1R after it was announced that the Honda-Ayala Group has become an official stockiest of X-1R Engine Treatment and is enthusiastically endorsing this Certified Space Technology and NASA Hall of Fame Awardee product to their loyal customers.
Kuala Lumpur (3rd September 2013) – Malaysians awoke this morning with a collective groan when they heard the news of another MYR0.20 hike in the cost of the heavily subsidised RON95 petrol, the fuel favoured by much of the country’s driving class. Malaysians will still enjoy one of the cheapest fuel prices in the region, if not the world, but it still comes as a shock to the system.
Detroit (5th September 2013) – Detroit Electric, a fledgling manufacturer of battery-powered cars, appears to have run into problems realising their dream in the electric car marketplace, although they have announced that they will commence production. In a press release from Don Graunstadt, the company’s North American Chairman, he said that they had more than 60 orders from European and Asian customers and the company would concentrate on these first. These cars will be produced at an existing plant in Holland, not in Detroit.
It is notoriously expensive to own a car in Singapore. The government’s efforts to curb traffic overcrowding on an island with limited land and even less road space have lead to multiple regulations enforced by the Land Transport Authority.
Tata Motors, the largest car manufacturer in India, has announced that it will launch an all-electric car in the Indian market this September (2013).
In a IPSOS survey that sought the opinion of 5800 respondants from Japan, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Australia have showed that consumers are less than happy with customer service and standards. 50% of the respondents have experienced frustration due to, among others, rude personnel, sluggish service and red tape.