Buy a Nissan Teana, fly to Paris

ETCM’s Executive Director, Dato’ Dr Ang Bon Beng
handing over the tickets to winner, San Mun Sow

Car companies make all sorts of offer and organise all manners of competition to entice buyers and Edaran Tan Chong Motor decided that they would fly one lucky Nissan Teana buyer and a companion to Paris in an Airbus A380, Business Class.

Lucky winner was San Mun Sow who gets to stay for three nights at a five-star hotel in the city of love.

“I rarely win any contest or lucky draw previously so I don’t expect to win this trip when they informed me about the contest when I bought my Nissan Teana 2.5L during the event.” 

“I’m more excited about flying on the A380 Business Class than visiting Paris!” said Mr. San, adding that he will be enjoying the trip with his wife and look forward to a candle light dinner on a cruise in the city of lights. 

Who wouldn't?

Full Press release after the jump

PRESS RELEASE


A delighted businessman, Mr. San Mun Sow was presented with a package to fly on the A380 Business Class to Paris, France which included a three-nights stay at a five-star hotel for two, by winning the lucky draw of “Win a Trip to Paris on A380” organised by Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM). This contest was held last year for Nissan customers who were exclusively invited to the “Nissan Teana VIP Preview Event.”
Mr. San, from Petaling Jaya said, “I rarely win any contest or lucky draw previously so I don’t expect to win this trip when they informed me about the contest when I bought my Nissan Teana 2.5L during the event.”
“I’m more excited about flying on the A380 Business Class than visiting Paris!” said Mr. San, adding that he will be enjoying the trip with his wife and look forward to a candle light dinner on a cruise in the city of lights.
Also present at the prize presentation ceremony was  ETCM’s Executive Director, Dato’ Dr Ang Bon Beng who said, “This “Win a Trip to Paris on A380” lucky draw is an appreciation to our valued Nissan customers for their support throughout the years.”
“There will be more exciting activities to be carried out in this year for our valued Nissan fans in Malaysia,” he added.
Mr. San also shared his experience of driving in his new Nissan Teana 2.5L V6, “My whole family enjoyed riding in this car as we love the luxury interior design that is very comfortable.”
“I simply love the Nissan’s Xtronic CVT (continuously variable transmission) which offered me a smoother driving experience and excellent fuel consumption,” he added.
Nissan Teana reflects Nissan/ETCM’s commitment to constantly offer high quality products that maximize the pleasure of driving and the pride of owning a Nissan. The all-new Nissan Teana is available in 3 variants - the 2.0L X-CVT and 2.5L V6 that are assembled in Tan Chong Motor’s state-of-the-art Serendah Plant, and the Teana 3.5L V6 that is fully imported from Japan.
With its modern styling, impressive ride comfort and thoughtful appointments, Nissan Teana is designed and engineered to provide lasting value in a luxury sedan reflecting a new dimension of hospitality, superb comfort and quiet, roomy interior.

Renault electric research infiltrated by industrial spies

Details of what is happening is understandably hazy but wire reports say that the French carmaker has suspended without pay three executives after they learnt that details of their intellectual properties and research results may have fallen into the hands of competitors.

The company indicated that an ethical alert was sounded some time before May 1 last year and the executives were suspended after the company carried out investigations.

The company has not yet concluded whether there was actual "wrongdoing" on the part of the employees in question, though an unnamed source told Reuters the three were "caught red-handed."

Reports indicate that one of the executives may be as highly ranked as a member of Renault's management committee while the other two were believed to be managers.

It appears that the company is concerned that the leaked technology may have found its way to a new player from an emerging economy. China has made it clear that they want to be the dominant player in the electric vehicle race.

The Renault Nissan Alliance has made a big dash towards electric cars with the launch of the Nissan Leaf, the first purpose-designed all-electric vehicle from a major manufacturer.

Mitsubishi had converted one of their i compact cars into an electric vehicle and it immediately became the best selling electric car in the world.

The launch of the Leaf took the industry by surprise as Nissan had stayed well below the radar for electric car production plans and preceded those from companies such as Tesla which has been hyping their electric offerings for years.

The Financial Times estimated that Renault Nissan may have invested as much as USD5 billion into electric technology.

The Leaf has an initial production run of 20,000 vehicles, all of which have been snapped up. The Leaf is now the most popular electric car in the world

The Leaf has also earned the distinction of being the first electric car to be the official vehicle of a head of state when the President of Portugal chose it for his official transport.

Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn has frequently predicted that electric vehicles will represent 10 percent of global production by 2020, a number considered audaciously high by most industry analysts.

With annual global car production set to reach around 75 million by that time, electric cars will be a major sight if Ghosn is correct in his prediction.

Between them, Renault and Nissan plan to launch eight separate electric cars over the next four years, including Renault's Fluence ZE electric midsize sedan.

Tan Chong updates Nissan and Impul pricing

With the new year comes new prices and you can find the latest Nissan and Impul prices after the jump

Make/Model	Price RM	Engine (cc)
NISSAN
Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn. Bhd. Tel: 1-800-88-8368
Sentra Sport 1.6L (M/T)	85,750.00	1,597
Sentra Sport 1.6L (A/T)	89,800.00	1,597
Latio 1.6 ST (M/T)	84,680.00	1,598
Latio 1.6 ST (A/T)	89,980.00	1,598
Latio 1.6 ST-L (A/T)	92,929.50	1,598
Latio 1.8Ti (A/T)	99,958.30	1,798
Latio Sport 1.6ST-L (A/T)	97,980.00	1,598
Sylphy 2.0L (X-CVT)	114,880.00	1,997
Sylphy 2.0L (X-CVT) Luxury Navi Package	120,380.00	1,997
Grand Livina MPV 1.6L (M/T)	84,800.00	1,598
Grand Livina MPV 1.6L (A/T)	88,600.00	1,598
Grand Livina MPV 1.8L (A/T)	97,300.00	1,798
Serena MPV 2.0L (A/T) Comfort	136,500.00	1,998
Serena MPV 2.0L (A/T) Highway Star	146,‎950‎.‎00‎	1,998
Frontier 4WD 2.5L (M/T) Spirit (Diesel)	82,686.06	2,488
Navara 4WD 2.5L (M/T) Standard (Diesel)	89,800.00	2,488
Navara 4WD 2.5L (M/T) SE (Diesel)	94,800.00	2,488
Navara 4WD 2.5L (A/T) Luxury (Diesel)	105,800.00	2,488
Navara 2WD 2.5L (A/T) Calibre	89,900.00	2,488
X-Trail 4WD 2.0L (A/T)	133,800.00	1,998
X-Trail 4WD 2.5L (A/T)	144,800.00	2,488
X-Trail 2WD 2.0L (X-CVT)	149,500.00	1,997
Urvan - Panel Van * 3.0L (M/T) (Diesel)	79,810.00	2,953
Urvan - Semi Panel Van * 3.0L (M/T) (Diesel)	85,360.00	2,953
Urvan Microbus 14 seater 3.0 L (M/T) (Diesel)	99,313.00	2,953
370Z Coupe 3.7L (A/T)	370,000.00	3,696
370Z Roadster 3.7L (A/T)	399,900.00	3,696
Murano 3.5 L (X-CVT)	330,000.00	3,498
Teana 2.0L Comfort	141,000.00	1,997
Teana 2.0L Luxury	145,000.00	1,997
Teana V6 2.5L Premium	173,000.00	2,496
Teana V6 3.5L Exquisite	248,500.00	3,498
On-The-Road-Price (metallic colour, private individual with insurance) valid in Peninsular Malaysia only.
* On-The-Road-Price (solid colour, commercial with insurance) valid in Peninsular Malaysia only.
Prices, specifications and accessories are subject to change without prior notice.
	updated as at:	1 January 2011

Make/Model	Price RM*	Engine (cc)
NISSAN - IMPUL MODEL
Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn. Bhd. Tel: 1-800-88-8368
Latio Tuned By Impul 1.6 ST (M/T)	95,466.00	1,598
Latio Tuned By Impul 1.6 ST (A/T)	100,740.00	1,598
Latio Sport Tuned By Impul1.6ST-L (A/T)	108,766.00	1,598
Grand Livina Tuned By Impul 1.6L (MT)	95,586.00	1,598
Grand Livina Tuned By Impul 1.6L (AT)	99,386.00	1,598
Grand Livina Tuned By Impul 1.8L (AT)	108,086.00	1,798
Sylphy Tuned By Impul 2.0L (X-CVT)	125,980.00	1,997
Sylphy Tuned By Impul 2.0L (X-CVT) Luxury Navi Package	131,480.00	1,997
Sentra Tuned By Impul 1.6L (MT) Comfort	94,500.00	1,597
Sentra Tuned By Impul 1.6L (MT) Luxury	98,500.00	1,597
Sentra Tuned By Impul 1.6L (AT) Comfort	98,600.00	1,597
Sentra Tuned By Impul 1.6L (AT) Luxury	102,600.00	1,597
On-The-Road-Price (metallic colour, private individual with insurance) valid in Peninsular Malaysia only.
Prices, specifications and accessories are subject to change without prior notice.
	updated as at:	21 July 2010