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  PSA: Petition to make the use of child restraints compulsory in passenger cars in Malaysia

  22 May 2015 / 47 comments

  An informal group of concerned individuals called The Child Restraint Action Group hopes to petition the government to make child restraints (child seats) compulsory in all four-wheeled vehicles, in addition to other measures that might […]

   

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  Mazda launches ‘Driving Matters’ ad campaign in the USA – goes back to the essence of Zoom-Zoom

  22 May 2015 / 8 comments

  Mazda wasn’t always so cool, you know? There was a time when bread and butter cars from Hiroshima were about as exciting as well, bread and butter. Wasn’t that long ago, actually. Then we entered […]

   

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  Takata admits 265 airbags ruptured in testing – report

  22 May 2015 / 17 comments

  Japanese parts maker Takata Corp has admitted to United States regulators that 265 units of its airbag inflators – source of a series of massive global recalls – ruptured during company testing since September, according […]

   

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  RapidKL bus drivers on double-decker training: report

  22 May 2015 / 19 comments

  RapidKL will be pressing around 40 double-decker buses into Klang Valley service in September, and ahead of that, close to 90 of their drivers are being trained to handle the 4.2 metre tall machines, according […]

   

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  GALLERY: 2016 Toyota Hilux – Thai launch live photos

  22 May 2015 / 32 comments

  Yesterday saw the official introduction of the eight-gen 2016 Toyota Hilux, with the pickup being revealed simultaneously in Thailand and Australia. You’ve seen the studio shots, and now here are live photos of the new […]

   

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  KL MRT Line 2 – positive response from the public

  22 May 2015 / 11 comments

  More on the Klang Valley MRT Line 2. According to Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp), initial public response to the 52.2 km Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya line (SSP) has been positive. Out of the 700 responses […]

   

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  2016 Mazda MX-5 – Bose headrest speakers are back

  22 May 2015 / 7 comments

  Mazda has released more details of the new specially-developed Bose sound system offered on the latest fourth-generation MX-5 roadster. The big news is, headrest-mounted speakers – pioneered on the original Mazda MX-5 – are back! […]

   

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  Police cars fitted with cameras being trialled – report

  22 May 2015 / 27 comments

  The boys in blue are upping their game. Under a pilot project in Serdang and Shah Alam, cameras are to be fitted on police cars, both to record offenders and check on the conduct of […]

   

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  Volkswagen Polo Sedan facelift revealed in Russia

  22 May 2015 / 6 comments

  Volkswagen has revealed the Polo Sedan facelift for the Russian market, giving the rest of us a preview of what’s to come. The refreshed Polo Sedan is of course not a surprise, as we already […]

   

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  New Need for Speed announced – it’s Underground 3!

  22 May 2015 / 10 comments

  You read that title right. Need for Speed will be back again later this year, and this time, it’s going back to its underground roots. It’s not quite going to be called NFS Underground 3, […]

   

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  Fiat Aegea – a B-segment sedan for the EMEA region

  21 May 2015 / 20 comments

  This is the new Fiat Aegea (officially Ægea), a B-segment sedan designed for EMEA markets such as Eastern and Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Unlike the rest of Europe which have a fondness […]

   

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  2016 Toyota Fortuner debut just a few months away

  21 May 2015 / 23 comments

  The 2016 Toyota Fortuner, based on the new Hilux, is “just a few months away,” revealed Toyota Thailand at the launch of its latest pick-up truck. We already know what the seven-seat SUV will look […]

   

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  Proton offers seven-year/250,000 km extended warranty on Saga, Iriz, Preve, Suprima S and Exora

  21 May 2015 / 145 comments

  Today’s issue of The Sun carries a full-cover ad by Proton, the outside back cover of which mentions a seven-year extended warranty. We called Customer Care, who told us that the warranty is offered on […]

   

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  Eleventh Malaysia Plan – transport-related topics

  21 May 2015 / 38 comments

  The Eleventh Malaysia Plan (11MP) was tabled by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak earlier today, and one of the areas of focus will be the building of an integrated, need-based transport system. […]

   

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  Puspakom Mobile Inspection Unit to visit Maran, Pahang; Mersing, Johor and Besut, Terengganu

  21 May 2015 / 6 comments

  Next month, Puspakom‘s Mobile Inspection Unit will be visiting Maran, Pahang; Mersing, Johor and Besut, Terengganu for the convenience of customers seeking vehicle inspections in those areas. The Mobile Inspection Unit will be stationed for […]

   

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