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  SPAD unveils taxi transformation programme (TITP) – Uber/Grab to be regulated, taxi models liberalised

  16 August 2016 / 59 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has outlined its plans to improve the taxi industry in Malaysia. The Cabinet-approved Taxi Industry Transformation Programme (TITP) is geared to regulate e-hailing services (Uber/Grab), while providing existing taxis […]

   

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  SPIED: B8 Volkswagen Passat in M’sia, incl interior

  16 August 2016 / 101 comments

  Yet again, the B8 Volkswagen Passat has been spotted in Malaysia. Reader Saufi Che Wan sent us photos of the Euro D-segment sedan parked at the East Coast Mall in Kuantan, including one of the […]

   

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  Next Lexus CT to get semi-autonomous tech – Toyota

  16 August 2016 / 13 comments

  The next Lexus CT, slated for revealing before 2018, will offer “something above” the current car, according to Toyota senior manager Rembert Serrus in an Autocar report. He hinted that the next CT will be […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Volkswagen Polo-based B-segment SUV

  16 August 2016 / 5 comments

  If its size isn’t apparent in pictures, perhaps the roof rails might be a clue: this is Volkswagen’s upcoming B-segment SUV, based on the next-generation Polo which will join its Golf sibling in being built […]

   

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  Shell Road Safety Movement reaches out to school-going youth, involves 15 schools nationwide annually

  16 August 2016 / 14 comments

  Shell is back with the Shell Selamat Sampai (Shell Safe and Sound) social investment programme, a new road safety programme which succeeds the Shell Traffic Games which has been ongoing for 58 years prior. The […]

   

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  Nissan NP300 Navara – UK adds Euro 6 engine, AEB

  16 August 2016 / 9 comments

  Having just gone on sale last year, the Nissan NP300 Navara has already received a few new upgrades, including a cleaner engine and added safety features. Well, in the United Kingdom at least. For British […]

   

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  GIIAS 2016: Mercedes-AMG A45 in Elbaite Green

  16 August 2016 / 15 comments

  Nothing new here, just a combination so eye-catching that we thought it would be interesting to share with you. Not sure about you, but I’ve never seen a Mercedes-AMG A45 in Elbaite Green before. The […]

   

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  MAI Intelligent Technology Systems – engineering and simulation equipment for automotive companies

  16 August 2016 / 15 comments

  The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) has launched its new automotive technology centre, MAI Intelligent Technology Systems (MITS), at its headquarters in Cyberjaya today. The facility is aimed at boosting product design capabilities and innovation within […]

   

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  Karma Revero plug-in hybrid to use BMW components, to enter series production end of year

  16 August 2016 / 10 comments

  The Fisker name no longer lives on in the automotive realm, but the Karma does – enter the Karma Revero, a plug-in hybrid sedan that has been improved, despite appearing mostly unchanged from the Fisker […]

   

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  GIIAS 2016: Ural motorcycles – up close and personal

  16 August 2016 / 4 comments

  Despite news that Ural Motorcycles were to be making its debut in Malaysia soon, all seems to have gone quiet on that front. When we last met with Reed Motorcycle Company, authorised distributors for Ural […]

   

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  ZF recalls nine-speed transmission for faulty neutrals

  16 August 2016 / 15 comments

  Automotive components manufacturer ZF has recalled 505,000 vehicles in the United States, mostly consisting of Fiat Chrysler Automobile units. The fault specifically affects the transmission manufacturer’s 9HP48 and 948TE gearboxes, which are used in vehicles […]

   

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  GIIAS 2016: Daihatsu Cast Activa, kei-car for the active

  16 August 2016 / 17 comments

  The Daihatsu Cast is one of the more interesting minicars sold in Japan now, along with the Suzuki Hustler. Both feature round eyes and a cute face, but while the Hustler sports a mini-4×4 look, […]

   

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  DRIVEN: BMW 330e iPerformance – the coming of age

  16 August 2016 / 29 comments

  Technology usually comes at a price. So, when you get a car loaded with such glitz coming around, entering the market at a price point below that which you’d normally expect to pay because of […]

   

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  Stage bus industry to receive RM143 million from Government, aims to benefit small towns and villages

  16 August 2016 / 17 comments

  The stage bus industry will be receiving RM142.7 million under the Interim Stage Bus Support Fund (ISBSF) 2016, which will be channelled to 65 stage bus operators who have applied for assistance this year, according […]

   

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  VW keyless systems vulnerable to hacking – report

  16 August 2016 / 6 comments

  Millions of VW Group vehicles are vulnerable to hacking via their keyless entry systems, according to a Reuters report. Computer security experts at the University of Birmingham have published a paper outlining how they were […]

   

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