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  A taxi driver’s viewpoint on the Uber/GrabCar issue

  15 October 2015 / 37 comments

  The war between taxi drivers and ride-sharing services Uber and GrabCar has amplified in recent weeks. From local protests which saw taxi drivers ambush a GrabCar driver to requests for both apps to be disabled […]

   

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  Minimum top-up of electronic transaction cards at the Penang Bridge reload lanes to be increased to RM50

  15 October 2015 / 2 comments

  In a bid to ease congestion in the area, PLUS Malaysia has announced that the minimum top-up value of electronic transaction cards allowed at the Penang Bridge reload lanes will soon be upped to RM50. […]

   

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  Groups want toll concessionaire deals to be reviewed

  15 October 2015 / 7 comments

  With the increase in toll rates starting today, several groups are urging for the contracts/deals with toll concessionaires to be reviewed, according to The Star. It was reported that the government previously paid compensation to […]

   

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  Subaru Levorg to be launched in Malaysia in Q2 2016

  15 October 2015 / 29 comments

  Listen up, Subaru fans! You can stop grovelling now – Motor Image has confirmed that the Subaru Levorg will be launched in Malaysia at the midpoint of 2016. The Impreza wagon will reportedly be powered […]

   

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  TEKS1M drivers welcome move to lower fare rates

  15 October 2015 / 13 comments

  As reported earlier, the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is set to introduce a revised lower fare rate for the TEKS1M (Teksi 1Malaysia) service by the end of 2015 – a move that has been […]

   

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  ASEAN NCAP issues show cause letter to a Malaysian carmaker for removing top tether fitment in tested car

  15 October 2015 / 49 comments

  The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) has announced that it has received complaints from consumers over a removal of a safety specification in a previously tested vehicle. It has been […]

   

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  ASEAN NCAP to use single rating per model by 2017

  15 October 2015 / 15 comments

  Regional safety body ASEAN NCAP has announced a proposed move to a single unified safety rating for every car model sold in South East Asia by 2017, according to The Sun – this will replace […]

   

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  2016 Hyundai Tucson previewed at Sunway Carnival Mall – Malaysian launch to take place in November?

  15 October 2015 / 32 comments

  The 2016 Hyundai Tucson has been previewed at a roadshow at the Sunway Carnival Mall in Seberang Jaya, Penang. With the third-generation SUV officially on show now, we reckon it isn’t going to be long […]

   

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  BMW M2 Coupe officially unveiled – 370 hp, 465 Nm

  14 October 2015 / 26 comments

  We’ve known this one was coming for quite some time now – the BMW M2 Coupe is now official, displacing the M235i from the top of the 2 Series coupe range. The M2 Coupe is […]

   

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  Ford Focus RS – now, US version performance figures

  13 October 2015 / 14 comments

  The performance figures for the European version of the C346 Ford Focus RS were revealed in Frankfurt last month, and now it’s the turn for some numbers from the North American-specification model. There’s really not […]

   

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  Porsche 911 R in development, Geneva debut – 500 hp naturally-aspirated engine, manual gearbox?

  13 October 2015 / 7 comments

  Miffed about the new Porsche 911 GT3 and GT3 RS only being available with a PDK dual-clutch transmission? Tearing your hair out at the news that the entire cooking range of the facelifted 911 is […]

   

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  Volkswagen UK admits EU test results altered by “defeat devices” – 1.2 million diesel vehicles affected

  13 October 2015 / 11 comments

  More on the ongoing Volkswagen ‘Dieselgate’ scandal – Autocar UK understands that Volkswagen UK chief, Paul Willis, has recently admitted that the “defeat devices” employed in numerous affected diesel cars did, in fact, alter the […]

   

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  Dieselgate – Volkswagen scandal to become a movie

  13 October 2015 / 12 comments

  Talk about fast, and not even a complete month in at that. The dust that is Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal may still be hanging thickly in the air, but already there’s a book about the […]

   

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  Uber and GrabCar unimpressed by intimidation from taxi drivers, hope authorities will take action

  13 October 2015 / 27 comments

  Despite rogue taxi drivers taking matters into their own hands by conducting “arrests” of Uber and GrabCar drivers, Uber has stated its stand – it remains unintimidated. The company says that vigilantism by these drivers […]

   

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  Fiat revives Tipo name for global C-segment sedan

  13 October 2015 / 9 comments

  Fiat has revived the Tipo name last used in the early 90s for its new global C-segment sedan. If it looks familiar, that’s because the car was previously shown as the Fiat Aegea at the […]

   

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