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  Honda Malaysia airbag recall: calling all affected owners; replacements will only take up to 45 minutes

  30 December 2016 / 34 comments

  By now, the Takata airbag recall involving Honda vehicles in Malaysia is a rather well known issue – or rather we thought it is. As it turns out, quite a number of drivers and owners […]

   

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  Takata airbag recall: US$1 billion settlement possible

  30 December 2016 / 0 comments

  There could be light at the end of the tunnel for the Takata airbag fiasco, as the company is preparing a deal with US federal prosecutors which could see the Japanese auto components supplier pay […]

   

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  Works Ministry begins rolling barriers pilot programme

  28 December 2016 / 63 comments

  The first pilot programme for the rolling barriers safety system has begun at the underpass from the Subang Airport Road heading into the Federal Highway. The new guardrail was installed along the 100 m stretch […]

   

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  European Commission targets mandatory safety equipment in new cars – looking at 19 technologies

  23 December 2016 / 22 comments

  The European Commission has its own wishlist for new car technology, and there are 19 new technologies it wants to be made mandatory on new cars in order for road fatalities to be reduced to […]

   

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  Bermaz expands Takata airbag recall campaign for Mazda vehicles – RX-8, BT-50 (UN) and 2 (DE) affected

  22 December 2016 / 9 comments

  Bermaz has expanded its Takata airbag recall campaign for Mazda vehicles, with the RX-8 (FE), additional units of the first-gen BT-50 (UN) and third-gen Mazda 2 (DE) joining the company’s previous recall campaign that included […]

   

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  Hands-free phone use just as distracting as hand-held

  22 December 2016 / 10 comments

  According to a new study by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), using a hands-free mobile phone system while driving is equally as distracting as holding the device in your hand. For the study, the […]

   

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  Volvo Red Key – eliminating out-of-sight insecurities

  22 December 2016 / 7 comments

  If you’ve ever had to hand your car over to someone else to operate, you’ll be familiar with the sense of having a slight anxiety over your pride and joy being handled right. Well, how […]

   

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  Proton Ertiga gets 4-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating; Hyundai Elantra, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport get five stars

  20 December 2016 / 22 comments

  The Proton Ertiga, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and Hyundai Elantra are the latest vehicles to be tested by the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP), with all models scoring a four-safety safety […]

   

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  Euro NCAP reveals ‘Best in Class Cars of 2016’ list – Hyundai Ioniq, Toyota Prius, Volkswagen Tiguan

  15 December 2016 / 12 comments

  The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has bestowed three cars with the ‘Best in Class’ award for performing best in their respective categories. In 2016, the Toyota Prius won the honour in the […]

   

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  Subaru Impreza gets five-star ANCAP safety rating

  15 December 2016 / 17 comments

  In its latest round of testing, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has awarded the fifth-generation Subaru Impreza with a five-star safety rating. The fifth-generation model is available as both a hatchback and sedan […]

   

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  Takata airbag recall expanded in the US – McLaren, Audi, Ferrari, Tesla, Lexus models added to the list

  14 December 2016 / 4 comments

  The United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that more than 20 high-performance models will be added the Takata airbag fiasco, further expanding the world’s biggest automotive recall in history. Surprisingly, the […]

   

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  Volvo scores most IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus awards of any European carmaker for 2017 – S60, V60, XC60

  8 December 2016 / 10 comments

  In recent years, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) in the United States has been doubling down on safety requirements for its Top Safety Pick awards. So it’s no surprise that Volvo, the standard […]

   

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  Honda Civic, Toyota Sienta and Nissan Navara all obtain full five-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating

  8 December 2016 / 18 comments

  The New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) has released its latest round of results for the Nissan Navara, Toyota Sienta and Honda Civic. Starting with the Navara pick-up truck, which now […]

   

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  3M Malaysia launches DG3 conspicuity markings

  8 December 2016 / 5 comments

  Visibility is key to safety on the road, and to that end 3M Malaysia has launched the Diamond Grade DG3 range of conspicuity markings. As the name suggests, the exterior reflective stickers are designed to […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz Digital Light can project signs on road

  5 December 2016 / 4 comments

  Mercedes-Benz has come up with the latest in lighting technology, Digital Light, which aims to further improve the quality of headlamp illumination. In this configuration, a high definition headlamp chip contains more than one million […]

   

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