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  2016 Hyundai Tucson gets five-star Euro NCAP rating

  8 October 2015 / 7 comments

  The 2016 Hyundai Tucson has been awarded a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating. The Korean carmaker’s third-generation compact SUV scored an 86% rating in terms of safety for its adult occupants while a rating of […]

   

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  2016 Mazda MX-5 scores four-star Euro NCAP rating

  8 October 2015 / 26 comments

  The most recent round of Euro NCAP crash test results have been released, and one of the cars to be subjected to the brutal rigmarole of testing is the hot new 2016 Mazda MX-5. The […]

   

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  PLUS ‘GEMPAK MUFORS’ campaign raises awareness on safety amongst young Malaysian motorcyclists

  30 September 2015 / 4 comments

  Road accidents and fatalities are never pleasant, that much we know. Unfortunately, as grim as car-related accidents are, motorcyclists around the nation still remain part of the unlucky majority when it comes to adding up […]

   

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  More brands could join global Takata airbag recalls

  29 September 2015 / 26 comments

  With 12 automakers already involved in Takata airbag recalls, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is believed to be on the verge of adding another seven brands to the list that already includes the […]

   

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  Smoking in cars with kids to be banned in the UK

  28 September 2015 / 16 comments

  Beginning October 1, 2015, the United Kingdom will be putting a ban on smoking in cars which have passengers below the age of 18 in them. In a bid to protect minors and teenagers from […]

   

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  ASEAN NCAP tests Daihatsu Ayla (four stars), Toyota Agya (four stars) and Datsun Go (two stars)

  23 September 2015 / 42 comments

  Apart from the 2016 Toyota Hilux, ASEAN NCAP has also released crash test results of three popular small hatchbacks in Indonesia – the Daihatsu Ayla and Toyota Agya twins, as well as the Datsun GO. […]

   

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  2016 Toyota Hilux scores 5-star ASEAN NCAP rating

  23 September 2015 / 13 comments

  The new 2016 Toyota Hilux has been put to test by ASEAN NCAP, and it has passed with flying colours – the pick-up truck scored a five-star rating in the regional safety programme’s crash tests. […]

   

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  ETCM reminds Nissan owners over recall of Takata airbag inflators on T30 X-Trail, J31 Teana, M12 Liberty

  21 September 2015 / 5 comments

  Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has issued a reminder regarding the nationwide recall of faulty front passenger Takata airbag inflator modules, affecting a total 12,444 units of the T30 Nissan X-Trail CKD, J31 Nissan Teana […]

   

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  VIDEO: Seat belt safety simulator mimics 8 km/h crash

  21 September 2015 / 25 comments

  No need to buckle up when you’re driving just a couple metres down the road, right? Wrong. The Connecticut State Police have partnered with the Department of Public Safety of Hartford University to introduce a […]

   

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  2015 Volvo XC90 awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick+ rating

  18 September 2015 / 29 comments

  After earning a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating, the 2015 Volvo XC90 has added yet another feather in its cap after the SUV was awarded a Top Safety Pick+ status from the Insurance Institute for […]

   

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  VIDEO: Volvo XC90 earns five stars from Euro NCAP

  3 September 2015 / 29 comments

  The video above shows the Volvo XC90 undergoing Euro NCAP’s stringent battery of tests, and the latest Swedish SUV passed with flying colours, earning five stars for its solid all round safety results. Tests included […]

   

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  VIDEO: Audi Q7 nets five-star Euro NCAP safety rating, claims ‘Euro NCAP Advanced’ award

  3 September 2015 / 5 comments

  Audi’s latest seven-seat SUV has been awarded with a full five-star Euro NCAP crash safety rating. The results for the frontal and side impacts, plus pedestrian and child safety (which you can see in the […]

   

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  Only 7-9% buckle up, stricter enforcement to come

  2 September 2015 / 9 comments

  In what is truly a shocking statistic, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has stated that only seven to nine percent of car passengers are buckling up. As a result, he said the ministry […]

   

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  Ten car companies sued over risk of carbon monoxide poisoning due to keyless ignition systems

  28 August 2015 / 52 comments

  BMW, MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Acura, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Infiniti, Toyota, Lexus, Volkswagen and Bentley are all being sued by consumers in the US who claim that the 10 carmakers concealed […]

   

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  Toyota launches new ‘Seat Selfie’ seat belt mobile app

  25 August 2015 / 6 comments

  As part of its safety campaign, Toyota has officially launched an app that can automatically identify as to whether passengers or the driver are wearing their seat belts or not. Called the ‘Seat Selfie’, the […]

   

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