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PUSPAKOM Offers Free Inspections For Private Vehicles As Contribution to Improving Road Safety

With many people going to travel long distances later this month as they balik kampung to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri or go on holidays during the festive holiday period, there will be a need to ensure that vehicles are in a safe running condition.

While it may not be necessary to have the vehicle serviced if it is not due, a safety inspection would be good to carry out. Safety inspections are available at many companies and PUSPAKOM is also offering free Vehicle Inspections for owners of private vehicles. This Free Vehicle Inspection initiative is available between April 10 and 20, 2023.

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300 Cruise Self-Driving Cars Recalled

A recall has been initiated by Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous vehicle division, to upgrade its driverless vehicles. In San Francisco on March 23, 2023, an articulated San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority (MUNI) bus and a Cruise autonomous car collided, leading to the recall. Documents pertaining to the crash state that “certain uncommon circumstances” lead to the system problem.

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Son Killed In Car Crash, Father Survives

A father survived but unfortunately, his 26-year-old son was killed in a collision on Friday morning on the North-South Expressway.

According to Rembau District Police Chief Deputy Superintendent Hazri Mohamad, initial investigations report that two cars collided before one of them skidded and slammed another vehicle.

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V2L Turns EVs Into Mobile Power Banks

Going camping usually means leaving behind the conveniences that modern living has, much of which depends on electric power. To cook or make coffee, you would need to have a fire and for lighting at night, you have a fire or use portable lanterns. Of course, those who travel by a vehicle could bring along a portable generator or with some vehicles (like the latest Ford Ranger), there are heavy-duty 3-pin outlets to supply electricity for equipment and devices.

In future, those who travel outdoors with electric vehicles will be able to use their EVs like ‘power banks’ with a feature known as Vehicle-To-Load (V2L). It’s slowly becoming a common feature in many of the latest EVs and is useful not only for camping but also at home. The large amount of energy stored in the battery pack can be used to power appliances in the house, which would be useful when you have a power cut.

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JPJ Introduces New ‘BRK’ plate, Netizens Have a Laugh!

Don’t you just find it entertaining going through the comment section and reading the creative minds of our netizens?

Recently, JPJ announced that the number plate ‘BRK’ will be up for bidding on their online auction platform. And as expected, the Malaysian netizens have come up with various impressions of what the number plate sounds like.

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GVT Introduces Go Auto-Higer Ace E1 Commercial Electric Van With 300-km Range

While a lot of attention is given to the passenger vehicle sector electrifying its products, the same urgency applies to the commercial vehicle sector. In fact, commercial vehicles would be in more urgent need of electrifying as such vehicles are on the move much more than passenger vehicles. They run almost non-stop transporting goods all over the world so emissions are greater.

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Peugeot 2008 Special Edition Introduced For Malaysia

In 2022, the Peugeot 2008 made its debut in the Malaysian market with refreshed looks and updated features. This second-generation crossover SUV is currently priced at RM133,388.

To take it all up a notch now, Bermaz Auto has introduced a Special Edition 2008.

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First MINI Charging Facility In Seremban Ready For Service

Along with Matrix Concepts Holdings Berhad (MCHB), Millennium Welt, the dealer representative for the BMW, MINI, and BMW Motorrad brands in the state of Negeri Sembilan, has introduced its first charging station for MINI in Bandar Sri Sendayan, Seremban.

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Largest Volvo Certified Damage Repair Centre Opened In Juru, Penang

No one wants to have an accident and even small dents can be ‘painful’. While there are many places where repairs can be done, it’s always best to use the services of a repair centre of an authorised dealership of the vehicle’s brand. This is not only because professional and qualified services are assured but the facility will be able to get technical information from the manufacturer, if necessary, to ensure that repairs are done properly. Furthermore, there is the assurance of genuine parts being used.

Volvo Car Malaysia has been establishing a network of Volvo Car Damage Repair Centres since last year to offer high quality body repair and paint service to Volvo owners. The latest one is in Juru, Penang, and it is the largest one to date in the country.

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2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC X254 Debuts In Malaysia

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia launched the all-new Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 (X254) today.

The new GLC is only available as a single-variant line-up for now it comes with a mild hybrid (MHEV) powertrain with a 4MATIC all-wheel drive (AWD) system and a recognisable body design that is unmistakably GLC.

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Codenamed X254, the new GLC 300 takes on a similar design as the C-Class as both have swept-back headlights with an angular inner side and a rounder elevated outer side.