Once upon a time, “kereta potong” (cut-and-join cars) snuck into the Malaysian used car market in spades. But of course Rapid Rail is doing nothing dodgy of the sort. It is simply upcycling its old train cars and giving them a new lease on life.
It’s getting close to the New Year and car manufacturers are offering massive deals before the 31st December deadline. The vehicles need to be registered by next Sunday for the manufacturers to meet this year’s sales targets and close the year with a bang. Not only are roads going to have a bumper-to-bumper crawl, even the Road Transport Department (JPJ) will definitely have its own “human traffic” as many will be lining up to register their cars.
Honda Malaysia recently opened the largest 3S centre in Sarawak. It is the company’s seventh centre so far and will be operated by SYK RW Motor Sdn Bhd in Miri. This is a timely venture as the good folks from the surrounding areas will have another option to get their Honda cars.
Finally, after three years of restoration, an icon is given birth to… again. It is the Porsche 911 (901 No. 57), the oldest 911 in the Porsche Museum’s possession, and it is majestic. Back then, it was known as the 901, but Peugeot claimed that it had been using three-digit numbers with a zero in the middle since 1929. To avoid further conflict, Porsche replaced the ‘0’ with ‘1’, and a legend was born.
We’ve come a long way from the time when the Romans used oil lamps in front of their houses to light the way. Today, in some cities, up to 38% of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are due to street and public lighting. Studies have suggested that this can be cut by a significant 60% with more energy-efficient technologies, such as LED lighting.
Aston Martin announced that it has returned to the company’s historic Newport Pagnell site, which is a key part of its ‘Second Century Plan’. The ‘plan’ includes getting the company back on a sustainable footing while boosting output, speeding up new model launches and moving into new sectors.