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Car Complaints Up 50% Since Singapore’s Lemon Law

November 8, 2013

Everything’s coming up lemons in Singapore, and Automology’s columnist, MAC, takes a moment to ponder on it.

If you are familiar with Singapore, you may think that this statement has something to do with the world famous shopping district in Singapore called Orchard Road, and in a way you would be right. The Lemon Law is actually an act of Parliament in the island republic that covers all things retail, and is described as pro-consumer and pro-friendly at the same time. So, what are Lemon Laws and why are car complaints up as a result?

Alarming Car Theft Statistics!

November 7, 2013

The Star newspaper, on 30 October 2013, reported that 3 postgraduate students representing Universiti Sains Malaysia received Gold Awards at the British Invention Show. One of them was for the invention of a car security system which uses image processing micro-controllers, Google cloud and mobile technology to function. I feel proud because, firstly, I was from Universiti Sains Malaysia! Secondly, they were Malaysians awarded at the British Invention Show and not Malaysian Invention Show! Bravo! However, this is not the main point. I just got a bit excited with the news.

Toyota’s Life after the BRICs

October 30, 2013

For the past few years, all the business talk has been about the BRICs as an emerging market force, powering industrial growth particularly for the world’s car manufacturers. Now, for the first time in a long time, it would appear that the BRICs have lost their lustre, if a recent report published by the renowned and esteemed worldwide consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is to be believed.