Bosch has recently developed a new generation antilock braking system (ABS) for motorcycles which has the potential to prevent 38 per cent of motorcycle accidents involving personal injury and 48 per cent of those leading to fatalities, according to a study published by the Swedish highways authority. Further, a study published by the German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) ......read more

For the first time, Euro NCAP can now release its top five safest cars of 2009, based on their maximum five star award and their overall score. Top of this list is the Volkswagen Golf VI that was first tested in 2008 under the former rating scheme and was re-released in 2009. The Honda Insight Hybrid and Toyota Prius, two fuel-efficient vehicles tested in 2009, were second and ......read more

Toyota owners in Egypt and the Middle East should take this recall very seriously. After recently issuing a huge recall for 4.2 million vehicles due to floor mats reportedly jamming the accelerator pedal in a fully open state, the company confirmed that it would implement brake override systems in order to stop cars which aren’t responding to the normal brakes. Now, Toyota is ......read more

Volvo Trucks will be the first manufacturer with an efficient diesel engine fuelled by a mixture of methane gas and diesel to meet the strict Euro-5 exhaust emission standards introduced in 2009. Field testing will start in Sweden and the UK in 2010. “This unique technology allows us to combine the advantages of gas with the diesel engine’s high efficiency rating, which is about 50 ......read more

According to media reports, Ferrari sent out a customer's letters this month informing its clients about a technical defect of the fuel-connection-tube leading to the distributor-block, which in return might cause a leakage of fuel, and therefore lead to smoke or in worst cases even to a fire. Another abnormal thing would be a malfunction of the engine, according to Ferrari's ......read more

Geneva, 08.10.2009 – Every morning the Egyptian public is shocked when they read in the newspaper or see in the TV news the daily numbers of horrible accidents with dozen of fatalities on Egyptian roads. Just last week two horrible accidents on the ring road of Cairo with at least 15 dead people, caused by two un-experienced truck drivers driving technically unsafe trucks, reminded ......read more

The factory gates open and the first Volvo FH16 700 appears. An eager Tore Aase from Norway is there to take delivery of the world’s most powerful series-manufactured truck. On Norway’s hilly west coast, the truck’s power will come into its own. The truck will be used in long-haul operations in the west of Norway, hauling equipment for the oil industry. The 700 horsepower and ......read more

China's quality inspection agency has halted the import of several models made by French carmaker Renault, citing what it called 'serious safety risks' and failure to meet technical standards. The General Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine said that 'in recent import inspections, we have repeatedly found batches of passenger vehicles made by the French ......read more

Euro NCAP, the organisation that assesses the safety of new cars, today releases the results for six new cars. Five out of the six cars received Euro NCAP’s maximum five star award. Euro NCAP is pleased to note that a number of less expensive cars were among these high performers. In these economically challenging times, consumers who wish to downsize their cars can still place safety ......read more

Hiroshima-Cairo-Dubai / The road death rates in Egypt and the Middle East are among the highest world-wide. Therefore it is good to hear that the Mazda, one of the most popular brands in the region, has received five starts for the Mazda6 in the Euro NCAP Safety and Crash Test Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that the new Mazda6 has just been awarded the five-star maximum rating ......read more

While the Middle East and Africa are still suffering from extremely high road death rates due mainly to bad road conditions and extremely old and unsafe cars , the European Parliament agreed on March 10, 2009 to make the life-saving Electronic Stability Program (ESP) mandatory for all new vehicles. According to the regulation, from November 2011 all new passenger-car and ......read more

The Chinese brand Brilliance is – unlike in Europe - selling a few hundred cars in some developing and Third World countries, where safety doesn't play such an important role. Egypt is unfortunately one of these countries were car companies do not pay much attention to the safety of their clients and consequently pay no attention at all to the passive and active safety of their cars. ......read more

Incorrectly torqued upper and lower ball joint nuts may cause the ball joint nuts to loosen. As a consequence, this could lead to noisy and constant steering wheel vibration and failure of the ball joint stud resulting in damage or separation of the suspension arm. This could result in a loss of steering capability and driving precision during manouvres which increases the risk of ......read more

Egypt is suffering from several kinds of pollution. One certain pollution is not really being reaching any awareness at all from both the official authorities as well as the citizens, which suffer from it but also create it to a certain extend: The Noise Pollution! From loud and blaring car horns and horn-symphonies of most taxi- and micro-bus drivers to wedding parties with drifting ......read more