Airbags in all locally-made saloon cars by next year

From TheStar:-

RANTAU PANJANG: Local car manufacturers have agreed, in principle, to include airbags in saloon passenger cars as standard accessories by next year, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha.

Image via WikipediaOnly 50 percent of the cars produced annually by both companies were fitted with airbags, he said.

However, he said four-wheel-drive vehicles were exempted from such requirements, for now.

To a question, Kong said his ministry could not do anything to force owners of existing cars to install airbags because it could only be fitted in factories.

“Seat belts can be installed three years after a buyer gets his car but that is not possible with airbags as it has to be factory-fitted, he said

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