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With the implementation of the lemon law in September 2012, complaints of defective goods in the motorcar industry increased almost 5 times, from 19 cases to about 98 cases. Some of the cases are non-legitimate, according to some used car dealers. They claim that some consumers abuse the law. A case saw a dealer having to replace a battery on a Lexus GS 450 Hybrid Super Lux even though the customer said no to an extended warranty. The case was brought to court, and the tribunal ruled that the owner could request for a new battery but not the brakes and tyres for they have been worn by the user. Lawyers say the law doesn’t allow buyers of second hand cars to request the dealer to replace all the worn out parts with brand new parts if the age and condition of the car are accepted by the buyer and the price is agreed upon.Pictures used for illustration purposes only.

Singapore is now home to yet another world's first: the new ALPINA Showroom dedicated to the full range of high-performance BMW ALPINA automobiles, exclusively from Munich Automobiles. At the launch, Mr. Andreas Bovensiepen, Proprietor Sales & Marketing of ALPINA Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH + Co. KG, said: “BMW ALPINA automobiles are like no other, combining luxury and exclusivity with exceptional power and ability. Combining the ALPINA philosophy and engineering on the basis of BMW engine technology, especially with regards to efficiency and emissions, results in a combination of effortless high-performance, in petrol and diesel form, while minimizing environmental cost. We are delighted to make our range of exclusive BMW ALPINA automobiles available to the Singapore market.”

A white Volkswagen driven by Mr. Jamie Ho, 33, a director of Magazines Integrated, was involved in a crash which left him and a passenger dead, and with 3 other passengers injured. The accident, believed to be caused by damp roads, caused the car to crash into a guardrail and a tree, before ending up crushed and mangled at Marine Vista exit of ECP. The SCDF reached the scene minutes after a distress call was made at 7:34am. The paramedics on scene pronounced Mr. Ho and a 29-year old woman who was riding in the front dead at the scene. The passengers in the back, one of whom was pinned in the wreckage, all survived with minor injuries; those injured included a 24-year old woman, who suffered a hip fracture, a 26-year old woman, who suffered multiple injuries, a 25-year old man, who escaped with chest injuries, and a 29-year old woman suffered abrasions on her face and hands. Pictures used for illustration purposes only.