With car technology changing towards more Electric where there is no engine to check on cubic capacity or if they are diesel or petrol, the road transport department or JPJ demonstrated the Vehicle Type Approval and homologation process of a vehicle to the media.
JPJ chose to use the BMW iX xDrive40i as it presented an insight into its official inspection and evaluation procedures to ensure a vehicle is compliant with the 1987 Road Transport Act and Road Transport Rules in Malaysia, before registration of the vehicle is allowed.
Hans de Visser, Managing Director of BMW Group Malaysia was ecstatic that the agency picked BMW Malaysia as a partner to demonstrate the official VTA and homologation process of a vehicle in Malaysia the BMW iX xDrive40i – our first fully-electric SAV which will be introduced in Malaysia alongside a fleet of next-generation BMW i vehicles in the upcoming year.
Dato’ Zailani Hj Hashim, Director-General of the Road Transport Department said, “As the authority to carry out the evaluation, testing and approval of a vehicle in Malaysia, the VTA procedure conducted by JPJ is a compulsory one that every new vehicle must undergo before it is cleared for road use in the country.
He hoped that with the media’s involvement and exposure to the processes today, it would provide deeper insight into the roles and functions of the Automotive Engineering Department, JPJ as well as the VTA procedures.
