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Inside the Ampang Raid: How Counterfeit Engine Oil Reaches Malaysian Garages
A syndicate turned spent oil into forged brand-name engine oil. Marqstats explains the Ampang raid, the penalties and why independent garages are most exposed.
Italy's Oldest Cars Are Propping Up Its Engine Oil Market. A Scrappage Scheme Would Change That.
Italian car production fell 10.3% in 2025 and oil sales barely moved. Marqstats explains why old cars sustain the market, and what a scrappage scheme would do.
Indonesia's Biodiesel Mandate Is Halving Truck Oil-Change Intervals
In most markets a fuel policy cuts oil demand. Indonesia's palm biodiesel mandate raises it. Marqstats explains why B35 and B40 are shortening truck oil changes.
EVs Are 40% Cheaper to Maintain and 25% More Expensive to Fix. Here's Why That's the Same Problem.
Two statistics that sound contradictory until you trace them back to the same part of the car. Marqstats explains the EV maintenance-versus-repair paradox.
Stockholm's EV Fleet Numbers Are Real. Its Repair Demand Isn't Where They Say It Is.
A registration statistic that overstates its own capital city. Marqstats explains Sweden's Stockholm Registration Clustering Artefact.
Sweden's Plug-in Hybrids Are a Minority of the Fleet. They Generate Most of the Repair Revenue.
A smaller slice of the fleet, generating the largest slice of the revenue. Marqstats explains Sweden's PHEV maintenance paradox.
Sweden's Arctic North Is Electrifying Faster Than the Rest of the Country
A region everyone would expect to lag on EV adoption, growing faster than anywhere else. Marqstats explains Northern Sweden's surprising growth.
Vienna Has Austria's Highest EV Adoption Rate. A Lot of Those Cars Aren't Actually There.
A capital city with the country's best EV numbers, and a structural reason not to take them at face value. Marqstats explains Austria's Vienna anomaly.
In Austria, Fixing an EV's Brakes Legally Requires Four Different Levels of Training
A regulation with four distinct tiers, and real legal consequences for skipping one. Marqstats explains Austria's high-voltage certification system.
Austria Quietly Ended Free EV Ownership. Workshops Are Already Feeling It.
A tax that has nothing to do with maintenance, changing how people think about maintenance. Marqstats explains Austria's motor tax reform ripple effect.
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