Puspakom has announced that it will expand and modernize its vehicle inspection network across the country as part of its ongoing #MacamBaharu transformation, with the upgrade program aimed at strengthening service capacity and reducing congestion at its branches.
The vehicle inspection provider said the program will include the development of new sites as well as the relocation and expansion of existing facilities, including a gradual addition of inspection lanes to support rising demand.
It plans to open new branches in Kajang, Cyberjaya, Bukit Beruntung, Pelabuhan Klang and Pulau Pinang in the coming years, while expanding and modernizing high-demand locations such as Batu Caves and Kluang. Some of these have been approved by the Road Transport Department (JPJ).
Among the ongoing projects, the Kajang facility, which is scheduled to be operational by June 2026, is designed to handle up to 800 vehicles per day, making it one of the company’s higher capacity facilities. Meanwhile, the Cyberjaya branch, which will commence operations in May 2027, will support inspections for newer vehicle categories, including electric vehicles.
The Bukit Beruntung branch, which will see the relocation of the company’s existing Wangsa Maju operations, is expected to commence operations in June 2027 with a daily capacity of 440 vehicles, while the Batu Caves branch will be expanded to a larger facility. When completed in May next year, throughput will increase by 45%, from 352 to 512 vehicles per day.
The company said it has also improved capacity at several existing facilities. Following the upgrades completed in 2025, the Alor Setar branch commenced operations in December 2025, with daily inspection capacity increasing by 48% from 340 to 504 vehicles per day. Elsewhere, the addition of two inspection lanes to the Seremban facility in March last year resulted in an 18% increase in daily capacity from 588 to 692 vehicles per day.
Puspakom added that it will introduce new technologies to improve processes and meet evolving standards. The latter includes the implementation of an artificial intelligence-based systems system called Astra, which focuses on above-vehicle inspection, governance and compliance. Jointly developed by Puspakom and Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), the system is designed to strengthen inspection integrity, transparency and oversight across all its operations.
In addition, it will also introduce an AI-enabled system to support more consistent undercarriage inspections, carried out through the Mobile Truck Service (MTS), scheduled to be implemented from April 2026.
According to Mahmood Razak Bahman, CEO of Puspakom, the transformation program reflects the company’s ambition to improve the quality and scope of its vehicle inspection services. “Rather than short-term solutions, we are expanding capacity, upgrading facilities and modernizing our processes so we can better serve customers as demand continues to grow,” he said.
The company said it conducted 4.22 million vehicle inspections last year, with an average inspection time of 35 minutes per customer across its 53 branches nationwide.
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