Issue #02/2019 (MAy)

KDN NO. PP 5666/04/2013 (032548)

At the recently concluded MAA Annual General Meeting held on 29th March 2019, all the past MAA Management Council Members were returned to their respective positions. Among those

who were returned unopposed were Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia sdn. Bhd. (represented by yBhg. Datuk Aishah Ahmad) as President, uMW toyota Motor sdn. Bhd. (represented by Mr. Ravindran Kurusamy) as Vice President (trade), tan Chong & sons Motor Co. sdn. Bhd. (represented by Mr. tan Keng Meng) as Vice President (Policy & Regulations), Honda Malaysia sdn. Bhd. (represented by en. Roslan Abdullah) as Vice President (Manufacturing) and Daihatsu (Malaysia) sdn. Bhd. (represented by en. Arman Mahadi) as

Honorary secretary/treasurer.In her report, yBhg. Datuk Aishah not only

thanked all the relevant Ministries, government agencies and associates for the past year’s support but also former MAA Council Members en. Iqbal shaharom of Daihatsu (Malaysia) sdn. Bhd. and Mr. Lennart stegland of Volvo Cars Malaysia sdn. Bhd. Both gentlemen had retired from the Council. the two new faces are en. Arman Mahadi representing Daihatsu (Malaysia) sdn. Bhd. and Mr. Nalin Jain representing Volvo Cars Malaysia sdn. Bhd.

After the AGM, there was the traditional press conference where members of the media had the opportunity to ask MAA on all matters relating to the local motor industry. A buffet lunch marked the end of the annual event. — MAA

TWO NEW FACES IN 2019/2020 MAA MANAGEMENT COUNCIL A full turn up of MAA Members at AGM

Group photograph of the newly elected 2019/2020 MAA Management Council.

YBhg. Datuk Aishah delivering the MAA Annual Report.

FIRST QUARTER 2019 TIV UP BY 5.9%Against a difficult market condition, Malaysia’s TIV increased

AGGRessIVe and innovative marketing strategies by Members of the MAA played a major role in pushing up this year’s first quarter total Industry Volume (tIV)

up by a credible 5.9% or 7,954 units. the main segment contributor came from the 4x4/suV where it saw a hefty 94.1% or 17,025 units increase. sales of window vans also saw an increase of 14.9% or 103 units.

Noticeable drops came from the MPV segment which saw a 24.9% or 3,347 units decrease in sales followed by passenger cars (-4.2% or 3,727 units).

the total Industry Production (tIP) saw a dip of 7.6% or

11,831 units. the silver linings came in the form of some segment increases in production – window vans (+30.66% or 298 units), 4x4/suV (+15.2% or 3,599 units), panel vans (+77.7% or 157 units) and trucks (+1.6% or 57 units).

For Q2 of 2019, many car companies are increasing their marketing efforts with the introduction of new models, special edition models and other campaigns to lure motorists to buy their new models as the local business scenario remains just as challenging as before. (More information on Pg.3). — MAA

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MALAYSIA PRODUCTION & SALES STATISTICS FOR JANUARY TO MARCh 2019

SALES

PRODUCTIONSegment YEAR-TO-DATE mARch 2019 2018 Variance UNITS %Total Industry Production (TIP) 144,383 156,214 (11,831) (7.6) PV (Passenger Vehicles) 134,347 145,705 (11,358) (7.8) Pc (Passenger cars) 96,999 110,166 (13,167) (12.0) WV (Window Vans) 1,273 975 298 30.6 mPV (multi-Purpose Vehicles) 8,783 10,871 (2,088) (19.2) 4x4/SUV (Four Wheel Drive/Sports Utility Vehicles) 27,292 23,693 3,599 15.2 cV (commercial Vehicles) 10,036 10,509 (473) (4.5) PV (Panel Vans) 359 202 157 77.7 PU (Pick Ups) 5,769 6,321 (552) (8.7) Trucks 3,620 3,563 57 1.6 Pm (Prime movers) 174 293 (119) (40.6) Bus 114 130 (16) (12.3)

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PRODUCTION

YTD MARCH-2019 YTD MAR-18

COUNTRY PASSENGER COMMERCIAL TOTAL TOTAL VARIANCE VEHICLES VEHICLES (%)Brunei 2,820 75 2,895 2,652 9%Indonesia 192,368 61,495 253,863 292,031 (13%)malaysia 131,114 11,950 143,064 135,110 6%myanmar 3,773 846 4,619 2,962 56%Philippines n.a n.a n.a n.a n.aSingapore 24,396 3,471 27,867 19,853 40%Thailand 119,747 143,802 263,549 237,093 11%Vietnam 58,882 19,344 78,226 59,617 31%

ASEAN PRODUCTION & SALES STATISTICS FOR FOR JANUARY TO MARCh 2019

YTD MARCH-2019 YTD MAR-18

COUNTRY PASSENGER COMMERCIAL TOTAL TOTAL VARIANCE VEHICLES VEHICLES (%)Indonesia 250,002 64,899 314,901 330,131 (5%)malaysia 134,347 10,036 144,383 156,214 (8%)myanmar 2,692 725 3,417 2,052 67%Philippines n.a n.a n.a n.a n.aThailand 222,870 338,617 561,487 539,690 4%Vietnam 32,303 9,160 41,463 49,783 (17%)

Segment YEAR-TO-DATE mARch 2019 2018 Variance UNITS %Total Industry Volume (TIV) 143,064 135,110 7,954 5.9 PV (Passenger Vehicles) 131,114 121,060 10,054 8.3 Pc (Passenger cars 85,106 88,833 (3,727) (4.2) WV (Window Vans) 793 690 103 14.9 mPV (multi-Purpose Vehicles) 10,090 13,437 (3,347) (24.9) 4x4/SUV (Four Wheel Drive/Sports Utility Vehicles) 35,125 18,100 17,025 94.1 cV (commercial Vehicles) 11,950 14,050 (2,100) (14.9) PV (Panel Vans) 688 747 (59) (7.9) PU (Pick Ups) 7,896 9,459 (1,563) (16.5) Trucks 2,978 3,291 (313) (9.5) Pm (Prime movers) 250 366 (116) (31.7) Bus 138 187 (49) (26.2)

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BMW Group Financial Services Malaysia introduced on 15th February 2019 Easy Drive.

Mr. Tobias Eismann, CEO and Managing Director of BMW Group Financial Services Malaysia (BMW Credit (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and BMW Lease (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.) said, “Our mission is to make mobility easy, flexible and affordable for everybody. With Easy Drive, customers can experience a new way of owning BMW or MINI – drive now, decide later.”

Mr. Harald Hoelzl, Managing Director of BMW Group Malaysia, added, “We are always working towards identifying new trends early and translating them into practical applications. While the general trend today sees long-term car ownership, there is a growing population who seek to change cars every three to four years.”

Easy Drive customers get to choose a down payment between 10% and 30%, a loan tenure of three or four years, as well as mileage options of either 20,000km or 25,000km annually. Based on these, a monthly instalment will be calculated and the Guaranteed Future Value of their car will be agreed and signed upon upfront to protect customers from unexpected depreciation. The Guaranteed Future Value also serves as the value for the final payment.

At the end of the tenure, customers can either trade in the car, and upgrade to the next BMW or MINI model of their choice; return the car at the end of their tenure with no further obligations, worry-free from the reselling process; settle the final payment, which can be paid in full, and call the car their own; or extend their contract term, to enjoy their car longer. — MAA

Mr. NaliN Jain takes over from 1st March 2019 as the new Managing Director of Volvo Car Malaysia.

Prior to this undertaking, Mr. Jain was the Chief Financial Officer of Volvo Auto India and has over 20 years of experience in the automotive, consulting, and technology fields. He holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering from State University of New York and an MBA from the Sloan School of Management in MIT.

After 40 years of service with Volvo Cars, leading positions in Research and Development, Marketing and Sales, and Managing various National Sales Companies, Mr. Lennart Stegland will be retiring from the organisation. — MAA

Mercedes-BeNz Malaysia (MBM) appointed Ms Geraldine Lim Yen Lee as the new Public Relations and Corporate Communication Manager for the company,

The Perodua Myvi has achieved another milestone, with over 100,000 units of the third-generation model already on the road as of 12th February 2019.

“We are glad to announce that since the third-generation Perodua Myvi’s launch in November 2017, we have delivered over 100,000 of them to happy customers – that’s an average of over 1,560 units a week,” Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd Managing Director, YBhg. Dato’ Dr Zahari Husin said.

“The Perodua Myvi is by far the most successful model in our history. The original Myvi launched in 2005 into a market then dominated by sedans. By 2013 it had overtaken the Kancil’s all-time sales (708,000 units from 1994 to 2009) and to date, we have sold nearly 1.1 million Myvis altogether,” said YBhg. Dato’ Dr Zahari.

Orders for the third-generation Myvi

have reached a cumulative 150,000, and Perodua continues to work hard to fulfil those orders as properly and promptly as it can.

Perodua closed 2018 with a record 227,243 cars sold, making it Malaysia’s leading carmaker for the 13th

consecutive year. The company has sold nearly 3.5 million cars since 1994. — MAA

Groupe PSA and Naza Automotive Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (NAM) held its first Supplier Day event on 20th February 2019 at the Gurun Plant in Kedah Darul Aman. Some 140 representatives from the industry suppliers, global industry experts and government authorities nationwide attended this event.

Within the framework in accelerating Groupe PSA’s development in the Region, Ms Laurence Noel, CEO & Director of the Board of NAM, ASEAN Senior Vice President, took the opportunity to present Groupe PSA’s Southeast Asia Push to

NEW VCM MD

NEW PR & CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AT MBM

BMW GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES MALAYSIA LAUNCHES EASY DRIVE

OVER 100,000 UNITS PERODUA MYVI ON THE ROAD

GROUPE PSA AND NAM FIRST SUPPLIER DAY

as a service to the public and country, Perodua has contributed three Bezzas to the Selangor Police Contingent (IPK Selangor) for use as patrol cars. The Bezzas have been outfitted with police equipment including radios and beacon lamps and will see duty at IPK Selangor, the Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department (JPJKK Bukit Aman) and Hulu Selangor District Police (IPD Hulu Selangor).

“We hope our humble contribution can be accepted by the police as a token of gratitude for their resolute steadfastness, fairness, dedication and courage. We salute you,” said Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer YBhg. Dato’

Zainal Abidin Ahmad.The handover ceremony was held at

the Selangor Police Headquarters in Shah Alam on 5th March 2019 where YBhg. Dato’ Zainal presented the keys to Selangor Police Chief Commissioner YBhg. Dato’ Noor Azam Jamaludin in the presence of IPK Selangor Crime Prevention and Community Safety Head, Senior Assistant Commissioner YBhg. Dato’ Kumaran Karuppannan; Bukit Aman Support Resource Coordination Chief Assistant Director, Senior Assistant Commissioner Tuan Sukardi Tulus and Perodua Sales Sdn. Bhd. Managing Director YBhg. Dato’ Dr Zahari Husin. — MAA

effective 2nd January 2019. She leads the PR and corporate communication strategies and initiatives for MBM, reporting directly to the General Manager of Marketing, Ms Elaine Hew.

Ms Lim has a decade of wide-ranging PR and communication experience in various industries, including information technology, property and financial services. She was also a former journalist and assistant editor with several leading local property

publications. Her previous portfolios include content curation and development, and digital engagement.

An avid cross-cultural communicator, she holds a master’s degree in Language and Communications Research from Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, and a First Class Honours bachelor degree in English Language and Communication from UCSI University, Malaysia. — MAA

markets. Two new models based on EMP2 and CMP platforms produced in the Gurun Plant are expected to be launched every year in the future.— MAA

PERODUA CONTRIBUTES BEZZA PATROL CARS TO SELANGOR POLICE

Pass strategy and ambitions in terms of products, operations, local integration and the role of NAM in the ambitions to become a major player in the Malaysian automotive industry.

Mr. Yann Martin, Senior Vice President, Head of Vehicle and Powertrain Procurement for Groupe PSA, has prompted the guests on the

purchasing power of Groupe PSA, expectations in term of localisation, new business opportunities and the potential benefits to be part of Groupe PSA worldwide supplier network.

NAM aims to launch the first model in April 2019, planned in its agile roadmap to cater for Malaysian domestic and Southeast Asia export

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IsUZU TRUCKs - THe PReFeRReD CHOICe FOR CITY-LInK eXPRes: An official ceremony was held on 23rd March 2019 at the newly set up City-Link Express Warehouse in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, to commemorate the handover of Isuzu Malaysia’s commercial trucks to City-Link Express (M) Sdn. Bhd.. The handover comprised of 90 units of Isuzu ELF 4-wheeler model (NLR77UEE-2E). Mr. Koji Nakamura, Chief Executive Offer of Isuzu Malaysia Sdn Bhd, presented a symbolic mock key and an appreciation memento to City-Link Express’ Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ronald Tan. Also in attendance was City-Link Express’ Senior Sales Manager, Mr. Colin Tan. Mr. Atsunori Murata, Chief Operating Officer of Isuzu Malaysia, conveyed his sincere gratitude to City-Link Express for their continuous support. — MAA

AOne LOGIsTICs ReCeIVes 15 sCAnIA TRUCKs: Scania Malaysia on 16th February 2019 handed over new Scania prime movers to first time customer AONE Logistics Sdn. Bhd. (AONE). Held at the Scania Malaysia headquarters in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam, the keys were presented by Scania Southeast Asia Managing Director Ms Marie Sjödin Enström to AONE Managing Director, Mr. S. Palani. — MAA

PeRODUA UsHeRs In THe CnY wITH CHILD PATIenTs: Perodua’s 10 volunteers and UFirst mascot Ari distributed angpows and hampers containing string bags and stationery to some 80 child patients at the Selayang Hospital on 4th February 2019. “Delivering on Perodua’s long-term charity commitment with Selayang Hospital’s paediatric ward, we hope our humble contributions today managed to evoke the spirit of Chinese New Year in both the children and hardworking staff, who will not be celebrating at home this year. Last Chinese New Year, we presented the paediatric ward with three ambu bags (handheld breathing apparatus) and distributed hampers to all the children. We keep in constant touch with Selayang Hospital to learn what they need and want – just like we do with our valued customers. We have loads of activities planned for the children over the next few years, including puppet and clown performances, colouring and sing-alongs. Our volunteers will also help to maintain and improve the children’s play area by buying more toys and books as well as decorating and cleaning it,” Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer YBhg. Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad said. Perodua also gave the paediatric ward three pulse oximeters (oxygen measurement device) and six portable screens worth RM12,000 in all. Perodua Executive Chief Engineer Mr. Albert Ngu presented the items on behalf of the carmaker to the hospital’s Paediatric Department Head Dr Selva Kumar. — MAA

TOYOTA CLAssICs 2018 COnTRIBUTes RM363,000 TO UKM AnD UM: The 2018 Toyota Classics performance on 13th November 2018 raised RM363,000 and was divided equally to fund a socio-economic programme involving Orang Asli community by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) students and a research on renewable energy efficiency by Universiti Malaya (UM) students. A cheque presentation ceremony held on 6th March 2019. Mr. Akio Takeyama, Deputy Chairman of UMW Toyota Motor commented, “We really appreciate the strong support of the Malaysian public, music lovers and UMW Toyota Motor’s business associates, which reflects the generosity of private companies and individual Malaysians towards funding projects that would benefit the community.” “Since its inception, Toyota Classics has collected more than RM 8.6 million in support of 67 organisations. We are really glad to see how the contributions by our donors have made a difference to the lives of the people in the organisations we have supported,” said Mr. Ravindran K., President of UMW Toyota Motor. — MAA

PeRODUA COnTRIBUTes RM5,000 TO AL-YAKIn ORPHAnAGe: The Perodua Aruz TransBorneo Convoy brought some cheer to the residents of Al-Yakin Orphanage on 22nd March 2019. Perodua contributed RM5,000 cash to the orphanage’s 20 children and five caretakers before treating them all to a hearty lunch. “Our hearts go out to the children of Al-Yakin Orphanage and the caretakers for providing for them and making them feel loved and belonged always. They inspire us to persevere, never lose hope and keep going, no matter the odds. As a proudly Malaysian and People First company, we hope our humble contribution will go some way towards paving a promising future for them all,” said Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer YBhg. Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad. — MAA

FUsO TRUCKs FLeeT HAnDOVeR CeReMOnY TO YUsTRA ICe CUBe: On 19th March 2019, Hap Seng Trucks Distribution Sdn. Bhd. (HSTD), authorised distributor of FUSO trucks in Malaysia, together with their authorised FUSO dealer, Leang Seng Motors (1980) Sdn. Bhd., officially handed over ten units of FUSO FE71PB light-duty trucks to Yustra Ice Cube, a company dedicated to producing a variety of ice products ranging from ice cubes and ice blocks since 1988. Mr. Jacky Tan, FUSO Senior Operations Manager handed the mock keys and a memento to En. Yusrid bin Mohd Yusof, Yustra Ice Cube Managing Director in the presence of Mr. Lee Soon Yong, Director of Lean Seng Motors. — MAA

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This year’s MAA Annual Dinner represented two decades of continuous event for representatives of the local motor industry. in her welcoming speech, YBhg. Datuk Aishah Ahmad, President of the MAA thanked the two Guests-of-honour – YBhg. Datuk Wan suraya Wan Mohd. Radzi,

secretary General, Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and YBhg. Datuk K. Talagavathi, Deputy secretary General (industry), Ministry of international Trade and industry for their presence.

Addressing a packed ballroom of motor industry players, she also thanked all who have contributed to the success of the local motor industry and in particular, the new Pakatan harapan government which gave a three-month GsT tax holiday that helped in a way towards a TiV rebound after a two-year contraction.

As always, the MAA Annual Dinner was held with fun and laughter from live entertainers and of course, the usual lucky draws. — MAA

“…we are all here because we have a part to play towards a stronger automotive industry for our businesses, our careers and for Malaysia.” – YBhg. Datuk Aishah Ahmad, President, MAA

20th MAA ANNUAL DINNER 2019

YBhg. Datuk Aishah Ahmad, President of the MAA delivering her traditional pre-dinner speech.

Guests waiting patiently at the lobby before dinner starts.

YBhg. Datuk K. Talagavathi picking up one of the top lucky draw numbers.

Group photo of the VIPs at the main table of the evening.

Lively and humorous entertainments of the evening

Lots of lucky draw prizes to be given away for the evening.

Dances to entertain the diners.

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HOnDA HR-V HYBRIDDate: 16th January 2019Price (OTR w/o Ins.): Sport Hybrid i-DCD RM120,800.00

BMw M PeRFORMAnCe eDITIOnsDate: 18th January 2019Prices (OTR w/o Ins.):330e M Performance Edition RM258,800.00X5 xDrive 40e M Performance Edition RM390,800.00

TOYOTA VIOsDate: 24th January 2019Prices (OTR w/o Ins.):1.5J (AT) RM77,200.001.5E(AT) RM81,200.001.5G(AT) RM87,300.00

KIA PICAnTO GTDate: 7th February 2019Price (OTR w/o Ins.): RM57,888.00

PORsCHe 718 CAYMAnDate: 14th February 2019Prices (OTR w/o Ins.):Sport Design Series RM625,000.00

HOnDA BR-V sPeCIAL eDITIOnDate: 21st February 2019Price (OTR w/o Ins.): Passion Red Pearl RM90,700.00White Orchid Pearl RM91,000.00

HOnDA JAZZ MUGenDate: 21st February 2019Prices (OTR w/o Ins.):Modern Steel Metallic RM88,600.00White Orchid Pearl RM88,720.00

MeRCeDes-BenZ e-CLAssDate: 6th March 2019Price (OTR w/o Ins.): E350 AMG RM399,888.00E200 Sportstyle Avantgarde RM329,888.00 (Est.)E300 Exclusive Line RM379,888.00(Est.)

KInG LOnG BUs(Photo)Date: 8th March 2019Prices: P.O.A.

BMw 8Date: 12th March 2019Prices (OTR w/o Ins.): M850i xDrive Coupe RM1,088,800.00

MeRCeDes-BenZ GLC 300 COUPeDate: 22nd March 2019Prices (OTR w/o Ins.): AMG Line RM399,888.00

KIA OPTIMA eXDate: 28th March 2019Price (OTR w/o Ins.): RM139,888.00

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SCANIA@SANDAKANDate: 23rd January 2019Status: WorkshopOperated By: Scania (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.Investment Cost: RM500,000.00

PROTON@KLUANGDate: 8th March 2019Status: 3S CentreOperated By: Street Car Sdn. Bhd.

VOLVO@SETIA ALAMDate: 26th February 2019Status: 3S CentreOperated By: Motion Beyond

PORSCHE@PENANGDate: 26th March 2019Status: Pop-Up CentreOperated By: Sime Darby Auto Performance Sdn. Bhd.

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January 2019 4-Jan Meeting with YAB Prime Minister on proposed third national car project 23-Jan Meeting with Deputy MITI Minister on delayed pricing of new vehicles 25-Jan Meeting with MDTCA on enforcement of compliance mark on replacement brake lining

February 2019 25-Feb Consultative session with JPJ on e-daftar 27-Feb Briefing session of the ASEAN NCAP labelling guideline

March 2019 5 - 6 Mac 19th AMEICC WG-AI Meeting, Manila 14-Mar Meeting with MITI on draft NAP 2019 18 - 19 Mac Asean Automotive Federation TC 3-JAMA Meeting, Myanmar 21-Mar Meeting with Ministry of Finance on sales tax exemption

Meetings/events participated by MAA

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A project for the first ever CKD assembly plant for Proton vehicles in Pakistan officially began when the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, HE Mr. Imran Khan, signed a ceremonial marble plaque at an event held in

Islamabad, Pakistan on 22nd March 2019.The US$30 million plant, to be built at a Greenfield

site in Karachi, will be owned and operated by ALHAJ Automotive, the official distributor for Proton vehicles in Pakistan and is expected to commence operations before the end of 2020.

PROTON aims to grow overseas sales to meet long term objectives including targeting to sell 400,000 units by 2027.

“PROTON is very pleased its partnership with ALHAJ Automotive has moved forward very quickly since we inked the agreement in August 2018. Expanding the sales of Proton vehicles outside of Malaysia is vital for us to achieve our long term goals and we therefore hope for the Pakistan automotive market to be one of our growth engines for the future,” said YBhg. Dato’ Sri Syed Faisal Albar, Chairman of PROTON.

Sendok Group, the Malaysia-based multi-faceted business conglomerate with its principal business in the import-export and trading of used automobile spare parts, trucks, heavy machinery and equipment, and also the official distributor of the Sinotruk brand of commercial vehicles in Malaysia, opened on 30th January 2019 its new 4S centre in Kuantan. The centre is a collaboration between Sendok Group as the distributor and assembler in Malaysia and TTS Engineering Group Sdn Bhd, a well-established truck solutions provider in Kuantan.

The launch was officiated by YB Puan Fuziah binti Salleh, Member of Parliament (Kuantan) and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister Department (Religion), accompanied by Mr. Gwee Bok Wee, CEO & MD, Sendok Group, Mr. Yuan Zhong Bo, Director & GM for Southeast Asia and Oceania, Sinotruk International Ltd and YBhg. Dato’ Yap Yeow Ho, Group Chairman, TTS Engineering Group.

According to Sendok Group, it has taken the

company six months and a total investment of RM2 million to complete the centre - which now occupies a total workshop area of 7,000 square feet, supported by a 4,200 square feet warehouse for spare parts.

In conjunction with the opening, the new Sinotruk T7H with 540 horsepower heavy-duty model was also officially unveiled. In addition, a new warranty structure called the ‘T Series’ was also launched where it offers a package of five years of unlimited warranty to customers.

In addition, the event was also marked by the handing over of 100 units of Sinotruk heavy-duty trucks to two Kuantan-based customers - of which 50 units of the T7H model were purchased by Heng Da Logistic Sdn Bhd and 50 units of the SWZ tipper model were bought by Menta Construction Sdn Bhd.

With the Kuantan centre opening, Sendok Group now has five 4S centres in its stable of 50 dealership and service centres in Malaysia, and has plans to increase to more. — MAA

PROTON TO BE ASSEMBLED IN PAKISTANNew assembly plant to commence before 2020

Signing ceremony in 2018.

“ALHAJ Automotive is delighted to be the official distributor for PROTON in Pakistan. We will leverage on our current dealerships located nationwide to start selling Proton vehicles as soon as possible while we develop standalone 3S/4S outlets at the same time. Initially we

will source CBU units from Malaysia before switching to CKD products once the new assembly plant begins operations before the end of 2020,” said Mr. Al-Haj Shah Jee Gul Afridi, Chairman of ALHAJ Automotive. — MAA

SENDOK GROUP EXPANDS INTO PAHANG

Perodua officially launched its latest Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), the Aruz, on 15th January 2019 which had already 2,200 bookings since order-taking began on 3rd January 2019.

“With the Perodua Aruz, many more Malaysians can now enjoy the benefits of an SUV, plus advanced features typically found only in pricier vehicles. This makes it among the best-value SUVs on sale today, with space, safety and efficiency elevated,” said Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer YBhg. Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad. “We expect sales of this new model to average 2,500 units monthly or 31,200 units by end-2019,” he added.

The seven-seater SUV was launched by the Minister of International Trade and Industry, YB Datuk Darell Leiking and witnessed by Perodua Chairman, YBhg. Tan Sri Asmat Kamaludin and the Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia, HE Dr Makio Miyagawa.

Two variants of the Perodua Aruz are offered, namely the 1.5 X and 1.5 Advance, which are respectively priced at RM72,900.00 and RM77,900.00 (OTR w/o insurance in P. Malaysia), making it among the most competitively-priced SUVs in the Malaysian market.— MAA

Perodua expects to sell 2,500 units of the new aruz SuV every month.

NEW PERODUA ARUZ LAUNCHED

double joy for Sendok Group with the opening of its new 4S centre in kuantan and the launching of the new Sinotruk T7H.