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YBhg. Datuk Aishah and YBhg. Datuk

Zainal with the signed agreements

witnessed by YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa (centre) and representatives

of the MAA and Trade-Link Exhibition

Services.

ThE Total Industry Volume (TIV) of 2017 at 576,635 units was almost the same as that of 2016 at 580,085 units, a mere 3,450 units or 0.6% difference. The total

passenger vehicle sales last year of 514,697 units was just 85 units more but the annual sales of commercial vehicles pulled the TIV down with 3,535 units less at 61,956 units.

The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) President, YBhg. Datuk Aishah Ahmad briefed the media at a press conference on 23rd January 2018 that while the first quarter of 2017 saw a substantial sales increase over 2016, the performance declined towards the rest of the year. She is optimistic that the TIV forecast for 2018 will increase by 2.3% to 590,000 units. n(See Pg.3 for statistics).

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GET READY FOR KLIMS 2018!

The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has announced the return of the Kuala Lumpur Interna-tional Motor Show after a

five-year hiatus. The Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS) will be held from 23rd November to 2nd December 2018 at the Malaysia International Trade and exhibition Centre (MITeC), Kuala Lumpur.

The launch announcement was officiated by YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Bin Mohamed, Minister of Inter-national Trade and Industry, in an event which the Minister also wit-nessed a signing ceremony between MAA and Trade-Link exhibition Ser-vices Sdn. Bhd. for the appointment of the latter as show manager of KLIMS 2018.

KLIMS is Malaysia’s most estab-lished and significant automotive event. The motor show is trailblaz-ing towards its 9th presentation on the theme of “Beyond Mobility” and is expecting more than 350,000 visi-

tors. KLIMS’18 is poised to rev up Malaysia’s automotive industry and capture the public’s attention with many new model launches and ex-citing automobile concepts.

KLIMS owned the track records of attracting the largest number of visitors in Malaysia’s automotive events.

YBhg. Datuk Aishah Ahmad em-phasised that KLIMS will continue to be represented as the eminent national automotive event which has played a significant role in Ma-laysia’s automotive industry. MAA is urging automotive industry play-ers to leverage on KLIMS 2018 to fuel their market position. Daihat-su, Ford, honda, hyundai, Infiniti, Isuzu, Kawasaki, Kia, Lexus, Mit-subishi, Nissan, Peugeot, Perodua, Proton, Toyota, UD, V-Kool, 3M are among the frontrunners in confirm-ing their exhibition spaces in the new MITeC which has over 50,000 square meters of gross exhibition floor. n

Beyond Mobility is the theme

YBhg. Datuk Aishah and YBhg. Datuk Zainal with the Guest-of-Honour YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa (centre).

Organiser : Malaysian Automotive Association

Show Manager : Trade-Link Exhibition Services Sdn Bhd

Contact phone : +603-7842 9863

E-mail : info@trade-link-group.com

Exhibition Dates : 23rd November to 2nd December 2018

Venue : Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC) Kuala Lumpur

Website : www.klims.com.my

Social Media : Facebook www.facebook.com/ klims.com.my

Instagram www.instagram.com/ klims.com.my

Twitter www.twitter.com/klims_my

hashtags : #KLIMS2018 #BeyondMobility

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MALAYSIA PRODUCTION & SALES STATISTICS FOR JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2017

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YTD SEPTEMBER-2017 YTD SEPT-16 COUNTRY PASSENGER COMMERCIAL TOTAL TOTAL VARIANCE VEHICLES VEHICLES (%)Indonesia 982,356 234,259 1,216,615 1,177,389 3%Malaysia 459,558 40,081 499,639 545,253 (8%)Myanmar 3,262 1,668 4,930 1,152 328%Philippines 55,525 85,727 141,252 116,868 21%Thailand 818,440 1,170,383 1,988,823 1,944,417 2%Vietnam 112,733 83,204 195,937 236,161 (17%)TOTAL 2,431,874 1,615,322 4,047,196 4,021,240 1%

YTD SEPTEMBER 2017 YTD SEPT-16 COUNTRY PASSENGER COMMERCIAL TIV TIV VARIANCE VEHICLES VEHICLES (%)Brunei 10,846 363 11,209 13,248 (15%)Indonesia 844,224 235,310 1,079,534 1,061,735 2%Malaysia 514,679 61,956 576,635 580,085 (1%)Myanmar 6,007 2,218 8,225 4,168 97%Philippines 139,424 286,249 425,673 359,572 18%Singapore 96,387 19,761 116,148 110,455 5%Thailand 399,681 471,969 871,650 768,788 13%Vietnam 142,404 108,215 250,619 270,820 (7%)TOTAL 2,153,652 1,186,041 3,339,693 3,168,871 5%

ASEAN PRODUCTION & SALES STATISTICS FOR JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2017

For further information on ASEAN Automotive Federation, logon to: http://asean-autofed.com/index.html.

Segment YEAR-TO-DATE DECEMBER 2017 2016 Variance UNITS %Total Industry Production (TIP) 499,639 545,253 (45,614) (8.4) PV (Passenger Vehicles) 459,558 503,691 (44,133) (8.8) PC (Passenger Cars) 327,871 378,157 (50,286) (13.3) WV (Window Vans) 3,025 5,016 (1,991) (39.7) MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicles) 50,396 48,032 2,364 4.9 4x4/SUV (Four Wheel Drive/Sports Utility Vehicles) 78,266 72,486 5,780 8.0 CV (Commercial Vehicles) 40,081 41,562 (1,481) (3.6) PV (Panel Vans) 1,246 1,497 (251) (16.8) PU (Pick Ups) 23,612 24,487 (875) (3.6) Trucks 13,697 14,234 (537) (3.8) PM (Prime Movers) 977 591 386 65.3 Bus 549 753 (204) (27.1)

Segment YEAR-TO-DATE DECEMBER 2017 2016 Variance UNITS %Total Industry Volume (TIV) 576,635 580,085 (3,450) (0.6) PV (Passenger Vehicles) 514,679 514,594 85 0.02 PC (Passenger Cars) 376,722 389,045 (12,323) (3.2) WV (Window Vans) 2,714 3,871 (1,157) (29.9) MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicles) 73,968 56,733 17,235 30.4 4x4/SUV (Four Wheel Drive/Sports Utility Vehicles) 61,275 64,945 (3,670) (5.7) CV (Commercial Vehicles) 61,956 65,491 (3,535) (5.4) PV (Panel Vans) 4,819 3,345 1,474 44.1 PU (Pick Ups) 41,316 44,695 (3,379) (7.6) Trucks 13,860 15,303 (1,443) (9.4) PM (Prime Movers) 1,374 1,234 140 11.3 Bus 587 914 (327) (35.8)

Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. an-nounced on 19th October 2017 that Mr. Toichi Ishiyama will be succeeding Mr. Katsuto Hayashi as its Managing Di-

rector and Chief Executive Officer effec-tive 1st November 2017. He is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited.

The career of Mr. Ishiyama, 48, spans 25 years in Honda in various roles in Ja-pan, USA, Thailand, China and Pakistan.

He believes the strategy put in place by Mr. Hayashi will see Honda Malaysia through to another achievement year, reaching the target of 100,000 units in sales.

During his tenure in Malaysia, Mr. Hayashi successfully strengthened Honda Malaysia’s position as the No.1 in Non-National segment and No.2 in overall TIV and in the process, also attained No.1 position in terms of market share among Honda automobile operations worldwide in some of those months. The company

achieved the highest local market share in history in March 2017, at 20.5%. Honda Malaysia recorded 100,000 sales units in the fiscal year of April 2016 to March 2017 as well celebrated its historical 600,000th production unit under his watch. Mr. Hayashi who led Honda Malaysia for one and a half years, will be taking on a new role as the General Manager, Overseas Op-eration Division (Americas), Regional Op-eration (North America) in Honda Motor Co., Ltd. in Japan. n

ISUzU Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (IMSB) an-nounced on 26th October 2017 the ap-pointment of Mr. Koji Nakamura as its new Chief Executive Officer.

“Mr. Koji Nakamura has years of ex-tensive experience, which include strate-gic planning, sales and operations, in ad-dition to helming diverse leadership roles in the competitive automotive industry. I am delighted that I will be passing over the reins to someone with such excellent aptitude, high optimism and fresh per-spective to lead this organisation,” said outgoing CEO Mr. Kenji Matsuoka.

Mr. Matsuoka was the CEO since 2015. During his term, Isuzu Malaysia saw great improvements, from previously being ranked at No. 7, to No. 6 in Malay-sia’s top automotive company by volume. Under his direction, Isuzu successfully maintained its position as the No. 1 pre-ferred truck brand in Malaysia. The Isuzu D-Max’s market share also saw a positive improvement from 10.9% to 14.7% in the past year.

“There are always opportunities to grow the business in any economic cli-mate. I believe that my team is capable in realising our vision and subsequent growth in the coming years. My task at

VOLKSwAGEN Passenger Cars Malay-sia (VPCM) made industry history on 12th December 2017 when all 12 units of the limited edition Beetle for sale on Lazada Malaysia were sold out in just 20 minutes.  with a retail price of only RM112,112.00 (excl. Reg. and Ins.) each, the first Beetle was snapped up just 26 seconds after midnight.  To lock down their unit, customers only had to pur-chase an exclusive welcome Kit on La-zada at RM5,000.00 which also doubled as a pre-payment booking fee. 

VPCM had collaborated with La-zada to offer Malaysians limited-edition

Volkswagen Beetles on Lazada’s Online Revolution mega-sale from 12th to 14th of December 2017.  Two limited edition designs were available, the “Herbie 53” in Pure white and white Silver, and the “Hot Bug” in Tornado Red.

Mr. Erik winter, Managing Director of VPCM said, “we are delighted to have re-ally pushed boundaries and made history with this collaboration – to be able to sell 12 cars within such a short period of time is amazing.

This truly is a testament of how re-ceptive Malaysians are when it comes to online purchasing.” n

PROTON said it managed to stabilise its sales numbers for 2017 with an overall sales of 70,991 units of cars in 2017, compared to the 72,291 units sold in the previous year. Retail sales increased 2.5% to 68,184 units in 2017 from 66,513 units in 2016. A healthy growth was seen from the Central, South, East Coast regions and East Malaysia, each recorded between 1% to 10% increases in units of cars sold. The overall number was affected by poorer fleet sales with 2,807 units sold in 2017 due to lower taxi orders. The Saga, Persona and Ertiga make up 80% of total Proton car sales for 2017. Its best-selling car, the Saga registered steady sales at above 30,000 units in 2017. The Persona registered a 27% increase with 19,510 units sold compared to 15,390 units last year. The Ertiga also gained healthy acceptance in the market with 6,091 units sold in 2017.

“Part of the reasons that sales of our cars stabilised in 2017 is due to the aggressive quality improvement exercise done internally. Our counterpart from Geely Auto performed a stringent quality audit of our cars and within 3 months, we were able to improve our quality points threefold. The audit was measured using a stringent system, which is aligned to the international standard of Volvo cars, as practiced by Geely. As we also already know, Proton cars have proven that they are durable and reliable, having gone through rigorous testing when we participated in the Sepang 1,000km endurance race in November 2017 and won Overall Champion. All these can only be achieved with the strong teamwork between the management team and employees,” said En. Abdul Rashid Musa, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, PROTON. n

NEW HONDA MALAYSIA MD & CEO

ISUZU MALAYSIA APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

hand is to focus on improving our opera-tional best practices, as well as intensify-ing vehicle sales”, said Mr. Nakamura. “I am very excited to take up this new chal-lenge. I have been privileged to manage automotive business units on a global scale, and I will do my very best to bring Isuzu Malaysia to the next level in the lo-cal automotive industry”, he added. His experience spans more than 25 years, which also includes a leading manage-ment role in Isuzu Asia Pacific.

Assisting him will be Mr. Mikio Tsukui, COO for Commercial Vehicle Divi-sion and Mr. Masayuki Suzuki, COO for Light Commercial Vehicle Division. n

TWELVE BEETLES SOLD OUT IN 20 MINUTES

Mr. Winter (left) with Mr. Hans-Peter Ressel, CEO of Lazada Malaysia and the special Beetles.

MORE THAN 20,000 ALL-NEW MYVI BOOKED, 4,500 DELIVEREDThE demand for the all-new Perodua Myvi reached a new milestone on 8th December 2017 as over 20,000 cars were booked within a month from its open for booking day and so far, Perodua has delivered 4,500 units.

“The focus now is to ensure delivery of the all-new Perodua Myvi within an acceptable time frame. We thank the public for choosing the Myvi as the car of choice,” said Perodua Sales Sdn. Bhd. Managing Director, YBhg Dato’ Dr. Zahari husin. n

PROTON SALES NUMBER STABILISED IN 2017

YBhg. Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) Group Chairman, received on 18th November 2017 his all-new Perodua Myvi – being the first customer to book the car.

NEW JAGUAR AND RANGE ROVER SUV COMING

The Jaguar F-Pace with a new aluminium 2.0-litre engine is arriving in Q1 of 2018.

The all-new mid-size SUV Range Rover Velar is expected in early Q2 of 2018.

Truck driver En. Anuar Bin Ahmad from Gardenia Bakeries (kL) Sdn. Bhd. emerged as the Malay-sian uDEMc champion on 26th October 2017 and

qualified for the Global Final held in Japan. Mr. Filip Van den Heede, Managing Director Hub Ma-

laysia, uD Trucks, said “One of the most important and successful philosophies of the uD brand is the ‘gemba’ spirit, which means the ability to go to the actual place to create value. Through uDEMc, we brought out this ‘gemba’ spirit in truck drivers by offering them a plat-form where they are encouraged to improve their skills and develop more appreciation and pride in their job.”

Mr. Wong king Yoon, chief Executive Officer, Tan chong Industrial Equipment, said, “uDEMc was organised as a competition to increase truck drivers’ competency by improving their driving skills and knowledge on how to maximise the ca-pability of a uD Quester heavy-duty truck. uDEMc

UD Trucks and sole distributor partner, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE), delivered the first unit of UD Croner in Malaysia to Ong Brothers Petroleum Sdn. Bhd. on 8th November 2017. Launched in August 2017, the UD Croner is an all-new medium duty truck.

“We have been a UD Truck customer since 1984 when we purchased the Nissan Diesel CMF truck, back when UD Trucks was formerly known as Nissan Diesel. From then on, we have been adding more UD Trucks to our fleet and now, we have a total of 8 units, including this new UD Croner. We have our complete trust and confidence in UD Trucks’ because their trucks are reliable, robust, fuel efficient, safe and most importantly it is customisable. Furthermore, we have developed a strong and firm relationship with the sales personnel from TCIE that dates back to the first

ENSURING CITY-LINK’S ON-TIME DELIVERY WITH ISUZU ISUzU Malaysia delivered 115 units of Isuzu trucks to City-Link Express (M) Sdn Bhd at their ‘Super Hub’ facility in Bandar Saujana Putra, Selangor. This handover ceremony on 25th November 2017 was part of the 2017 fleet agreement, in which 105 units were the ELF 4-wheeler (NLR77UEE) model, with the remaining being the ELF 6-wheeler (NQR75UKN) model. City-Link Express has 322 units of Isuzu trucks since 2011.

Mr. Mikio Tsukui, Chief Operating Officer of Isuzu Malaysia’s Commercial Vehicle Division, presented a symbolic mock key to the Founder and Executive Chairman of City-Link Express, YBhg. Dato’ David Tan. Also present were City-Link Express’ Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ronald Tan, Sales Manager, Mr. Colin Tan and Mr. Daniel Lee, Director of PTM Accel Sdn Bhd, an authorised Isuzu Malaysia truck dealership. n

BMW CREDIT MALAYSIA 10th ANNIVERSARYBMW Credit Malaysia hosted and rewarded its Top Customers and Corporate Partners at a special appreciation dinner on 28th December 2017 celebrating the organisation’s 10th year anniversary in the country.

“In the decade of operations in the country, BMW Credit Malaysia have gone from strength to strength not only in terms of supporting the growth of BMW Group Malaysia in the country but also focusing our resources accordingly to our customers’ needs in order for our businesses to grow together in the area of mobility. This is realised through developing industry leading financial products and services such as the Full Circle programme and the Ultimate Protection Programme Plus (UPP+) programme which have helped complete the Premium Ownership Experience and Promise of the brands represented by the BMW Group in the country,” said Mr. Tobias Eismann, CEO of BMW Credit Malaysia. n

UD TRUCKS EXTRA MILE CHALLENGE

guides drivers on how to maximise all the innovative features of a uD Quester truck in order to achieve the highest truck uptime and reduce operational cost.”

In this final round of the Malaysian chapter of uDEMc, a total of 10 uD Quester truck drivers took part in a day-long event which was held in Tan chong In-dustrial Equipment’s dealership in Ipoh Perak. In addi-tion to the main prize, three other truck drivers also won awards in individual categories that reflected uDEMc’s comprehensive approach. They were En. Muhammad khairul Bin Abd Halim from Setia Maju Jaya Logistik Sdn Bhd (“Best Pre-Inspection” award), En. Hasdi Bin raduan from Gabung Jaya Sdn Bhd (“Best Driving Skill” award) and En. Saim Bin Jaffar from LSPcM Johore Sdn. Bhd. (“Best Fuel consumption” award). n

BORNEO SAFARI 2017

SCANIA TOP TEAM MALAYSIA 2017-2018

ISuzu Malaysia remained as the Diamond Sponsor of the Borneo Safari International Offroad challenge for the last eleven years. Sabah Four Wheel Drive Association President, En. Faez Nordin thanked Isuzu Malaysia for their never ending support.

“We at Isuzu Malaysia are proud to be able to par-ticipate again in this challenge as the diamond sponsor. The 4x4 motorsport has always been close to our hearts, and we hope to continue to support this international event for many years to come”, said Mr. Masayuki Su-zuki, cOO of Isuzu Malaysia.

Said to be the most recognised and the largest 4x4 rainforest challenge in this part of the world, Borneo Safari 2017 was held from 29th October until 5th No-vember 2017. n

ScANIA concluded in October the Top Team Ma-laysia 2017-2018 biannual competition to find the best service team which saw the team from Sca-nia Malaysia Ipoh Branch crowned champion. The team of five known affectionately as “Pendekar Pe-nyu” led by En. Mohd. Faizal bin Abd. Aziz had under-gone rigorous training for months prior to the compe-tition. “To win this leg of the competition, we had to ensure our technical skills were top notch and no doubt that this would then be transferred to our daily tasks in servicing the vehicles,” said En. Mohd Faizal.

“With the rapidly changing transportation industry, business owners are continuously looking at various ways to increase productivity and maximising profitabil-ity. Scania continues to be ready to help our customers achieve that,” said Ms Marie Sjödin Enström, Managing Director for Scania Southeast Asia. n

FIRST UD CRONER TO CUSTOMER IN MALAYSIAUD Truck we purchased through him. We are satisfied with his service as well as TCIE’s comprehensive aftermarket service,” said Mr. Ong Thai Hean, Managing Director, Ong Brothers Petroleum Sdn Bhd.

Mr. Wong King Yoon, Chief Executive Officer, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn. Bhd. said, “We are very happy to be able to offer trucks that our customers trust and have confidence in. Ong Brothers Petroleum has been our client for so many years and we truly appreciate their support. At TCIE, we believe that our relationship with our customers don’t just end at the point of sales, but continues to after

sales and like Ong Brothers Petroleum and many of our clients, it stretches to many decades. We hope to keep this going and we are continuously looking at opportunities to up our ante in providing the best customer experience.” n

DURA-MILES CHALLENGE 2017 IS BACK IN MIRIFOLLOWING the success of the last two Dura-Miles Challenge in Kuching and Ipoh, Isuzu Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (IMSB) organised its fuel efficiency campaign again in Miri, Sarawak.

Dura-Miles Challenge for Miri station was held on 9th December 2017 which started from the Isuzu Miri 3S Centre to Samalaju Resort Hotel and back to Coco Cabana, covering a distance of 280 km and had 35 competitors.

Speaking on this campaign, Chief Operating Officer of IMSB Mr. Masayuki Suzuki emphasised on Isuzu core brand values that are fuel efficiency, along with durability and reliability. n

MERCEDES-BENZ SERVICES MALAYSIA PARTNERS WITH MAKE-A-WISH MALAYSIA“WE at Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia believe that success and social responsibility go hand-in-hand and are honoured to have the opportunity to create wonderful memories for both Fikri and zhi Liang. It was truly inspiring to witness their perseverance and positive attitudes,” said MBSM Managing Director, Mr. Mike Ponnaz on 13th December 2017, referring to two of the many young cancer stricken victims.

“Our mission is to grant the wishes of critically ill children, giving them hope, strength and joy. Fikri and zhi Liang were introduced to us by their doctors; asking if Make-A-Wish could work in tandem with them by granting their wishes as they battle life threatening illnesses. We are thankful for Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia’s support in helping to realise Fikri and zhi Liang’s wishes, and for going the extra mile to put a smile on their faces. Both wish days were customised to the child’s heartfelt wish, and it is wonderful to see these two boys being so cheerful and spending time with their respective families again,” said Make-A-Wish Malaysia CEO, Ms Irene Tan. n

ISuzu Malaysia contributed one unit of the Isuzu ELF NPr 6-wheeler truck to DrB-HIcOM university - the country’s leading automotive university. The vehicle

is equipped with the latest common rail Engine and other latest technologies for the academic use of the au-tomotive students attending Diploma and Degree cours-es at the university.

During the handover ceremony on 4th October 2017, Mr. Mikio Tsukui, chief Operating Officer of Isuzu Ma-laysia, presented the symbolic mock key to Prof. Dr. Abd rahni bin Mat Piah, Dean of the Post Graduate Faculty, DrB-HIcOM university.

“The contribution will provide students a greater op-portunity to understand Isuzu’s latest engine technology, which will in turn be impactful for the automotive after-sales sector in the long run,” said Mr. Tsukui. n

DEEPAVALI was much brighter for the kids of Shan children’s Home in Penang as Perodua had committed a 3-year corporate responsibility programme which in-

EDArAN Tan chong Motor Sdn. Bhd. (ETcM) to-gether with Tan chong Ekspres Auto Servis cen-tre (TcEAS) announced on 9th November 2017 the immediate commencement of NISSAN Flood re-lief Programme to aid relief and rehabilitation ef-forts for NISSAN customers whose vehicles were affected by flash flood.

Special offers include a 20% discount on NI-SSAN genuine parts and labour charges on af-fected NISSAN vehicles. upholstery restoration special rate is rM1,325.00 (including GST) for affected NISSAN sedan and rM1,590.00 (including GST) for affected NISSAN MPV, SuV, Pick ups and vans. Three

(3) months or 5,000 km warranty on labour and NISSAN genuine parts replacement (whichever comes first) will be implemented.

“Our customers matter most to us and these value added services are provided by ETcM and TcEAS to help thousands of residents that were affected by the flash flood that have happened. We pledged to do what we can to help alleviate the victim’s distress and we hope our contribution will provide some respite and relieve their burden. Lastly, we urge our customers to send their affected vehicles to the nearest TcEAS service centre as soon as possible in restoring it,” said Mr. Michael Yao, Head of Business unit for TcEAS. n

MITSuBISHI Motors Malaysia (MMM) announced on 22nd November 2017 a Flood relief Effort for Mitsubishi owners affected by the recent flood disaster in Penang.

The company offered a 40% discount on spare parts and labour prices plus free tow to the nearest Mitsubi-shi service outlet until 31st December 2017 for vehicles damaged by flood. Only vehicles that were purchased from MMM’s authorised dealers will qualify and cases are subject to verification to ensure authenticity.

NAZA KIA MALAYSIA EXTENDS FLOOD RELIEF PROGRAMME NAzA Kia Malaysia said on 4th December 2017 that it is extending its flood relief programme, previously only available in the Northern region, for their customers in the East Coast in light of the recent flash floods.

Until 31st December 2017, Kia car owners affected by the flash flood can send their vehicle to any authorised Kia outlet in the East Coast region for free vehicle inspection and professional advice. Naza Kia Malaysia is also offering a discount of up to 50% for genuine Kia parts replacement as well as discounted labour rates, subjected to the degree of damage incurred in the vehicle. This flood relief programme is only available for Kia vehicles uninsured for natural disaster.

ISUZU TRUCK FOR DRB-HICOM UNIVERSITY

PERODUA SUPPORTS A PENANG CHILDREN HOME

cludes support in the form of cash, goods and motiva-tional activities.

In a simple yet joyful ceremony on 17th October 2017, Perodua began the sponsorship programme by contributing over rM20,000.00 in the form of goods and cash to the children’s home.

“We are supportive of good people such Madam Saras Pillay who have dedicated their lives for the well-being of others, they are the true heroes of our society,” Perodua President and chief Executive Officer, YBhg. Datuk (Dr) Aminar rashid Salleh said. “This is the first time that Perodua is contributing to a non-government organisation in sustainable way as we believe that our contribution should have a longer impact to those as-sist,” he added. n

ETCM AND TCEAS OFFERS FLOOD RELIEF PROGRAMME

MMM HELPS PENANG FLOOD VICTIMS

“We hope that this Flood relief Effort will help ease the burden of our customers through this difficult peri-od. Our prayers and best wishes go out to our customers and their families who have been affected by the floods,” said Mr. Tomoyuki Shinnishi, chief Executive Officer of MMM.

MMM together with 120 Triton Tuners club mem-bers and authorised Mitsubishi dealers had also initiated a clean-up programme in some flood-hit areas. n

PERODUA TWECKBOT FOR CHRISTMAS AS the New Year was approaching, Perodua offered a free 50-point check as part of its Tweckbot programme to ensure that holiday-goers’ Perodua vehicles are in the best possible condition for long journeys.

The fourth Perodua Tweckbot programme to be held last year with close to 5,000 vehicles checked since the programme began in 2011, the team was stationed at the Giant Hypermarket in Kota Damansara between 15th and 17th December 2017.

“The Perodua Tweckbot represents our commitment to customers in providing them with the very best in terms of products and services. It is also one of our Road Safety Campaign initiatives,” Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer YBhg. Datuk (Dr) Aminar Rashid Salleh said.

Additionally, a 20% discount on parts and accessories was given to all vehicles that return to Perodua service branches and dealers (terms and conditions apply).

“We hope our customers will take advantage of the Tweckbot service to ensure their vehicles’ safety and roadworthiness. We would like to wish a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, happy holidays and a Happy New Year,” added YBhg. Datuk (Dr) Aminar. n

Truck driver En. Anuar Bin Ahmad from Gardenia Bakeries (kL) Sdn. Bhd. emerged as the Malay-sian uDEMc champion on 26th October 2017 and

qualified for the Global Final held in Japan. Mr. Filip Van den Heede, Managing Director Hub Ma-

laysia, uD Trucks, said “One of the most important and successful philosophies of the uD brand is the ‘gemba’ spirit, which means the ability to go to the actual place to create value. Through uDEMc, we brought out this ‘gemba’ spirit in truck drivers by offering them a plat-form where they are encouraged to improve their skills and develop more appreciation and pride in their job.”

Mr. Wong king Yoon, chief Executive Officer, Tan chong Industrial Equipment, said, “uDEMc was organised as a competition to increase truck drivers’ competency by improving their driving skills and knowledge on how to maximise the ca-pability of a uD Quester heavy-duty truck. uDEMc

UD Trucks and sole distributor partner, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE), delivered the first unit of UD Croner in Malaysia to Ong Brothers Petroleum Sdn. Bhd. on 8th November 2017. Launched in August 2017, the UD Croner is an all-new medium duty truck.

“We have been a UD Truck customer since 1984 when we purchased the Nissan Diesel CMF truck, back when UD Trucks was formerly known as Nissan Diesel. From then on, we have been adding more UD Trucks to our fleet and now, we have a total of 8 units, including this new UD Croner. We have our complete trust and confidence in UD Trucks’ because their trucks are reliable, robust, fuel efficient, safe and most importantly it is customisable. Furthermore, we have developed a strong and firm relationship with the sales personnel from TCIE that dates back to the first

ENSURING CITY-LINK’S ON-TIME DELIVERY WITH ISUZU ISUzU Malaysia delivered 115 units of Isuzu trucks to City-Link Express (M) Sdn Bhd at their ‘Super Hub’ facility in Bandar Saujana Putra, Selangor. This handover ceremony on 25th November 2017 was part of the 2017 fleet agreement, in which 105 units were the ELF 4-wheeler (NLR77UEE) model, with the remaining being the ELF 6-wheeler (NQR75UKN) model. City-Link Express has 322 units of Isuzu trucks since 2011.

Mr. Mikio Tsukui, Chief Operating Officer of Isuzu Malaysia’s Commercial Vehicle Division, presented a symbolic mock key to the Founder and Executive Chairman of City-Link Express, YBhg. Dato’ David Tan. Also present were City-Link Express’ Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ronald Tan, Sales Manager, Mr. Colin Tan and Mr. Daniel Lee, Director of PTM Accel Sdn Bhd, an authorised Isuzu Malaysia truck dealership. n

BMW CREDIT MALAYSIA 10th ANNIVERSARYBMW Credit Malaysia hosted and rewarded its Top Customers and Corporate Partners at a special appreciation dinner on 28th December 2017 celebrating the organisation’s 10th year anniversary in the country.

“In the decade of operations in the country, BMW Credit Malaysia have gone from strength to strength not only in terms of supporting the growth of BMW Group Malaysia in the country but also focusing our resources accordingly to our customers’ needs in order for our businesses to grow together in the area of mobility. This is realised through developing industry leading financial products and services such as the Full Circle programme and the Ultimate Protection Programme Plus (UPP+) programme which have helped complete the Premium Ownership Experience and Promise of the brands represented by the BMW Group in the country,” said Mr. Tobias Eismann, CEO of BMW Credit Malaysia. n

UD TRUCKS EXTRA MILE CHALLENGE

guides drivers on how to maximise all the innovative features of a uD Quester truck in order to achieve the highest truck uptime and reduce operational cost.”

In this final round of the Malaysian chapter of uDEMc, a total of 10 uD Quester truck drivers took part in a day-long event which was held in Tan chong In-dustrial Equipment’s dealership in Ipoh Perak. In addi-tion to the main prize, three other truck drivers also won awards in individual categories that reflected uDEMc’s comprehensive approach. They were En. Muhammad khairul Bin Abd Halim from Setia Maju Jaya Logistik Sdn Bhd (“Best Pre-Inspection” award), En. Hasdi Bin raduan from Gabung Jaya Sdn Bhd (“Best Driving Skill” award) and En. Saim Bin Jaffar from LSPcM Johore Sdn. Bhd. (“Best Fuel consumption” award). n

BORNEO SAFARI 2017

SCANIA TOP TEAM MALAYSIA 2017-2018

ISuzu Malaysia remained as the Diamond Sponsor of the Borneo Safari International Offroad challenge for the last eleven years. Sabah Four Wheel Drive Association President, En. Faez Nordin thanked Isuzu Malaysia for their never ending support.

“We at Isuzu Malaysia are proud to be able to par-ticipate again in this challenge as the diamond sponsor. The 4x4 motorsport has always been close to our hearts, and we hope to continue to support this international event for many years to come”, said Mr. Masayuki Su-zuki, cOO of Isuzu Malaysia.

Said to be the most recognised and the largest 4x4 rainforest challenge in this part of the world, Borneo Safari 2017 was held from 29th October until 5th No-vember 2017. n

ScANIA concluded in October the Top Team Ma-laysia 2017-2018 biannual competition to find the best service team which saw the team from Sca-nia Malaysia Ipoh Branch crowned champion. The team of five known affectionately as “Pendekar Pe-nyu” led by En. Mohd. Faizal bin Abd. Aziz had under-gone rigorous training for months prior to the compe-tition. “To win this leg of the competition, we had to ensure our technical skills were top notch and no doubt that this would then be transferred to our daily tasks in servicing the vehicles,” said En. Mohd Faizal.

“With the rapidly changing transportation industry, business owners are continuously looking at various ways to increase productivity and maximising profitabil-ity. Scania continues to be ready to help our customers achieve that,” said Ms Marie Sjödin Enström, Managing Director for Scania Southeast Asia. n

FIRST UD CRONER TO CUSTOMER IN MALAYSIAUD Truck we purchased through him. We are satisfied with his service as well as TCIE’s comprehensive aftermarket service,” said Mr. Ong Thai Hean, Managing Director, Ong Brothers Petroleum Sdn Bhd.

Mr. Wong King Yoon, Chief Executive Officer, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn. Bhd. said, “We are very happy to be able to offer trucks that our customers trust and have confidence in. Ong Brothers Petroleum has been our client for so many years and we truly appreciate their support. At TCIE, we believe that our relationship with our customers don’t just end at the point of sales, but continues

to after sales and like Ong Brothers Petroleum and many of our clients, it stretches to many decades. We hope to keep this going and we are continuously looking at opportunities to up our ante in providing the best customer experience.” n

DURA-MILES CHALLENGE 2017 IS BACK IN MIRIFOLLOWING the success of the last two Dura-Miles Challenge in Kuching and Ipoh, Isuzu Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (IMSB) organised its fuel efficiency campaign again in Miri, Sarawak.

Dura-Miles Challenge for Miri station was held on 9th December 2017 which started from the Isuzu Miri 3S Centre to Samalaju Resort Hotel and back to Coco Cabana, covering a distance of 280 km and had 35 competitors.

Speaking on this campaign, Chief Operating Officer of IMSB Mr. Masayuki Suzuki emphasised on Isuzu core brand values that are fuel efficiency, along with durability and reliability. n

MERCEDES-BENZ SERVICES MALAYSIA PARTNERS WITH MAKE-A-WISH MALAYSIA“WE at Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia believe that success and social responsibility go hand-in-hand and are honoured to have the opportunity to create wonderful memories for both Fikri and zhi Liang. It was truly inspiring to witness their perseverance and positive attitudes,” said MBSM Managing Director, Mr. Mike Ponnaz on 13th December 2017, referring to two of the many young cancer stricken victims.

“Our mission is to grant the wishes of critically ill children, giving them hope, strength and joy. Fikri and zhi Liang were introduced to us by their doctors; asking if Make-A-Wish could work in tandem with them by granting their wishes as they battle life threatening illnesses. We are thankful for Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia’s support in helping to realise Fikri and zhi Liang’s wishes, and for going the extra mile to put a smile on their faces. Both wish days were customised to the child’s heartfelt wish, and it is wonderful to see these two boys being so cheerful and spending time with their respective families again,” said Make-A-Wish Malaysia CEO, Ms Irene Tan. n

ISuzu Malaysia contributed one unit of the Isuzu ELF NPr 6-wheeler truck to DrB-HIcOM university - the country’s leading automotive university. The vehicle

is equipped with the latest common rail Engine and other latest technologies for the academic use of the au-tomotive students attending Diploma and Degree cours-es at the university.

During the handover ceremony on 4th October 2017, Mr. Mikio Tsukui, chief Operating Officer of Isuzu Ma-laysia, presented the symbolic mock key to Prof. Dr. Abd rahni bin Mat Piah, Dean of the Post Graduate Faculty, DrB-HIcOM university.

“The contribution will provide students a greater op-portunity to understand Isuzu’s latest engine technology, which will in turn be impactful for the automotive after-sales sector in the long run,” said Mr. Tsukui. n

DEEPAVALI was much brighter for the kids of Shan children’s Home in Penang as Perodua had committed a 3-year corporate responsibility programme which in-

EDArAN Tan chong Motor Sdn. Bhd. (ETcM) to-gether with Tan chong Ekspres Auto Servis cen-tre (TcEAS) announced on 9th November 2017 the immediate commencement of NISSAN Flood re-lief Programme to aid relief and rehabilitation ef-forts for NISSAN customers whose vehicles were affected by flash flood.

Special offers include a 20% discount on NI-SSAN genuine parts and labour charges on af-fected NISSAN vehicles. upholstery restoration special rate is rM1,325.00 (including GST) for affected NISSAN sedan and rM1,590.00 (including GST) for affected NISSAN MPV, SuV, Pick ups and vans. Three

(3) months or 5,000 km warranty on labour and NISSAN genuine parts replacement (whichever comes first) will be implemented.

“Our customers matter most to us and these value added services are provided by ETcM and TcEAS to help thousands of residents that were affected by the flash flood that have happened. We pledged to do what we can to help alleviate the victim’s distress and we hope our contribution will provide some respite and relieve their burden. Lastly, we urge our customers to send their affected vehicles to the nearest TcEAS service centre as soon as possible in restoring it,” said Mr. Michael Yao, Head of Business unit for TcEAS. n

MITSuBISHI Motors Malaysia (MMM) announced on 22nd November 2017 a Flood relief Effort for Mitsubishi owners affected by the recent flood disaster in Penang.

The company offered a 40% discount on spare parts and labour prices plus free tow to the nearest Mitsubi-shi service outlet until 31st December 2017 for vehicles damaged by flood. Only vehicles that were purchased from MMM’s authorised dealers will qualify and cases are subject to verification to ensure authenticity.

NAZA KIA MALAYSIA EXTENDS FLOOD RELIEF PROGRAMME NAzA Kia Malaysia said on 4th December 2017 that it is extending its flood relief programme, previously only available in the Northern region, for their customers in the East Coast in light of the recent flash floods.

Until 31st December 2017, Kia car owners affected by the flash flood can send their vehicle to any authorised Kia outlet in the East Coast region for free vehicle inspection and professional advice. Naza Kia Malaysia is also offering a discount of up to 50% for genuine Kia parts replacement as well as discounted labour rates, subjected to the degree of damage incurred in the vehicle. This flood relief programme is only available for Kia vehicles uninsured for natural disaster.

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PERODUA SUPPORTS A PENANG CHILDREN HOME

cludes support in the form of cash, goods and motiva-tional activities.

In a simple yet joyful ceremony on 17th October 2017, Perodua began the sponsorship programme by contributing over rM20,000.00 in the form of goods and cash to the children’s home.

“We are supportive of good people such Madam Saras Pillay who have dedicated their lives for the well-being of others, they are the true heroes of our society,” Perodua President and chief Executive Officer, YBhg. Datuk (Dr) Aminar rashid Salleh said. “This is the first time that Perodua is contributing to a non-government organisation in sustainable way as we believe that our contribution should have a longer impact to those as-sist,” he added. n

ETCM AND TCEAS OFFERS FLOOD RELIEF PROGRAMME

MMM HELPS PENANG FLOOD VICTIMS

“We hope that this Flood relief Effort will help ease the burden of our customers through this difficult peri-od. Our prayers and best wishes go out to our customers and their families who have been affected by the floods,” said Mr. Tomoyuki Shinnishi, chief Executive Officer of MMM.

MMM together with 120 Triton Tuners club mem-bers and authorised Mitsubishi dealers had also initiated a clean-up programme in some flood-hit areas. n

PERODUA TWECKBOT FOR CHRISTMAS AS the New Year was approaching, Perodua offered a free 50-point check as part of its Tweckbot programme to ensure that holiday-goers’ Perodua vehicles are in the best possible condition for long journeys.

The fourth Perodua Tweckbot programme to be held last year with close to 5,000 vehicles checked since the programme began in 2011, the team was stationed at the Giant Hypermarket in Kota Damansara between 15th and 17th December 2017.

“The Perodua Tweckbot represents our commitment to customers in providing them with the very best in terms of products and services. It is also one of our Road Safety Campaign initiatives,” Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer YBhg. Datuk (Dr) Aminar Rashid Salleh said.

Additionally, a 20% discount on parts and accessories was given to all vehicles that return to Perodua service branches and dealers (terms and conditions apply).

“We hope our customers will take advantage of the Tweckbot service to ensure their vehicles’ safety and roadworthiness. We would like to wish a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, happy holidays and a Happy New Year,” added YBhg. Datuk (Dr) Aminar. n

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The Sultan of Selangor, hRh Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah graced the Toyota Classics annual event on 31st October 2017 to a performance by the London-based Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.

Dignitaries from numerous foreign missions, no-tably, the Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia, he Dr. Makio Miyagawa, British high Commissioner he Victoria Marguerite Treadell joined a capacity crowd at the Dewan Filharmonik PeTRONAS. Also present were the Chairman of UMW Toyota Motor, YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Sri hamad Kama Piah Che Othman, Senior executive Advisor of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific, Mr. Motonobu Takemoto, Deputy Chairman of UMW Toyota Motor, Mr. Akio Takeyama and other senior Toyota management members from the regional and local offices.

The total proceeds were given to the Department of Music, Faculty of human ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia (PeKA). n

DPM YAB Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi together with Mr. Toichi Ishiyama, Managing Director and CEO of Honda Malaysia unveiled on 7th November 2017 the latest Honda Civic Type R – the most powerful Honda ever sold in Malaysia. It costs RM320,000.00 OTR without insurance and is claimed to be the world’s fastest FWD production car.

YBHg Datuk (Dr) Aminar Rashid Salleh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Perodua, Mr. Soichiro Okudaira, President, Daihatsu Motor Company, YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry, YBhg Tan Sri Asmat Kamaludin, Chairman, Perodua, HE Dr. Makio Miyagawa, Ambassador of Japan to Malaysia and Mr. Masanori Takahashi, President, Perodua Auto Corporation Sdn. Bhd.. YBhg Datuk (Dr) Aminar said that Perodua aims to sell an average of 6,000 units monthly of the Myvi which are priced from RM44,300.00 to RM55,300.00 (P. Malaysia without insurance). More than 5,000 bookings were received by launch day.

PROTON hosted a graduation ceremony for 100 of its employees on 7th December 2017 to celebrate their obtaining the Level 3 Malaysian Skills Certificate. The graduates received their certificates from YB Dato’ Sri Richard Riot Anak Jaem, Minister of Human Resources. Also present at the ceremony were YBhg. Dato’ Dr Mohd ghazali Abas, Secretary general of Ministry of Human Resources, En. Nidzam Kamarulzaman, Director general of Department of Skills Development, Dr. Li Chunrong, Chief Executive Officer of PROTON and YBhg. Dato’ Radzaif Mohamed, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of PROTON.

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PERODUA LAUNCHES 5-YEAR ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN The Perodua Road Safety Campaign and Perodua Child Seat were officially launched by the Deputy Minister of Transport, YB Dato’ Ab Aziz Kaprawi in the presence of Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer, Datuk (Dr) Aminar Rashid Salleh at Perodua Sentral in Petaling Jaya on 30th October 2017.

TEY MARKS ITS 17TH YEAR IN MALAYSIAUMW Toyota Motor has organised the Toyota Eco Youth (TEY) to inculcate Malaysian teenage students on the importance of preserving the environment and putting in solutions that are environmentally sustainable. Prizes for this year’s winners were presented on 10th October 2017 by YB Dato’ P. Kamalanathan, Deputy Minister 1, Ministry of Education in the presence of Mr. Akio Takeyama, Deputy Chairman of UMW Toyota Motor, Mr. Ravindran K., President of UMW Toyota Motor and representatives of the 12 participating schools.

PERODUA CONTRIBUTES SCHOOL MATERIALS TO OVER 2,100 CHILDREN PERODUA, through its Back To School Programme, has contributed school supplies to over 2,100 primary school students who are children of Perodua employees as well as from the surrounding Hulu Selangor community. Present at the event on 29th December 2017 were the Deputy Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for Hulu Selangor, YB Dato’ P. Kamalanathan Panchanathan and Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer Datuk (Dr) Aminar Rashid Salleh.