Perodua to build new plant

KUALA LUMPUR: Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) will expand its annual production capacity to 300,000 vehicles with a new RM790mil plant, which will be adjacent to its 19-year-old manufacturing facility in Rawang. Perodua managing director Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh said the new plant will have more automation, improved systems and new technology. "This new plant is part of our five-year strategic roadmap to stay competitive in the ever liberalising automotive industry by helping us to be more productive and efficient, as well as reduce cost," said Aminar. The new plant will have an annual production capacity of 100,000 vehicles on a single shift cycle, compared with the existing plant's annual capacity of 200,000 units on a two-shift...

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