Keep rates attractive, Perodua urges banks

KUALA LUMPUR: Perodua, which aims to sell 194,000 cars this year, hopes that the overnight policy rate (OPR), currently at three per cent, will continue to be maintained.

Managing director Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh said people could afford to buy a vehicle if the OPR were to remain at the current level.

"We still need the support of the banks and we hope they will continue to support us," he said here today.

Aminar Rashid was asked whether Perodua has plan to set up a financial unit to cater to the needs of its customers at the company's Chinese New Year luncheon.

He said he was not aware of the vendor-sharing programme by the government involving two other carmakers.

A local daily, citing sources, said the government would discuss the potential of joint cooperation between Daihatsu, Perodua and Proton on the programme.

He said, however, Perodua was receptive to any discussion on the matter as it has five-year strategic roadmap which also included vendor improvement.

"If there's any programme outside our roadmap which could help local vendors, we are ready to discuss it," he said.
 -Bernama

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