Perodua promises global standards when new plant opens

KUALA LUMPUR: Perodua says its new factory in Rawang will start production by mid-2014. The RM790mil plant is expected to have annual production capacity of 100,000 vehicles on a single shift, said managing director Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh in a statement. "So far, everything is on schedule and Perodua will start hiring 1,200 people soon. "With the completion of the plant, the entire group would be poised to improve its quality, efficiency, productivity and cost management to global standards," he said. He said the plant would house the country's most advanced automation, robotics, machinery and equipment as well as human capital development system. "With the support of our partner Daihatsu Motor Co, the plant will be a role...

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Perodua launches value-for-money S-Series

KUALA LUMPUR: Perodua today launched its value-for-money "S-Series" with three new variants for Viva, Myvi and Alza. Its managing director Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh said the group aimed to achieve sales of 7,500 units of the S-Series monthly in the domestic market. "We need to produce more value-added products in order to remain relevant in the market and the introduction of the S-Series will further boost our sales," he told reporters before the launch of the S-Series today. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin later launched the S-Series after laying the first foundation stone for Perodua's new RM790 million factory. Aminar Rashid said the launch of the new variants would contribute towards achieving the car maker's 194,000...

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