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 model for the entire Perodua group in terms of overall operation and approach," said Aminar Rashid.

He said in line with its vision to become a global company, the group is set to spend RM2.3bil in capital expenditure up to 2018 to upgrade all its operations.

The new plant, the second for Perodua, has a built-up area of 65,000 sq m and a paid-up capital of RM200mil with an authorised capital of RM500mil.

 -Bernama

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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 sales target this year, and account for some 45 per cent of its total sales units this year.

"We have worked diligently to further improve our efficiency and transfer whatever savings we earn to our customers, in line with the government's call to give greater value in our products and services.

"It is our cost reduction process that we have been practising for the past two years that allows us to produce more value-added products without increasing the car price," he said.

He added that it was due this practice that it managed to offer customers a value average of RM4,500 per unit for the S-Series.

"The S-Series will offer overall total value of ownership with additional features at no additional cost to customers," he said.

On market share, he hoped that Perodua would maintain its market share of 30 per cent in the local market this year.

In conjunction with the launch, Perodua will also offer three years free service for all models registered after March 15, 2013.

The S-Series variants will be available at Perodua showrooms from March 14 onwards.

The Viva S 1.0L is priced at RM34,774.30 (AT, solid) and comes with power steering, seat height adjuster, seat under tray, seat back pocket, vanity mirror and an MP3 & WMA (Windows Media Audio) player and is currently the most affordable automatic car in the country.

Meanwhile, the Myvi 1.3 SE is priced at RM44,924.30 (MT, solid) and RM47,924.30 (AT, solid).

Among the features available are the special edition bumper, side skirting and rear spoiler.

The Alza S 1.5L is priced at RM53,517.00 (MT, solid) and RM56,517.00 (AT, solid).

These variants comes standard with rear spoilers, fog lamps and silver paint interior finish as well as chrome inner door handles.

The S-Series come in all current Perodua vehicle colours as well as its signature “Ozzy Orange”.

Perodua also announced that all its vehicles registered from March 15 onwards will enjoy a three-year free service at any of its service outlets throughout the country.

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