No recall on new Myvi, says Perodua boss

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no recall on the new Perodua Myvi or any of our other models, says Perodua president/chief executive officer, Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh.

In a statement today, Aminar Rashid said the news reports were not true.

"There was a suspension in operations for one day at our plant on Aug 26, 2013, as we found some portions of the vehicle did not meet the standards we specified during our normal testing process.

"We have resumed our operations the next day after successfully rectifying the issue," he said.

Aminar Rashid said the reports saying that Perodua stopped production for three days for this reason were inaccurate.

Perodua also higlighted that the plant was on a scheduled shutdown for the company's 20th Anniversary Gala Raya Celebrations over that weekend and was attended by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Gala Raya event was widely covered by the media and was attended by over 28,000 people.

"We do apologise to our customers if this suspension resulted in a slight delay in delivering the vehicle, but the action we take is to ensure that your experience with us is a pleasant one - because here at Perodua - You Matter Most.

"Perodua places great value on quality and even more so on safety in everything that we do," he said.
 -Bernama

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Perodua to introduce cheapest model next year, says PM

RAWANG: Perodua will produce a new model next year that will be the cheapest in the market, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

He said the new model will enable Malaysians to own a car which will have sophisticated and strong safety features.

He said Perodua has invested RM1.3 billion to build a new factory which would be ready next October to produce the new model that would be competitive.

"I hope the factory will help Perodua export more cars, especially to neighbouring countries. Currently, Perodua exported 10,000 units a year and I hope the figure can be increase further," he said at Perodua's Gala Raya, held in conjunction with its 20th anniversary here Saturday.

Najib said Perodua's strategy all along has been to focus on 'niche' market, producing compact quality cars and to find ways to improve quality and reduce production costs.

Currently, Perodua's ecosystem comprised  130,000 vendors and dealers nationwide, he said.

"Considering this big ecosystem, the success of Perodua will not only benefit the 130,000 Malaysians but also the car buyers in the country," he said.

Najib also urged car manufacturers to study the cost structure and business model so that they could be more efficient to compete in a market that has become competitive and more liberalised.

He said the Ministry of International Trade and Industry has encouraged the car manufacturers to voluntarily reduce the prices.

"The move is appropriate as we can offer a car price that is competitive and the lower cost can be passed on to the rakyat," he said.

At the same function, which was attended by 20,000 people, Najib also launched a special coffee table book chronicling Perodua's 20-year journey and the company's hope ahead.

 -Bernama

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