The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will help the government achieve its target of protecting the automotive and local industries, Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has said, according to a Bernama report.
However, this will depend on competitive pricing and the quality of local cars, he said. “Whatever we do, we must be competitive and this will depend on quality and price. If the quality of the vehicle is good and the price is reasonable we can sell the car.
“We cannot force the consumers to buy local cars. We have to convince them of the quality of the car,” Mustapa said in response to Senator Zaitun Mat Amin’s supplementary question at the Dewan Negara recently.
Zaitun wanted to know the measures taken by the government to develop the local car industry in line with the National Automotive Policy (NAP 2014) – especially Proton and Perodua, which will not be affected by TPPA.
“Currently, I am not very happy because exports of Malaysian products, especially in the automotive sector, were still low. Last year, we exported only about RM900 million compared with import of RM12 billion,” Mustapa said, adding that in the car parts sector, only RM4 billion was exported while RM8 billion was imported.
“These statistics show that the nation’s car sector faces a big challenge to compete, which would only be achieved by being competitive via quality and price,” Bernama quoted him as saying.
The TPPA is a multi-lateral free trade agreement currently being negotiated by Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, Vietnam and Japan.
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will help the government achieve its target of protecting the automotive and local industries, Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has said, according to a Bernama report.
How bout launching a new agreement call LPPL? Whereby you never need to fulfill your promises, not that you’re already fulfilling them.
Another minister concern on his cronies buddies pocket money.
“Currently, I am not very happy because exports of Malaysian products, especially in the automotive sector, were still low.”
RAKYAT far more unhappy with the current Unreasonable price taxes on automotive sector.
Does he ever concern on Rakyat?? Please enough of BS and excuses Datuk seri.
You can’t go anyway due to our public transport, you must get a car. – Spend money
Get a Proton, your wallet is leaking forever due to the awesome build quality. – Spend money
Get a Foreign cars, it is so damn expensive due to RIDICULOUS TAXES. – Spend Money
Whatever cars you, you pay unsubsidized petrol. – Spend Money
You also need to pay car parks, toll, maintenance. – Spend Money
The government squeeze you more with AES, saman, number plates, fire extinguisher (yesterday) and now tyre depth (Today). – Spend Money
This is called Rakyat Didahulukan!!
The other day,I came cross some ridiculous pricing” Bras for sale at RM1.00″ per piece at a local hypermarket.
These must be rejects with no quality at all.
Surely.for cars…Protong fits the description….low quality BUT high”perlindungan ” pricing.
Rakyat diperbodohkan!
“We cannot force the consumers to buy local cars. We have to convince them of the quality of the car,”
Wrong! You have to keep foreign car brands expensive to make Proton looks cheaper worth buying it.
Riiight on the spot. Minister blame rakyat for this and that, just like a father blame his children that they doesn’t love him, because the father didn’t love his children in the first place! Does our PM and their cronies even own a Proton? Are they proud of owning one? Do they often use proton? Until they are, this NAP s#it will be on and on. I drive waja, do i proud of my car? No, however no car loan monthly for me rite now, a little proud bout it.
If proton close shop, cronies where to masuk pocket?
Cannot trust anything coming from the Governments mouth about NAP.
Why need to protect Proton still?
Australia and UK as well as Europe and even Jeremy Clarkson, Vicky Butler Henderson already confirm that Proton is 100% Junk status. They all confirm that Proton is the most dangerous car of all time.
Even Top Gear, Autocar, and all top car magazines confirm Proton is the lowest quality vehicle ever built.
So how you want Malaysians to think?
When proton close shop, cronies will go packing
LPPL Agreement stands for Let Proton Perodua Live ? or
LAN PA PA LAN ? please clarify …..
of course lah, everyday complaining people not buying their products, blaming rakyat not loving the nation enough, still demanding for protections, instead of spending real time and money and effort to R&D some seriously good cars, how can you produce any good car? and who, other than malaysians who are mostly out of choice, is going to buy the juara kampung products?
Hi Guys,i fully agree with both of your statements,i have been in the automotive industry in the U.S for close to 30 years.I’m a proud Malaysian that’s totally ashamed and appalled at how our nation has been destroyed by corruption,greed and backwater retarded governance.
Proton has failed and will continue to fail,the cronies still keep on getting richer and richer,corruption is rife,our education system is like a circus,these politicians simply just don’t give a shit.If the recent subsidy fiasco was anything to go by,then this will be no different.
Which is so very saddening,our country has so much potential to be a real automotive top gun,but if you look at what’s happening around or concerning our automotive industry,it’s certainly appalling to say the least.
What ever happened to AFTA?Remember there was one time our government was barking so loudly about it to our neighbours?Who has benefited from it?Thailand and Indonesia that’s who.Every big auto giant worth their salt has invested in huge production facilities over there.
I just back to Detroit after visiting Rayong for a working trip and i was truly impressed,the Thai’s have earned my respect.The scale of Rayong now even beats Detroit.This is how you be a big automotive player.Not talking about further protecting your jaguh kampung which is a failure.
If anything,this BS he is talking about is simply another mechanism for the cronies to whack money.Sad.
Cheers
Biasalah Dato Pa… orang Malaysia kan eksyen banyak..sume nak import – perabut nak dari Italy, kasut dari England, sports n pakaian mesti dari europe..kalau boleh spouse pun mesti import tak kisahlah bangla ke nepal ke.. sume boleh asalkan import… apa barang local product..mesti ada gaya.
Biasalah Dato Pa… orang Malaysia kan eksyen banyak..sume nak import – perabut nak dari Italy, kasut dari England, sports n pakaian mesti dari europe..kalau boleh spouse pun mesti import tak kisahlah bangla ke nepal ke.. sume boleh asalkan import… apa barang local product..mesti ada gaya.
bisa lah Dong – goreng pisang dari sebelah Thai Golok tu lebih enak Kelantan. Tempe dari Medan tu lebih Wangi Selangor. Buah mangis dari Queensland pun lebih siok dari Raub.
so how can we improve our local product Dato Pa?inject more money?
whatever this fler say…i iignore…always cork one
They are finding ways to program (trick) your mind that Proton cars are top quality so that you will buy it.
And Datuk, how do you expect us to compete with other nations that have sound foreign investment policies. Just look up north and down south. You can get upset until the cow comes flying home over the moon.This country is going to hell over time….flip flop flip flop….ops..i mean tick tock tick tock.
We don’t need TPPA. We need Taik-PA. If Proton can’t compete, don’t stop others.
Nk eksyen apa nyer bro.. Kalau proton jaga customer, proton xpayah buat promotion, advertisement pn, org akan datang beli.. Ramai yg dh tawar hati, sakit hati dh dgn proton.. Yg beli kereta proton bayar ribu2 ringgit, tp yg dpt product yg mengecewakan.. X usah kata proton, honda ke, vw ke, sama je.. Kalau dh sakit hati memang xnk beli lg dh.. Kes vw, ramai yg dh sakit hati, dia org nk beli lg ke vw pasni.. Mesti x kan..
Aih! Another ‘Show’ nia ,,, End up in air … No Changes Pun … Petrol almost no subsidy … Car price still High ! Menteri oh Menteri … Baik duk diam diam .. lagi banyak comment .. lagi frust je.
better close Proton and invest all the money to public transport .. beneficial for people who can’t afford to buy a car or motorcycle. in the end less traffic and government can cost cost on repairing road or build a new one.
better close Proton and invest all the money to public transport .. beneficial for people who can’t afford to buy a car or motorcycle. in the end less traffic and government can cut cost on repairing road or build a new one.
“We cannot force the consumers to buy local cars. We have to convince them of the quality of the car,”
3, 2, 1… CAMERA!!! ACTION!!!!!…
Broadway stage performance??? LOL
or
Is not a man, is not a woman, is not a cow.. itsss a CHICKEN that is talking. “Talk kok”
Proton will never grow or going anywhere near international product.
If they want to compete, get someone who is capable of doing the job. Just look at the Korean, they mean business and their car sale globally. And for Malaysia, corruption is the main priority not the product.
Yep…
See Preve. Game Changer.
See Suprima. Game Changer. (Lagi LOL)
See Iriz. Game Changer. After test drive, confirmed shitz car. Change to other brand cars got lah. Game changer my arse.
You believe this guy talking ?
before GE13 – BN copied Pakatan manifesto – promised to lower car price. After election, sudah menang – janji tidak detetapi – government sed – need money to subsidize gasoline/diesel. Then sed got mah – price of car dropping mah. Then sed if price drop a lot – used car dealer will hurt mah. Then sed – now no petrol subsidy mah but must recover from too much subsidy in previous diesel sold mah. Apa janji ni lah – Mr Flip Flop Najib –
competitive konon..car tax tinggi mcm langit ade hati nak jadi competitive..abolish 1st la..well at least make it reasonable..
The best way for proton now it to start phasing down and ceased operation, before it starts to bankrupt and beg BN for financial support AGAIN.
Sejak dulu kata malaysia tak ditekan untuk TPPA, Obama datang bukan kerana TPPA. Tetapi rakyat tahu kerajaan malaysia mesti setuju dengan TPPA punya walaupun TPPA akan beri keburukan.
Say ” no” to TPPA.
actually Malaysians are very rich.. see how they shopping at Ikea, 1Utama, Pavilion, Gardens during weekends..
I go One U eat at Food Republic only. Fark you.
Quote: “..the nation’s car sector faces a big challenge to compete, which would only be achieved by being competitive via quality and price..”
Despite giving adequate ‘PROTECTION’, still cannot ‘Jalan’ for Proton, how lah?
I believed many leaders in UMNO are open-minded intelligent people, just like Mustapa. (From the way Mustapa talked, as mentioned above, he seemed to be actually aware of the reality.)
Sometimes, when we are in the acts or positions, we may not be able to do everthings according to our good hearts and good brains. Not as easy as you and me think.
However, if you don’t improve, or never want to improve, even bit by bit, you can never be better.
hahahahaha………..
Buuuuuullllllllllllll SH*T!
excuse me, he really know what TPPA is about?
of those country? which one will buy Protong? and with Japan is inside there, lets wait and see.
“Protect” is always the stupid he heard for 30 years for P1…
This minister is unhappy about our automotive exports.Who cares?I am sure he is also driving imported cars. The rakyat is not bothered about making politicians happy.
The rakyat only wants lower car taxes and lesser petrol pricing.This will make the rakyat happy.
Yeah, ask him and his family all buy Proton, then only tok.
everytime this dugong minister talk………everyone will scold him like no tomorrow. kondemn him left and right. Why??
Becoz Ministers today has NO value, NO respect, NO credibility, NO understand..but GOT lots of hot air.