Naza Automotive Manufacturing (NAM) has started its regional export operations. The first batch of the Malaysian-made Peugeot 3008 produced at the plant in Gurun, Kedah has boarded the Philippines-bound vessel, and is expected to arrive at its destination by the end of the month.
The Peugeot 3008 for the Malaysian market is presently available in fully imported guise, as two variants – the Active THP and the top-of-range Allure THP. Both are powered by the group’s 1.6 litre THP 165 S&S turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, which produces 165 hp and 240 Nm of torque, driving the front wheels via a six-speed Aisin automatic transmission.
The Philippines is the first ASEAN country to receive NAM-produced vehicles under AFTA, said Laurence Noël, CEO of Naza Automotive Manufacturing, adding that more cars will be exported to other ASEAN countries ‘very soon’.
Groupe PSA and Naza Corporation Holdings entered into a share sale agreement and a joint venture agreement for the shared operation of the NAM plant in Gurun, making it the first manufacturing hub in the region for the French automaker. For Groupe PSA, this amounts to a stake of 56% with an undisclosed sum.
The Peugeot 3008 is the first EMP2-based model to be produced at the Gurun plant, and it will be joined by the Peugeot 5008 1.6 THP for assembly in Gurun, and together with the locally assembled 3008, will make up the plant’s projected export volume to the Philippines of over 4,000 units by 2023, said Noël. These will be left-hand-drive for the Philippines market, naturally; is a CKD 5008 in the works? Watch this space.
As of last February, the NAM plant has a workforce of 450 people and a production capacity of 50,000 units per annum. With PSA’s export activities for the region, forecast volume for NAM is 18,000 units for this year, and 21,000 units in 2020.
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Due to a recent trade aggrement between the Philippines and China if not mistaken, has allowed for of cars originating from China to be sold and marketted in the Philippines.
Philippines is a left hand drive country and so is China.
So I was quite surprised reading through this post but I guess the 3008 isn’t assmebled in China hence the import from Malaysia.
Malaysia being a RHD country is probably why the Philippines is getting a Malaysian assembled car before ourself. Adds that Peugeot is from France, a LHD country.
Well done peugeot and Naza. You have worked hard. So you succeed. Pls teach Proton workers how to work hard too. Then they too will do well like you
I wish Peugeot had taught their engineers and designers how to design reliable cars like Proton. Then their sales would have been much better like Proton.
I have a rcz and everytime something go wrong with it, it takes weeks or montbs before it gets repaired under warranty. Engine warning light goes up, they change the entire engine and did not bother to repair the glitch.
Interestingly the Peugeot 3008 and Proton X70 used the same 6-speed Aisin as well as Mazda.
Mazda skyactiv models do not use the Aisin 6 speeder.
X70 use DSI 6 speed gearbox.
What would happen to KIA assembled in the gurun plant? Will Peugeot chase them away?