Perodua impacted by chip shortage – production of Myvi, Aruz and Alza affected; for Myvi, well into March

Perodua impacted by chip shortage – production of Myvi, Aruz and Alza affected; for Myvi, well into March

Over the past few months, a shortage of semiconductor chips has led to significant disruptions in global automotive production, with carmakers forced to halt or scale back vehicle assembly as a result of the supply shortfall. A slew of brands have been impacted by the issue, among them Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, Ford, FCA, General Motors, Stellantis, Audi and Volkswagen.

Given the severity of the matter, which was first sounded by Volkswagen back in December, you’d expect that the crunch would inevitably affect local automakers, and now, it has, with Perodua being hit by the chip shortage. The national automaker revealed this in a circular issued to sales outlets late last week.

In the document, which was sighted by this publication, the company said that it had been impacted by the chip shortage issue, resulting in the production of the Myvi, Aruz and Alza being affected. It added that for the Myvi this issue would extend into March. Whether this translates to a halt or a slow down in build was not revealed, but a source familiar with the matter said that some outlets may not get any Myvi deliveries next month.

The disruption in production will mean delays in customer deliveries for these models, and the impact will be felt most with the popular Myvi, which is very much the bread and butter product for the automaker. It is not known how long this issue will persist, and what impact it will have in terms of numbers.

The company said that its “production department has been trying to simulate a few pivotal options to mitigate the problem,” and told dealers that there was no significant impact in the supply of spare parts for after-sales. It added that further communication on the topic will be provided to outlets once available.

There is no mention of the Ativa, which is due to be launched on March 3 – it could be that assembly of other models has been halted to prioritise its production, or it could be a case of the Perodua Global Manufacturing plant, where the Ativa is being built, having a sufficient supply of components – the three affected models are built at the company’s older plant.

In any case, if you’ve booked a Myvi and are being told that there will be some delays in you receiving the car, you know the reasons why, and semiconductor chips have everything to do with it. Be patient.

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Comments

  • Amran on Feb 24, 2021 at 4:25 pm

    With highly advanced driving and safety tech in every Perodua car, semiconductor chips have everything to do with it. Perodua surely be affected. Be patient. Your state of the art P2 otw..

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    • Aduyai on Feb 24, 2021 at 5:12 pm

      Brother, its not just Perodua. Everyone will be affected and its a matter of time. Its also not just about safety tech, its almost everything. Even side mirror switch got some chips in them as even a simple power chip is also a semiconductor chip.

      Even the shortage of a certain power chip to be used in the alarm remote or module will stop production or shortage of led for a lamp/lighting will stop production.

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    • Brian on Feb 25, 2021 at 1:02 am

      Someone said this must be due to incompetent management from Perodua CEO.

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      • Shepherd on Feb 25, 2021 at 8:34 am

        Lol. So then, is it the same case with Audi, VW, GM, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Ford etc? All having an incompetent CEO?

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        • Lolwhut? on Feb 25, 2021 at 10:35 am

          LOL That’s what they said about p1 mgmt too so I guess they are saying Audi, VW, GM, Nissan, Tyota, Mazda, Ford CEOs are as bad as p1. Or rather p1 is as good as they are. Either way.

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  • Zakiah anas on Feb 24, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    X50 chip tak rosak pun lambat nak deliver. Rasa nak cancel tapi sayang loan honda tak lepas

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  • Justice on Feb 24, 2021 at 7:03 pm

    good, less buruk dua cars will be on the road

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    • Everyman on Feb 25, 2021 at 7:07 am

      Buruk looking 20+ year old Kancils are still running on the roads with resilience & reliability, with carburettor & contact breaker ignition system, and thus do not depend on electronic chips…

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  • Amran on Feb 24, 2021 at 7:09 pm

    Just like those Menteri answered.. Yes, no, Maybe…
    Janji lagi dicapati. They just not capable to perform.

    Having new car launches but shortage of parts, this obviously huge failure planning by Perodua majority owner – Daihatsu. Obvious now Perodua chasing for higher sales and neglecting their existing customers. Numerous Perodua Aruz owners are livid about the poor aftersales service that they experiencing. They had been awaiting spare parts for their Aruz for months. Owners of Perodua complaints are often met with lame excuses. Alasan, alasan… bila nak menang undi kitorang, amboii kemain janji sampai tahap kayangan. Incompetent betol yb2

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    • alldisc on Feb 25, 2021 at 12:57 am

      Setuju tuan. 70Menteri langsung xcekap, Kthxbye!

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      • Edwin L on Feb 25, 2021 at 11:05 am

        Expect that from a rebadged product. Rebadge cars need rebadge parts. Nothing national about this car. Local vendors are mere importers.

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      • Amran on Feb 25, 2021 at 11:55 am

        Tak mau sapot 70Menteri, jgn sapot Perodua!

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  • Personaian on Feb 24, 2021 at 10:34 pm

    Still waiting perodua to make a b segment sedan so that malaysian no need to spare out rm80k to own a proper practical car.

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    • Brian on Feb 25, 2021 at 1:59 am

      They don’t dare as Msian buyers at that price range won’t buy.

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  • azrai on Feb 25, 2021 at 6:13 am

    They should look to Macau for chips.

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  • Izhar on Feb 25, 2021 at 6:14 am

    Chipsmore, kejap ada, kejap tak.

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  • Will this impact Axia? Cause I wanted to buy Axia…

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  • C.K.Kong on Jun 06, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    Delay,delay,delay for at least past 2 years with all type of excuses without doing serious countermeasures. The customers are very frustrated.The Perodua salesmen are also very frustrated with no or very minimum CAR allocation given to them.Their customers start cancell booking one by one.Customers car loan need repply again after expiry period.How are they to survive epecially those with family to feed. If cannot handle,PERODUA might as well sell tO others who can do a better job.

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