The last locally assembled E60 5-Series rolled off BMW Malaysia’s SKD (semi-knocked down) assembly plant in Kedah yesterday, a signal that means the new F10 5-Series that replaces it will most likely be coming very very very soon. It will be here as early as next month in fact.
BMW Malaysia has to date sold 7,735 units of the E60 in Malaysia, of which 6,732 are locally assembled. And that’s not all the E60 rolling around locally – there are thousands more on the road brought in by the grey importers. The F10 will most probably come in first as a CBU model while the plant prepares for local SKD assembly.
The BMW SKD Assembly Plant is operated in partnership with Inokom Corporation, a subsidiary of Sime Darby Berhad at the Inokom factory in Kulim, Kedah. Both BMW and Inokom share factory space but operate on separate and independent assembly lines in the facility. BMW Malaysia itself is a JV between BMW AG and Sime Darby Berhad.
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what’s the difference between CKD and SKD? to what extend of knocking down does it qualify for ‘semi’?
if not mistaken, SKD means some of the parts have comes pre-assemble. these parts is usually the high tech stuff like the engine, transmission..etc..
CKD means only parts come here and it build the cars from scratch…
what it means to us? different pricing due to different tax structure. so i’m guessing the bimmers can be much cheaper but BMW want to protect their IP and building the sophisticated engines/transmissions requires a lot of investment that is not worth investing in a small capacity plant in malaysia.
I’ve read in an article about the strong RM does not mean cheaper cars. I think it was in the malaysian insider.
For small goods its fine, but VW malaysia revealed that they were not going to lower their prices “to protect the resale value and previous customers who bought the cars”
So what actually is happening is that higher RM means higher profits for VW. I bet its the same with BMW. Yes, can have a plant , just place doors, mirrors, engine & boot cover, stuff like that, but the CBU and CKD price will be the same. If anything, BMW will get more profits or Sime Darby is the one raking in the profits.
So, its better to buy the first few CBU units then? At least if you are the first guy there is a ceremony and souveneir of some sort.
what? malaysian insider?
not trustworthy source! lol!
which part of malaysian insider are not trustworthy ? it is the most independent and incisive online media in Malaysia. i challenge to cite one particular news article of them that have been proven to be unreliable. in fact, your comment is made out of sheer ignorance and stupidity. it is a well-known fact that in Malaysia, the sales volume for luxury vehicles are low and the distributor are interested in protecting their sales margin while maintaining the volume . they are not interested in lowering the prices and margin to expand the market because the amount of people who are willing to buy those luxury vehicles are limited. for a rich people, the difference in prices between rm200000 and rm300000 are small while for middle to lower income people, the difference is significant. they are more interested to sell to those rich people rather than to people who need to think twice on rm100000 difference.
consider this extra money into your pocket, moron.
“”CKD means only parts come here and it build the cars from scratch…””
From scratch? are you sure? i always thought for CKD (eg. Toyota or Honda) at least the engine/gearbox came as one complete set from the origin country? no?
u can see what ckd mean in here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi_Knocked_Down
CKD is most of the parts are imported like the chassis, transmission, engine, gearbox,etc…..Then built locally…..
As for SKD , it is most of the parts have already being assembled. then when locally, only some minor parts are assembled locally…..
In other words, CKD is the cheapest…..But SKD and CBU which might be costly…..
CBU is everything is already built then just imported locally……
i thought semi knocked down is when 40% of the car parts is made locally so no/less import duty? complete knocked down is when 90%-100% of the car parts is made overseas. In both cases they are assembled locally?
The 308 is a SKD with a CKD price tag.
been in that company recently.. nice plant, but still cant compare with proton. agree with erwinkarim.. its about tax.. normally skd car shipped here by dismantle the engine and body
E60 is a classic masterpiece reference…
So actually hyundai have the same QAQC like BMW? Wow!!
Hai…..actually…..Hyundai QAQC are not the same person / staff to BMW QAQC…Correction…:)
I received an invitation to launch the new 5 series on 30th Apr but I don’t know how much the price.
the guy standing 2nd from right is En Zainal Osman, ex-manager of engine and transmission in Proton, now CEO of Inokom
he’s my uncle (orang Masjid Tanah, Melako)
BMW built in a Inokom assembly plant by foreign workers…. hmmm. interesting.
325 i will cost you 300K
Where as Lexus is built by highly skilled workers at Tahara Plant in Japan…fully CBU.
IS250 will cost you 300K
Now which car is expensive????
Dont complain if Lexus is expensive…. The answer is obvious….
Dont even compare the tax put on fully CBU car…..
Lexus only same level with Audi, Volvo and VW, ‘double B’ is one level above. So yes, dont compare.
hai….want to share with u all….
BMW-M Problem said ” BMW built in a Inokom assembly plant by foreign worker…”
hurm….are you sure?i`m on behalf of the Inokom staff….said…all the assemble line like BMW F1 & F2 are all malaysian people…not a single mingle tiny little foreign worker….please respect our staff….who been working every monday to friday from 8 a.m to 5:30 p.m….to produce a great car like BMW…
so…thanks for the sharing…lalalalalalaala… :)
yes good job. bye bye ugly 5er. nice bmw 5er welcome.
Got invitiation to launch party in KLCC 7th May 2010, (Fri) at 7.30pm
It is very sad that the best 5 series in the history has stopped production. Well the F10 so far I see, it is as dull as Audi A6. I predit E-class will dominate this time.
Farewell E60…absolute stunning…love it so much
but great news for most of us…with the new model, this model will drop price soon enough…heheheh
Hallo sir Zainal Dato…..wow sudah jadi CEO Inokom yaaa…..lama tara jumpa…..
hai Hameed Koyakuti…
Tn.Haji Zainal Osman are COO of Inokom Corp…..Not CEO….CEO is Tn Syed Mudzhar b. Syed Ali….:)
Since the wait is on for the new 5 series, are the remaining E60s being cleared off with decent discounts?
Those guys are freezing.. why can’t they wear a jacket. No wonder I smell urine in my E90.. ha ha ha ha ha
goodby e60 T_T
What? The F10 will be assemble in Malaysia? The last time i went to BKK’s BMW showroom at Paragon they said the new 5 will be assemble in BKK. Hmm either way i hope SIN import the car from Germany. Am so looking fwd to this F10 arriving onto SIN shore. Read from Top Gear mag the new 3 will be launch in 2011 and production starts in 2012.
in case i want to do internship bmw assembly plant in malaysia, how should i contact person in charge.anyone can help me ….