Well, another player has joined the list of local assemblers. Berjaya Corporation has been granted a manufacturing licence to build vehicles in the country by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and with that is set to assemble commercial vehicles, hybrid cars, electric cars and luxury passenger vehicles at a 100-acre plant in Bukit Tagar, Selangor.
Tan Sri Vincent Tan, Berjaya Corp’s chairman and CEO, said in a statement that the license would allow Berjaya more flexibility and control in terms of quality and pricing of its vehicles. The group currently holds the distribution and marketing rights to a number of brands locally, including Mazda, Chana Era, Skoda and Jinbei.
“Besides strategically complementing and widening our existing range of motor brands, this will also be a good opportunity for Berjaya Corp to promote green technology through the development of hybrid and electric vehicles which are more environmentally friendly. In line with this, we hope to expand our market share and develop a more global presence,” he said.
The direction towards hybrid (and EV) assembly looks timely for Berjaya, given the recent full excise duty exemptions on hybrid cars below 2.0 litres until Dec 31 next year. The exemption under the budget, along with the manufacturing licence approved by MITI, effectively means that Berjaya Corp will be able to circumvent the revised National Automotive Policy’s clause of only issuing manufacturing licences for vehicles above a 1.8 litre engine displacement and RM150,000 pricing, which had earlier played havoc on its plans for local assembly.
Earlier in the year, Berjaya Corp had signed a MOU with Chinese automaker BYD Auto to locally assemble the latter’s 1.0 litre F0 four-door hatch, but the NAP directive kept that from developing. Now, with the manufacturing licence approval, the project should in all probability get underway, and the assumption is that BYD models such as e6 and F3DM should figure in plans at some point in the future.
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Cap ayam car.
habis la proton, more and more license here.
just open up the mkt…we’ve been taken for a ride for too long
Lets bring those Chinese car here, cheap and nice and kick the proton A-S-S !
Support Chinese car and BTW BYD is a well known number one selling in CHINA….
It is doing a lot better than the cheapass Cherry in China.
nah.. i just don’t believe in chinese products so easily. too much scandals.
it took almost 20 years for kia/hyundai to regain trust from American consumers, and china cars would definitely need more time, unless they change drastically.
when there is only proton sell cheap car people bising monopoly car market..when there is competitor said abis la proton
becos the loser are not competitive, they monopoly cheap car market by increase all other car price.
typical loser mindset that held them back for 50 years and continuing. Habis la korang.
So, is this mean that Berjaya can already bring in those hybrid car to bolehland?
1.0 litre F0 four-door hatch is a copy cat of Toyota Io? Anyway, if it is EV, is definery the future of how people move…
Vincent, we should be the one asking u questions about Berjaya’s plans, not the other way round. Hehehe.
Bolehland now is really Bolehland lor…
Good bring more chinese automaker come to our bolehland….show bolehland the present of Chinese world power as global key players in the auto industry from low cost to premium categories…
How would it benefits u if they do that anyway?
consumer rights to get more choices from various brands…now is bcm prefect ASEAN+3 combination (china, japan, korea)…good for strength our regional economy….plus come money come in for govt pocket…every1 get benefits…
they will not survive still, as our market is relatively very small. half million units a year of new car sales is nothing compare to China, and believe me if the loan tenure is reduced from 9 to 5 years, our new car sales will be reduced to less than 100,000 units a year.
our cars are still very expensive and not affordable to the general public.
we cannot said they sure cannot survive yet…it depends on what their master plans for ASEAN market….they hv huge resources, money, strong sale from home land should be able to do something greater than Proton for sure…their are also many chinese brands doing very well outside china…chery easter mpv at local here oso not bad…it now bcm vr common sight on the road even it more expensive than Proton mpv…but still many on the road….chinese economy power so strong sure they will do well in auto industry as well…china from pure communist style until open it door to the world only take shorter time to be top2 power after overtake japanese…
No way la, Chinese makes cannot sell here. They only assemble them here for export for sure, to Africa or India probably??
what are the costs of these licenses and backdoor handshakes to the malaysian driver? Remember, electronic stability program in each car costs EURO 200 and reduces road deaths by 1/3. Think about it lancer rebadge ? We pay $ 10 000 more than australia… and australians have inflated car prices.
Hulu selangor as Malaysia’s answer to Rayong with Perodua , Tan Chong-Nissan, Berjaya-BYD and Proton slightly in the north (Tg Malim) and their vendors. Good for the redevelopment of ghost towns nearby (Bkt Beruntung/Sg Buaya/Lembah Beringin)
what will happen to Tok Jib’s Pekan?
Pekan is more for heavy vehicles I think
are they gonna rebadge cars or build their own brand?
surely a rebadge since they only get the licence for assembly. in fact there is no point of building a new model if the profit margin is low. berjaya group is just a money making machine…..
last time BYD want build factory to manufacturing for ASEAN market is accepted but last few days rejected by retarded stupid govt…..no money in for nation…at least they realise their foolish mistakeallow ckd for berjaya to build it…haha can give more tension for proton…
A very progressive policy, Malaysia’s auto industry needs to carve out a niche and hybrids and EV may be the answer.
?? Manufacturing license to offset cancelled gambling license?
Interesting news…lets see what model going to be launch
love the e6…looks pretty compact n have all the right design cues…
not the big fan of either one, but from the automobile industry and customers point of view, this is definitely a positive move in the right direction. hopefully this would bring more competitions to the market, and thus ensuring more better products and better pricing from different car makers, in the future.
Shit the Berjaya, bring the nerd copycat car company to Malaysia. Get off please!
i hope more & more chinese automaker come to ASEAN world…then our regional is prefect with the title ASEAN+3 (china, korea, japan) co-operation to build strong economy together…Let the chinese show Proton how to do business for low cost & Premium categories…even Proton always stuck there no forward kind….but it does matter at all….Korea car now alr move forward no longer on par with Proton level…now is China turn to teach p1 , soon is India turn to teach p1 after china been move forward….this is a sad scene cycle for our Tiger brand called proton…(not positive charge +)
Gambling change wit Automobile License….!!!!
Berjaya ROCK……….
The direction towards hybrid (and EV) assembly looks timely for Berjaya, given the recent full excise duty exemptions on hybrid cars below 2.0 litres until Dec 31 next year.
Should we be happy or worry???? After Dec 31 2011, what the heck will happened??? The Second coming of P1????
if p1 come with new EV car, i thk is only small car EMAS mayb official launch in end of 2011 or 2012…Proton always vr slow 1 bcoz they hv to begging other automaker for JV sharing technical stuff…most probably will be their “tai koh” mean big brother, mitsubishi again …but for large sedan usually ppl sure will choose honda / toyota hybrid since they technology is well-known & winning alot global awards….expensive than proton EV is still good can get world class technology car…for example Prius can consider the best hybrid car on earth at the moment….
I’ve personally inspected the F0 in one of the showroom located in Baiyun district of Guangzhou. I’ve no comment to the performance as i didn’t tested the vehicle. But i must say that the exterior finishing wasn’t so quality. Can’t remember the details, you might want to have a look at it and touch here touch there. Price was RMB28000 with another RMB2000 discount for the basic model.
The all new BERJAYA JUDI 1.5 litre engine..
haha..
On your BERJAYA dealer now.
Hahaha, now the word ‘dealer’ means even more to Berjaya!
Let’s not forget, there’s another brand lurking inside the Berjaya portfolio… Aston Martin.
I guess for them, it’ll bne part CKD with a view to increase local content.
The designs are not bad..if they can price it below RM40k sure they’ll be hit among Malaysians.
They doesn’t need a design, they can simply copy for Toyota, and even from Mercedes Benz!
Proton and P2 is greater, no need do the copy work, just rebadge it and done…….
MALAYSIA BOLEH HUH,???
And peugoet? Citroen? Subaru? Daihatsu? are they that bad too? because they rebadged? heh.
now there;s a nicer way to refer bkt tagar PLUS exit beside being for “Bukit Tagar Incinerator and Landfill”
well Skoda related to VW….under same umbrella…wonder will VW eventually work with Berjaya too….since we saw how Hyundai having its car done / sell at Malaysia…anything is possible
China car, mai ka wa tolong lah.
Hope Berjaya will not give contracts to kawan-kawan bertali yang incompetent.
BYD if not mistaken own by Warran Buffet which have made successfull investment into the hybrid automaker in China…
Buffet is not the owner, just a share holder, I think about 20%- not sure tough- I could be wrong on the figure.
Proton can keep their 1mil capacity Tg Malim plant cos
VT will build a new plant @ Bkt Tagar.
Looking forward to Warren Buffet’s BYD in our shores.
competition… competition… that’s good… it will drive innovation. F0 is a cute little car.
china cars are coffins on wheels , just waiting to be buried
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzoRdDssL1w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Ep30M9wUU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30RZBy74yko
(BYD) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjrvnxxP_No
Please be responsible businessmen, consumers and DRIVERS
Seen that before. damn scary..
You are Exaggerated DUDE, I do not see those VIVA, MYVI and SAGA doing better though!!!
if u replace viva, saga, myvi the outcome still the same like in the youtube….kill u instantly for sure….good to show Proton to be responsibility of the safety features…
which saga? old one or BLM? BLM passive safety feature is much greater than viva and myvi, door leaf alone twice thicker than viva, where got same?
the most important during a crash test is to ensure the driver’s door can be opened for rescue operation. if the doors are crumpled/jammed, then thats it. if there is a fire, just wave good bye.
refer to 5 star euro ncap cars like all renaults and most VWs. the passenger cell will remain as the energy is diverted away and all doors can be opened easily.
mean that, saga blm door cannot open? shows me the test result.
i wonder y the joint with berjaya joint with the cap ayam car maker…..how come berjaya get approve from the minister….????
the more the merrier :o)
syabas 2 ds najid, at least he dare to open the auto market. after 25 years of waiting this move will allow us the ra’ayat more choices 2 chose from. i still remember my father’s first new car is proton saga in1986, my brother’s new car is saga in 1996, my nephew’s new car is also saga in 2006
Vincent Tan the New AP king la like this… ? no body complaints ehhh?
Now China is gearing very aggresively towards green everythings! I think since few years ago. So they got things such as BYD which is now world largest green battery maker.
This move is maybe just our first step. It looks like… ‘lets us try this’. To me it does’t look like a serious move. Thats why its limited by period.
So while other people are firm with their future direction, we are still trying. Maybe we can still afford to see our rising friends overtaking us as what Korea, Taiwan and Thailand did.
other than BYD, i also heard tat REVA (India) is bringing in to bolehland nex year…
google up BYD M6, it looks like the current estima… hahaha..
BYD is GREAT~~~
Watch this Video~~~
The Door still intact and can open and close after the crash!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BMwe3RYpUY
The more the merrier I’d say…BYD does have a sense of humour naming its cars..FO indeed : )