McLaren Automotive has announced that its Asia Pacific network will be managed out from Singapore via its wholly-owned subsidiary, McLaren Automotive Asia, which will feature an initial team of around 10 McLaren Automotive employees managing retailers in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.
The company also announced that the Asia Pacific regional retail network at launch will consist of five dedicated and experienced automotive retailers, these being McLaren Hong Kong (Sime Darby), McLaren Osaka (Hakko Group), McLaren Tokyo (MT International), McLaren Singapore (Wearnes Automotive) and McLaren Sydney (Trivett).
The initial five McLaren retailers aren’t due to open until towards the end of 2011, but already hold on average around 18 months of orders for the McLaren MP4-12C. The company added that future expansion into the region is anticipated, but will be conservative and strategic, though initial plans are now under consideration for expansion into China.
The first three directors of McLaren Automotive Asia are McLaren Group’s executive chairman Ron Dennis, Singaporean Peter Lim, and Greg Levine, who is McLaren Automotive’s sales and marketing director. In August, it was announced that Lim had invested a significant shareholding in McLaren Automotive, joining the executive board with immediate effect.
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McLaren Hong Kong – owned by Sime Darby…
prelude of BMF saga…
how can McClaren have its regional firm in Singapore? it is supposed to be in Kuala Lumpur..does Singapore make cars? Apa punya BN govt tak tahu attract foreign investments? kayu? tido like Badawi?
Well , singapore billionaires Peter lim has invested significantly into maclaren , so technically it is partially owned by Singaporoean now .
What does it matter if Singapore makes cars or not? Any international brand as big as McLaren and a right mind will definitely pick Singapore, its the main business hub in South-East Asia.
malaysia already have ferrari. besides, it’s only hq or distribution centre. no car will be produced there. how many new jobs will be created? and how many people here could afford such car compared with sg?
Why can’t they? Why go to a place where business is crippled by monopoly or protection policies?
Anything you’re not satisfied? Basing a hub in Singapore has nothing to do with it can make cars or not. Singapore is a hub because of its fair business practicing policy, 2nd busiest port in the world, and more importantly, they have a very high purchasing power market. If I’m McLaren I would choose the best country based on these factors alone.
Anything you’re not satisfied? Basing a hub in Singapore has nothing to do with it can make cars or not. If that’s your argument then McLaren should have its hub all over South/SouthEast Asian countries – India, Thailand, Indonesia, Phillippines (because they make cars too, surprised?) . Stop living under a rock, wiki or google first before making any comments. Singapore is a hub because of its fair business practicing policy, one of the busiest port in the world, and more importantly, they have a very high purchasing power market. If I’m McLaren I would choose the best country based on these factors alone.
How ironic Once rich American & European r now buying cheapo Korean car, Once poor Asian r now buying their luxury performance car as toy.
Yeah fully agree. No more western rule!!!!
Latin_Americano rules…
come to Brazil!