Uber has issued a statement regarding the unique endorsement given to it at today’s Malaysian Budget 2017 announcement. Prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that the government is encouraging the B40 group, especially BR1M recipients, to increase their income by joining ride-sharing app companies such as Uber and Grab.
In his speech, the PM said that the B40 group (bottom 40% earners in Malaysia) could earn up to an additional RM1,500 a month for part-time drivers working between 10 to 40 hours per week, and RM4,300 for those working more than 40 hours per week.
Even more surprising move than the direct endorsement of the ride-sharing service, the government has also announced that BR1M recipients without a car can now purchase a Proton Iriz more easily, with the the downpayment made using BR1M and an additional rebate of RM4,000 to be provided.
In Uber’s statement, the company added it has engaged local carmaker Proton as a partner in this initiative, which is a world-first. Both parties “share the same vision to drive Malaysia forward through technological innovation and creating economic opportunities,” said Leon Foong, general manager of Uber Malaysia.
Read Uber Malaysia’s statement in full below:
We are delighted that the government and prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak have recognised how Uber can positively impact the socioeconomic status of Malaysians in the B40 segment. By providing the choice to earn at the touch of a button to Malaysians from all walks of life, driver-partners can provide for themselves and their families, as well as have greater independence to pursue their dreams.
We are also thrilled to be engaging Proton, the national car manufacturer, as a partner and will make an announcement with more details soon. This is the first of its kind in the world for Uber. Just as Uber has been a key pioneer in the ridesharing industry, Proton has also pioneered the automotive industry in Malaysia. We share the same vision to drive Malaysia forward through technological innovation and creating economic opportunities.
The initiative clearly provides tangible growth and economic empowerment. It is also a clear win for the ridesharing industry and shows forward-thinking leadership. We commend the Malaysian Government for this astute, people-centric Budget!
Wherever we operate, Uber has positively impacted people and cities and we have positively contributed to the local economy. Ridesharing is here to stay and Uber will certainly continue to do our part in improving urban mobility in Malaysia.
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Hoi nak habiskan iriz ke apa? Makan minyak kuat. Saga ok la untuk uber
Tak pakai iriz..nk komen mcm pakai iriz..sila meninggal..
Selamat Meninggal
WHY not SAGA, the size more practical…
Now what is the gangster Blue Teksi Datuk going to do? Government already fully support Uber. Khazanah long time already invested hundreds of million in Uber.
IS the Datuk, who is able to come in and out of jail as and when he pleases going to cry like a baby?
I advice this datuk, please serve your 73 years of jail sentence given out to you last year 2015 for cheating.
Obey the courts. Obey the law
Uber is worth about US$100 billion. They are cash rich. They got few USD billions in reserves. They should use their money to support Uber Malaysia.
See how Mat Salleh is more pandai than us. They get Malaysian Government to use our tax payers money to subsidise RM4k for Uber drivers.
Is this fair to us Malaysians?
Please use your term correctly. It is rebate, not subsidize. All car brand sold here in My gave rebate sometime. Do it use our tax money? BTW, at least if someone one to get the car, they ‘got’ the car for them and not being lease by those greedy taxi comp. Win, win situation what.
There will be more and more taxi driver returning their taxis
Saga is not that SAFE. Iriz is 5-star ASEAN NCAP. The cheapest car in Malaysia with full ratings. As Uber customer, I would rather be in Iriz than Saga though.
Luggage besar tak dak ruang la..
Mat Salleh has just colonized us again by conning us. Uber should use their own money to support Uber Malaysia
taxi drivers…govt also don care about u la…
Semi got Value
Uber,Grabcar…tomorrow,I m launching TRANSFORMER.
LAGI BEST….TIE UP WITH aMINAR.
pERODUA BEZZA….HEFTY DISCOUNT
In b4 taxi drivers make noise and protest more. Why persoal
Taxi drivers..you’ve been PWNED!
40 hours per week is not part time. That is full time hours, and large portion of the RM1500 will go to hire purchase instalment, petrol and car maintenance such as tyre, brakes, and other consumables and wear and tear items for such high running hours of the car. At the end of the month it’s really not worth it. The more people become Uber drivers the smaller the chance of each driver to get customers and income. Has this minister really thought through this for the poor people’s benefit or is he trying to boost Uber’s income for a whole different reason?
Khazanah invest in uber. U tell me.
It seem like the Gov trying to make way for B40 to own a car. But I personally did not see by adding more hutang can up your standard of life.
Tighter… more tighter….ever so slowly but surely. That person is feeling more desperate than anytime in his 91 years. And his taxi cohorts/kornis will be a prime example.
Clear example of creative destruction by Joseph Schumpeter.
The austrian guy’s theory?
Financial disruption on a nationwide scale. So this is what the new age economics is…
Now everyone will be an uber driver, there will be waaaay more supply than demand, biz slows, those who bought the cars cant repay their monthly installment, most will default, banks will take a big hit… And u kno the rest….
You fortune teller or misfortune teller?
So apparently it was Uber who approached Proton for this innitiave.
To bad, bashers…
bagus, sebab naik teksi proton wira 1996 spring keras mcm naik lori.. hidup uber! kihkihh
Eat grass now taxi drivers…
NAH.. NOW ASK THE BIG BLUE BIRD BOTAK TO BLOCK MORE UBERS AND GRABS.
Clearing the many old stock of garbage Iriz which can’t be sold. Proton target to sell 5000 Iriz every month but the actual figure is 300. Not even 1/12 of the targeted figure. Proton is really a liability to the Government and country as a whole.
Aku yg bawak Megane RS dah 5 tahun nie pun naik Iriz rasa ok saja yg kau meroyan sgt anti Proton nie kenapa ? Sombong sgt ker
Dun persoal jepunis! Potong kapara!
Hahahha. Iriz cannot sell meh. Now need to be given as a token to uber man. Poor iriz. People know proton quality stilll below par. Regardless how good their cars look. But quality ke laut.
Fd Owner…in your dream
In b4 bashers liked his own comment hundreds of time.
PT, u really needs to find out how this nutjob managed to hack ur thumbs system. We have too many RBAs wankeling themselves to their own comments. Please look into this.
But but but why i feel like fly when driving those worshiped Jepunis cars? Handling like sampan
Ride sharing lbih kurg sma dgn public transport yg bole krgkn kesesakan,so sapa2 yg malas nk drive & ada feel mcm ada driver sndri (wow!) bole la guna grab/uber utk ke mna2 dgn hrga yg brpatutan.
Kpd pemandu teksi yg sedia ada, beralihlah kpd grab/uber. Wlupun anda pmndu yg baik & jujur, imej teksi amnya tlh tercalar dgn segelintir pmndu teksi yg brtindak mngenakan caj yg brlebihan & ala2 samseng.
Drpd anda kerap sertai protes / tunjuk perasaan utk mengenyangkn pmgang permit yg duduk & trima duit hasil peluh anda,mngapa x anda trus cari nafkah utk isteri & anak2 anda dgn grab/uber? Hanya daftar & anda x perlu brbaris utk tggu planggan,planggan akn cari anda. Masa anda dpt dijimatkn & duit brtmbh dlm poket anda.
Teksi anda x releven lg dgn masa skrg? Maintenance yg x brapa oleh pihak pemberi sewa? Anda dpt beli kereta baru, milik anda sndri! Ya,anda sndiri! Anda rajin? Duit masok. Anda malas? Duit x masok. Simple.
Gunakn peluang,kmi rakyat brhak memilih utk servis yg lbih baik. Jgn buang msa utk brdemo, dunia tlah brubah,pinggirkn ego anda. Skrg dunia tnpa smpadan,blajarlh guna smartphone. Kpd pmndu2 yg tlah brusia & blom mahir guna smartphone,blajarlah krn skrg hp bole jdi punca pndptan. Brubahlah kpd grab/uber, anda bole dpt pndptn yg lbih drpd apa yg anda dpt skrg.
Lbih bribu org pmndu teksi tlh hntr balik knderaan yg dsewa. Mksudnya, mrk tlh mengakui prkhidmatan teksi skrg x lagi relevan dlm dunia teknologi skrg.
Anda adalah bos kpd diri sndiri. Kereta sendiri. Pendapatan sendiri. Lu pikirlah sendiri.
P/s: sy bkn pmndu grab/uber,sy rakyat yg prihatin trhdp priuk nasi anda. Sy juga rkyat yg inginkn prkhidmatan yg trbaik pd hrga yg brpatutan. Ini adalah pndpt pribadi sy.
Go Uber go…
Government offer is good but not practical.To qualify you must be a BR1M recepient,meaning your household income falls below $3k/month.If so,minus the rebate,how many can get a car loan approved?
Recently a taxi driver told me that he signed up for tyre replacement rebate under previous budget.Armed with coupon he went to the designated tyre shop..But the shop don’t want to accept his coupon.Shop said Gomen didn’t pay them when they claimed.Budget dah kering perhaps..All this on paper only,looks good but reality on the ground is different.Pikir lah…
It is not Gov not want to pay, it is because the workshop malas buat claim correctly.
Well i’ve contacted proton edar today and asked about the br1m recipients able to buy iriz to be use as uber, the salesman said that there are no such scheme. He said he knows about the stuff but there is no memo from proton hq.