With the Proton-Geely FSP now in full effect, Geely suppliers will soon set up operations here in Malaysia. This will undoubtedly result in competition with local suppliers, but it is something that is being welcomed by Yoshiya Inamori, vice president of manufacturing at Proton.
“When Geely comes in, I want to ask more competition for the Geely cars, because when Geely cars come here from China, it means Geely suppliers now come into competition to produce in Malaysia,” he said during an interview.
“I think therefore (in) the future, I need to ask the Malaysian supplier to be competitive (against the) Chinese supplier, and I think in order to become a global player as Proton and suppliers in Malaysia, such competition is good for both Proton and suppliers,” he added.
Inamori also stressed on the importance of quality, cost and delivery (QCD). “If they want to survive, the QCD must be competitive. It’s not only in China, but Russia, and anywhere in the world. If (they are) not competitive, they cannot survive,” he explained.
Working together with suppliers is of course, an important step, and Proton will meet with them to help discuss ways to reduce costs. This initiative involves preparing an action plan to lower costs by 30%, as highlighted by Li Chunrong, CEO of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (PONSB), in the past.
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Oh.. I think we all know how this is going to end up. Competition is BAD for Proton supplier… bad.. bad… especially when we are going to have made in china competition.
Then again, I hope those years and years of supplying experiences have prepared them well for this.
Winter is coming
Proton supplier parts prices in Malaysia were up to 50% higher compared to parts sourced for Japan. This is happening due to cronyism and monopoly protection, lack of economies of scale. But definitely 50% higher price is not because local suppliers have 50% higher quality.
Incoming Iriz Facelift 1.5TGDi + hybrid motor with 230hp 300nm of torque with Proton sensing and 11 airbag (including knee area and windshield padestrian airbag)
Wahhh
Still day dreaming.
How about the car can fly? And they cost as much as the Axia? Izit attractive enough?
Local suppliers sure koyak… anyway in a liberalized market, this should be the way to go.
Proton saying something that makes sense?
Wow and I thought Perodua putting Active Safety Features onto the Myvi will be the biggest surprise so far for the year. Malaysian automotive scene is definitely changing.
U havent followed the news scene in MY lately. P1 is just following PM early direction of market liberalisation and competing on level playing field.
Lol… PM early direction of market liberalisation and competing on level playing field? U sure got quite high…
habisssss la, mana cukup makan macam ni. tak apal dah makan banyak, waiting to close shop
All the upcoming RHD Geely-derived models that will be produced in Proton Tg Malim must also be exported. That’s for sure in order for the local suppliers to offer competitive price and ultimately for Proton to be a truly global player.
2-3 orang Jepun di Perodua lebih cekap daripada 200-300 ratus pekerja tempatan di Proton. Persona dan Iriz yang kononya bakal mencecah jualan puluhan ribu unit sebulan sekarang cuma terjual 1000-2000 unit sahaja.
Bagaimana Perodua boleh menjual Myvi 8000 unit sebulan, Alza 3000 unit sebulan, Axia 12,000 unit sebulan? Perodua mampu bersaing dan mampu maju tanpa bantuan kerajaan.
There are alot of locals in Perodua as well. They contribute significantly to Perodua.
Geely suppliers should buy over proton suppliers if they are not up to scratch and cannot meet required standards. Win win solution.
No need buy over. Their quality not up to price what we pay
Malaysian vendor can kolos shop. China supplier sure win.
p1 supplier oso mostly p2, toyota, honda, merc, bmw, volvo.. eg APM, Autoliv, Denso, PHN, Miyazu
if vendors close p2 oso in trouble lor.. where do u think p2 vendor come from?
Most parts on Geely cars can say 99.9% made in cina, all the way direct to mesia. So if ask mesian vendors supply to p1, hav to buy n order it from cina oso. So which u think can get cheaper supply?
Power window Lifetime warranty > All
Great move… As they been given premiere treatment for decades…
Remove proton protection and see how it compete.
Where is the ‘haha’ icon when you need it…
finally proton no longer needs to pay for overpriced, crappy parts
Bam! Didn’t saw that coming huh?! No more eating kuih while sipping teh tarik..hurry up Proton vendors, stop day dreaming and save your job now..
padan muka vendor malaysia….dah ada pesaing…..hahaha
So long Proton vendors
Translated….. proton suppliers… time to chup lup…..
Bye bye supplier of proton power windows
P1 power window oso supplies P2. If they go, where P2 will get their power windows?
bye cronies suppliers when their part probably made in china as well…or source material from china as well..
Proton and DRB already killed all the good vendors and replaced them with their own companies who are uselessly and non performing . How can they compete?
Why we need to scared to compare if our quality is good? Because of protection, our supplies not even worry when they delived the low quality with higher price. Let’s improve ourselves. Maybe we can supply Volvo parts in future.