Malaysia’s second national car company, Perodua, plans to increase exports to 20,000 units annually by 2015, once its MYR1.5bn (US$488m) spend on its plant in Rawang, Selangor, has been completed.
Currently the Rawang facility has the capacity to produce 250,000 cars per year. With output reaching 205,000 units last year, including just over 10,000 exports, the company readily admits that capacity is getting tight.
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Similar production volumes are expected this year. Perodua’s domestic sales target remains 190,000 units, although this is seen as conservative given the 17% growth in first half sales to 93,000 units and the prospect of a stronger second half of the year.
Exports are expected to be unchanged this year at around 10,000 units, with first half volumes flat at 5,134 units.
The company, which is 20% owned by Toyota’s subsidiary Daihatsu, currently exports right hand drive cars to the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Singapore, Egypt, Brunei, Sri Lanka and Syria. Others will be added over the next few years, including South Africa from early 2013.
Perodua said it is improving safety standards in its products, with cars destined for all markets to be fitted with dual front airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners from July.
