Monday, September 05, 2016

Truck News: UD Trucks delivers several Quester 8L to their new owners in Johor Bahru

 Since its introduction in May this year, the UD Quester 8L has been receiving tremendous response from new and existing customers. The UD Quester truck is the first real heavy-duty Japanese truck designed with heavy duty chassis,heavy duty cab and associated heavy features but they are coupled with the Japanese reliability of its fuel-efficient engines and also of its build quality. 


UD Trucks together with TCIE is currently organizing a nationwide Quester Open House event, most recently held in Johor Bahru, Johor. At the event, TCIE handed over new UD Quester trucks to a number of businesses in Johor Bahru. The companies that were present at the ceremony were Honwee Corrugated Carton Sdn Bhd, Jangkauan Galaksi Sdn Bhd and Jin Lee (Oil Mills) Sdn Bhd. 
 (L-R): Mr. Lum Chee Leong, Deputy General Manager, Nationwide Sales, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn. Bhd.; Mr. Naoki Kobayashi, Sales Director, UD Trucks Malaysia; Mr. Tang Pek Huang, Executive Director, Honwee Corrugated Carton Sdn. Bhd.; Dato’ Chin Kock Leong, Managing Director, Jangkauan Galaksi Sdn. Bhd.; Mr. Lee Chee Aun – Trading Manager, Jin Lee (Oil Mills) Sdn. Bhd.; Mr. Wong King Yoon, Chief Executive Officer, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn. Bhd.; Mr. Lim Thing Eng – General Manager, Heavy Commercial Division, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn. Bhd.; and Mr. Heng Fook Ping – Head of Branch, Johor Bahru, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn. Bhd. at the vehicle handover ceremony in Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Johor Bahru.

Honwee and Jee  Lee are existing UD customers whilst this is Jangkauan Galaksi's first UD order, consisting of two Quester Prime Movers. Honwee currently operate a total of nice UD trucks in their fleet including this newly delivered Quester 8L. Jin Lee have a total of six, the oldest being 15 years old and the newest are two Quester 8L tankers which were delivered at the event.

As part of TCIE’s sales package, customers get to enjoy a year’s free maintenance on their UD Quester units as well as a two-year vehicle warranty. In addition, TCIE is also providing a special booking promotion to all Quester models booked within two weeks of the Quester Open House event.

I was at the Quester 8L launch in May, 2016 and I managed to have a go in one. Do click here if you are interested to read about my actual UD Quester 8L drive experience.



PRESS RELEASE
UD Trucks’ New Quester 8L Reaches Johor Bahru!

Johor Bahru, Sept 5: UD Quester trucks have been a symbol of reliability, durability and fuel

efficiency since being introduced in Malaysia in 2013. Followed by that, introduced earlier this

year in May, the new Quester 8L has been receiving encouraging response from customers. So

it’s no surprise that the high-quality vehicles have been eagerly snapped up by new customers

and heavily promoted by existing users.


Among the satisfied customers are Tang Pek Huang, Executive Director of Honwee Corrugated

Carton Sdn Bhd, Dato’ Chin Kok Leong, Managing Director of Jangkauan Galaksi Sdn Bhd and

Lee Chee Aun, Trading Manager of Jin Lee (Oil Mills) Sdn Bhd who were in attendance at the

vehicle handover ceremony in TCIE Johor Bahru.

Honwee Corrugated Carton Sdn Bhd specialized in design and construction of customizable

corrugated board that are unique and distinct to each and every of their customers. Tang Pek

Huang, Executive Director of Honwee Corrugated Carton Sdn Bhd said “We have been in the

industry for 15 years and we purchased our very first UD Truck in 2004. As of today, we have a

total of 9 units of UD Trucks in our fleet including the recently delivered Quester. We trust UD

Trucks as they produce very reliable trucks and excellent aftermarket services, we are definitely

planning to purchase more UD Trucks in the future to distribute our products to customers all

over Malaysia.”

Dato’ Chin Kok Leong, Managing Director of Jangkauan Galaksi Sdn Bhd said, “This is our first

UD Trucks after being in the industry for 21 years. I’ve personally taken the new Quester truck

on a test drive and was immediately captivated by how high-powered, easy-to- drive and

comfortable. We purchased 2 units of the Quester prime mover and will be used mainly on

transporting haulage from port to our customers within Johor Bahru. We look forward to

establishing a pleasant relationship with UD Trucks.”

Jin Lee (Oil Mills) Sdn Bhd is a reputable and established palm kernel crushing factory based in

Pasir Gudang. The company has been around for nearly four decades and they manufacture

edible oil products such as crude and refined palm oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil and many

more. “We purchased our first UD Truck in 2001 and to date we have a total of 6 units including

the two new units of Quester tanker that we recently acquired. As you can see, our first UD

truck is now 15 years old and with due care and excellent aftermarket service, our truck is still

functional and is in tip top condition. As a result of this, we have confidence and trust in UD

Trucks, we definitely look forward to more impressive trucks from them.” said Lee Chee Aun,

Trading Manager of Jin Lee (Oil Mills) Sdn Bhd.

Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE) is a subsidiary of public-listed Tan Chong

Motor Holdings Bhd and is the sole distributor of UD Trucks in Malaysia.

TCIE Chief Executive Officer, Wong King Yoon together with UD Trucks Malaysia Sales

Director, Naoki Kobayashi presented mock key and appreciation gifts to Tang of Hon Wee

Corrugated Carton Sdn Bhd, Dato’ Chin of Jangkauan Galaksi Sdn Bhd and Lee of Jin Lee (Oil

Mills) Sdn Bhd at the Quester Open House in Johor Bahru.

TCIE’s Wong said the Quester Open House event was not only intended to introduce their new

vehicles, but also to thank customers for their years of support towards the company and its

brand.



“The UD Quester 8L, which was launched in May this year, has been very well received by new

and existing customers, this event is one way for us to show our appreciation to our customers,”

he said. “We are delighted and honoured that UD Trucks has become part of so many

successful companies, such as Hon Wee Corrugated, Jin Lee and of course, our new customer,

Jangkauan Galaksi today. We hope that our Quester Open House events make it easier for new

customers to learn about the new UD 8L Quester and our other offerings too.”



“UD Quester is the first real heavy-duty Japanese truck designed with heavy duty chassis,

heavy duty cab and associated heavy features with a proven record of fuel-efficient engines and

quality. UD Trucks have existed since 1935. That is almost a century of continued research and

development in meeting the demands of our clients worldwide. Together with TCIE, UD will

continue to provide solutions to various local needs through our high-powered, easy-to- drive

and comfortable trucks, while providing top notch aftermarket service,” said Naoki Kobayashi,

Sales Director, UD Trucks Malaysia.

As part of TCIE’s sales package, customers get to enjoy a year’s free maintenance on their UD

Quester units as well as a two-year vehicle warranty. In addition, TCIE is also providing a

special booking promotion to all Quester models booked within two weeks of the Quester Open

House event.



For more information on TCIE and UD Trucks, call 03-61899832.

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