Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (DMSB) handed over twenty-two (22) units of brand new Daihatsu Gran Max light trucks to GIATMARA MALAYSIA recently. These 1.5liter Gran Max trucks which will be utilised by newly graduated GIATMARA technical and vocational graduates under the ‘TRUCK-PRENEUR’ entrepreneurship programme.
These 22 trucks will be utilised by 22 graduates to kick start their mobile businesses (most likely in the food & beverage sector) where GIATMARA would have provided them the training, a soft loan to start them up which would be utilised to procure the truck as well as equipment needed to run the business.
We hope that these lucky 22 recipients would not let this opportunity go to waste and become successful traders and businessmen. It isn't always that someone hands you the keys to your own business, or truck.
As for the Gran Max, it is powered by a 1.5liter DVVT engine which makes 107hp coupled to a 5 speed manual transmission which drives the rear wheels. The truck was originally launched in 2007 for the ASEAN region and has carried on to date with revisions along the way.
The Gran Max in pick up truck form with its various configuration is an effective small business platform with its robust construction and reliability which should give these entrepreneurs good cost per kilometer of service. The price for the Gran Max pickup start at RM66,000+ for a wood panel truck, RM70,000+ for a hawker or confectionery van to over RM80,000 for a mobile cafe / food truck before equipment is loaded in.
Daihatsu Malaysia hopes that this would be the start of a fruitful relationship with GIATMARA and hopes that more of their vehicles will feature in GIATMARA's future plans.
1st row (left to right) :
Mr. Makoto Ogawa (ED, DMSB), Dato’ Henry Yen (Chairman, Continental Top
Product), Dr. Iqbal Shaharom (MD, DMSB),
En. Jamal Nasir bin Othman (KetuaPegawaiEksekutif, GIATMARA), En. Azizan bin
Bedin (PengarahBahagian Pembangunan Usahawan, GIATMARA), EnAmran bin Awang
(Pengarah GIATMARA Negeri Sembilan), EnAzman bin A.Samad (PengarahGIATMARA
Wilayah Persekutuan), EnNazurin bin Osman (Pengarah GIATMARA Selangor)
DAIHATSU (MALAYSIA) DELIVERS 22 FLEET VEHICLES TO GIATMARA MALAYSIA
Shah Alam, 7th November 2017 – Yesterday marks another milestone for Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (DMSB) following the successful official handover of twenty-two (22) units of brand new Daihatsu Gran Max ‘TRUCK-PRENEUR’ to GIATMARA MALAYSIA. The ceremony was held at Grand BlueWave Hotel Shah Alam on November 6th afternoon with 60 attendees from both company.
Representing Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. at the key handing over were Dr. Iqbal Shaharom; Managing Director DMSBand witnessed by Mr. Makoto Ogawa; Executive Director DMSB. Representing GIATMARA MALAYSIA on the other hand were En. Jamal Nasir Bin Othman; KetuaPegawaiEksekutif GIATMARA Malaysia and witnessed by En.Azizan bin Bedin; PengarahBahagian Pembangunan Usahawan GIATMARA MALAYSIA.
The Daihatsu Gran Max ‘TRUCK-PRENEUR’ powered by 1.5-litre DVVT engine are among the line of fleet vehicles delivered to GIATMARA.These acquired fleet will be used as a platform in aiding the recently graduated 22 local entrepreneurs, whom have completed both technical and vocational training under GIATMARA’s entrepreneurship program, subsequently kicking start or expanding their individual businesses.
Daihatsu Gran Max lineup has been Malaysia’s trusted mobility provider since entering the market in 2009. According to Dr. Iqbal Shaharom; DMSB Managing Director, this is part of the company’s initiative to fully maximize the existing company’s operational vehicles whilst fostering promising relationship with the government company in aiding the Malaysian entrepreneurs together.
Dr. Iqbal further adds “Our main objective remains in strengthening ‘Daihatsu’ as one of the top of mind recall brands in commercial vehicles within the Malaysian SME community. We hope that this collaboration will be able to boost public, specially those up and coming entrepreneurs’ confidence towards the effectiveness in mobility and utility of these mobile café pickups for any business purposes.”
Moving forward, Daihatsu Malaysia hopes to be able to continue providing a bigger volume of fleet support to GIATMARA in future through this significant partnership.
The simple yet momentous ceremony ended at 2:30PM.
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