Mercedes-Benz Malaysia's 2018 Performance Report - A Record 13,079 Vehicles Sold, Over 148,000 Serviced & RM2.7b Financed

Yesterday I had the privilege to attend the media briefing of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia's (MBM) 2018 performance report. What we found out was that the Mercedes-Benz marque remains the No.1 luxury lifestyle brand here in Malaysia. The brand basically kept keeping things fresh with innovative mobility solutions, exciting products and engaging experiences. It all paid off, as for 2018, Mercedes-Benz delivered a record 13,079 units of Mercedes-Benz vehicles to its customers. This meant a 2.4% market share of the Malaysian Total Industry Volume (TIV). This, from a premium brand. Amazing.

Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) is Now Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) - Expanding Their Scope Towards Enhancing The Malaysian Automotive Industry

The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI), has been rebranded as the Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii). The announcement was made by the Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Datuk Darell Leiking at the Car of the Year 2018 (COTY2018) awards on the 4th of December 2018 and sometime last week, MARii Chief Executive Officer Dato' Madani Sahari spoke to members of the automotive fraternity which comprised of industry players, academics, government bodies and members of the media on the scope expansion of MARii. This included the opportunities created for all stakeholders in expediting the adoption of robotics within the automotive sector in a briefing, titled “An Introduction to the Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute”, in MARii’s headquarters in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. 

The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) and Proton Enter into a MoU for Vendor Development - Proton CEO Names Underperforming Vendors During the Event

The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI), an agency under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), and PROTON yesterday entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of which will further optimise shared resources between them which will be applied in developing PROTON’s parts and components suppliers (i.e their suppliers and vendors for their car's parts). This is to ensure they are able to meet global standards in all aspects from cost to efficiency.