TÉKHNĒ enters the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) & Replacement Equipment Manufacturer (REM) market with parts for both 2- and 4-wheel vehicles

Earlier today, Hong Leong Industries Berhad (“HLI”) launched its latest venture, Tekhne Sdn Bhd (“TÉKHNĒ”) which is their venture to make its mark in the automotive spare parts market. TÉKHNĒ will enter the market with a comprehensive range of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Replacement Equipment Manufacturer (REM) parts for both 2- and 4-wheeled vehicles. The products are, designed to meet the diverse needs of customers and will be ‘Moving the Future’.

PROTON opens their East Malaysia Regional Parts Centre in Kuching Sarawak

On the 27th of February 2023 PROTON announced the official opening of its Regional Parts Centre in Kuching, Sarawak. This is part of Company’s continuous effort to enhance after sales service over in East Malaysia where the newly completed facility can reduce the lead time for parts delivery by at least 30%, thereby allowing PROTON a boost to its after sales service over in East Malaysia. This should allow Proton vehicles to be serviced much faster if there are cases of major repairs or servicing.

Perodua Sells A Lot of Cars in 2019 - Over 240,000 Units and This in Turn Meant Over RM5.4 Billion in Local Parts Supplied. - ALSO, Perodua Bezza Sales Figues Update

Perodua managed to sell 240,341 units of vehicles in 2019 and this basically gave the Malaysian automaker of nearly 40% of the Total Industry Volume of new cars sold in Malaysia. What this means is that out of every 5 cars sold, 2 are Perodua. Amazing isn't it? The record sales figure constitutes a year-on-year jump of 13,098 units, or 5.8%. The Malaysian total industry volume (TIV) was estimated at 604,775 units last year. 

Perodua Invests RM7 Million into IQM Sdn Bhd to Centralise Their Old Model Body Parts Manufacturing

This piece of news happened a couple of weeks ago but it is interesting in terms of investments made in the Malaysian automotive industry. Our folks at Perodua has basically  centralised their parts production for its past models with the launch of a new press stamping machine (seen in the photo above) at its supplier's facility, IQM Sdn Bhd. The RM7 Million investment is unique in that it shows that Perodua is still catering to their older customers by providing a constant supply of spare parts for their past generation vehicles aside from expanding their supplier's capabilities so that they may eventually compete on a global level.

Offers & Promotions: Volkswagen Aftersales Year End Promotion - 20% Off on Selected Genuine Parts

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia has just launched an aftersales promotion from now till 31st December. You can now get up to 20% off the price for selected genuine spare parts at all authorised Volkswagen service centres throughout Malaysia.