Malaysia is a country which have national car manufacturer which is Proton (Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional) and Perodua (Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua). So here KDI wants to bring a new topic to be discussed, IMPORTED CARS or NATIONAL CARS (Proton & Perodua) ? We eager to know what is your opinion on the topic and why you choose the car.
- IMPORTED CARS VS NATIONAL CARS (PROTON & PERODUA)
Most of Malaysian like to buy national cars because of it is affordable compare to imported cars like Nissan, Honda, Toyota and Mitsubishi. This is due to the imported cars have high tax applied to each model. Let say, if all the imported cars in Malaysia did not have any tax under the AFTA, which the price is lower, what is your opinion? Can Proton or Perodua compete with this situation?
IMPORTED CARS VS NATIONAL CARS (PROTON & PERODUA)
Here i would like to share some of the history of our national car maker Proton and Perodua:
PROTON HISTORY
Based on technology and parts from Mitsubishi Motors, production of the first model, the Proton Saga began in September 1985 at its first manufacturing plant in Shah Alam, Selangor. Initially the components of the car were entirely manufactured by Mitsubishi but slowly local parts were being used as technologies were transferred and skills were gained. The 100,000th Proton Saga was produced in January 1989.
- NATIONAL CARS
Until the end of the 1990s, the car’s logo featured the crest from Malaysia’s coat of arms, featuring a crescent and a fourteen-pointed star. The new Proton logo features a stylized tiger head. In 1993, a model called Proton Wira was introduced based on the Mitsubishi Lancer/Colt. More than 220,000 units were sold between 1996 and 1998. Proton Perdana, based on the Mitsubishi Galant/Eterna, was first produced in 1995, intended for higher end market. The Proton Waja (Proton Impian in UK), which launched early 2001, is the first car model designed internally by Proton.
By 2002 Proton held a market share of over 60% in Malaysia, which was reduced to barely 30% by 2005 and is expected to reduce further in 2008 when AFTA mandates reduce import tariffs to a maximum of 5%.
LIST OF PROTON CAR MODELS
The current Proton logo, in text form.With the acquisition of Lotus technologies in 1996 from ACBN Holdings (a company owned by the owner of Bugatti), Proton has gained an additional source of engineering and automotive expertise. This led to the production of Proton Gen-2 which was code name Wira Replacement Model (WRM) before the launch. The Gen-2 is the first of cars to be manufactured and assembled at the new manufacturing plant in Tanjung Malim, Perak which is part of Proton City development project. The plant was opened in 2004. On 8 June 2005 Proton introduced the second model to be manufactured in Tanjung Malim, the 1,200 cc 5-door supermini, the Proton Savvy. Both the Gen-2 and Savvy, were models that MG Rover was looking to rebadge when the British firm entered into collaboration talks with Proton. However these joint-venture talks were unsuccessful and MG Rover subsequently collapsed.
In 2007, Proton launch its new sedan as replacement version for Wira Sedan but with new name, Persona. The new Proton Saga replacement model (codename Proton BLM) was launched on 18 January 2008. The new Saga is based on the Savvy platform, but using Campro 1.3L instead of Renault engine. It was announced on August 8, 2008 that Proton is developing a new, fuel-efficient hybrid car to beat rising costs and address environmental concerns. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told reporters that he had already test-driven the car and urged the company to continue researching energy-saving techonologies.
As of 3 August 2008, Proton has produced 3 million cars since 1985, where the 3 millionth car is a second-generation Saga.
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PERODUA HISTORY
The Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Berhad (English: Second Automobile Manufacturer Limited Corporation), usually abbreviated to Perodua , is Malaysia’s second automobile manufacturer after Proton. It was established in 1993 and launched their first car, the Perodua Kancil in late 1994. The shareholders of Perodua are UMW Corporation Sdn Bhd with 38% stake, Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. (20%), MBM Resources Bhd (20%), PNB Equity Resources Corporation Sdn Bhd (10%), Mitsui & Co. Ltd (7%) and Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (5%).]
- PERODUA
Perodua mainly produces small-compact cars and therefore does not actually compete with Proton for the same market niche. In the United Kingdom their cars are sold by some Proton dealers who wish to attract customers seeking a smaller and cheaper alternative to the Proton range. Sales numbers in the UK are extremely small however, and in 2008 Perodua sold only 624 cars (down from 914 in 2002) and insignificant compared to 2008 figures of 28,036 for Hyundai, 29,397 for SEAT. Besides the UK and Singapore, Perodua also exports their cars to Mauritius, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Malta, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Nepal and Fiji in small numbers by local dealers.
LIST OF PERODUA CAR MODELS
Perodua does not actually produce any in house designs or engineering for the main components (i.e engine, transmission). All Perodua cars are badge engineered from Daihatsu. Daihatsu used to own a majority stake in Perodua. In 2004, the Toyota Avanza started being assembled by Perodua in their factory in Rawang for the Malaysian market.
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So, generally, what would be the reason people choosing imported cars compare to national cars or on the other hand? Is it because the imported cars didn’t have any problem? Imported cars more high tech? Imported cars looks good? Imported cars makes you looks rich? Maybe there is something needs to be considered for Proton and Perodua to compete with other car brand instead of lower price. Lets discuss about it here.
Hahaha…thanks for the advise Atok Jedi.. =D
Ni adalah sgt memalukan bagi Toyota…so jgn ingat kereta luar tu bgus sgt…I Love Proton!! hehe…
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i think when proton gen.2 was a compact car it looks appropiatly like a seat toledo{spanish car] and perodua has bild models like daihatsu ilike proton and i hate perodua
What car has Japanese reliability, European ride and handling and Malaysian value and price. YES, IT’S PROTON.
saga and saga blm is the same? i think better put old saga also
aku ada permit ap student malaysia di uk..masalahnay aku nak tau kos keseluruhan bawa balik kereta dari uk ke malaysia..aku berangan nak bawa balik honda jazz tahun 2008 ke malaysia..sebab aku difahamkan honda jazz di uk harganya cuma sekitar 20 ke 30 dalam ringgit malaysia..minta tolong bagi bantuan..
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biasanya cukai import lagi mahal dari harga keta yg beli dari uk tu. tapi akan dapat diskaun sehingga 30% maksimum. maybe dalam 20 -50 ribu kot untuk cukai sahaja bergantung market price keta. campur dengan kos shipping cargo, tambah dengan kos upah forwarding company, campur dengan insuran keta, campur dengan kos check puspakom, campur dengan kos road tax, campur dengan kos pendaftran kereta di jpj, campur dengan kos tukar cermin hitam(kalau keta asal cermin hitam).
utk ap student, keta tu kena pakai kat sana sekurang kurangnya 9 bulan utk mohon ap.
setakat nie aq ad caldina,euro r n viva,
aq beli viva elite bila da stahun da buat hal..
euro r da 4thun ok agi xde problem same with caldina
ingt nk tukar neo r3 tpi rmai member neo ckp neo xde secondhand value
tpi satria neo bnyak kena kutuk kt uk
terutama top gear..
Rasanya Jazz di UK hanya 1.4 dgn 99 hp. Harga kereta kat UK akan jatuh selepas 3 tahun sebab kena di periksa (MOT), macam puspakom, sebelum dapat renew insuran dan cukai jalan. Sebenarnya Top Gear kutuk banyak kereta dari Asia kecuali kereta buatan UK. Mungkin itu cara mereka protect industri kereta mereka.
Of course…. Pernah tgk depa kutuk mini? Or keta2 UK lain? Semua negara akan protect produk dia. So sesiapa yg deserve product bukan negara dia…. dan harga kaw2 mahal, for sure melenting. Bila marah ni, normal human being akan mencari apa sahaja alasan untuk marah melainkan satu je…. Tak marah diri sendiri sebab gaji kecik, tak mampu nak memiliki benda yg dihajati. Har har har…..
Cakap pasal 2nd hand value, byk je kereta kat msia ni 2nd value merapu2. neo kurang 2nd value sbab 2 doors. kereta 2 doors memang 2nd value krg, sape yg beli neo, kbykannya sebab minat dgn sporty design, performance dan x pentingkan praktikaliti dan diorang mmg nk pakai lama.
selain tu, kereta continental kat malaysia pun harga 2nd value sangat mengarut rendah giler.. BMW, merce, Volvo.. etc.. beli setahun dua harga jatuh puluh2 ribu.
xnak rugi, beli kereta tempatan je. 2nd value kalo jatuh pn nilai die stil x berpuluh ribu, xbyk sgt sampai sakit hati nk jual balik.
Kdi: keta mahal mmg la 2nd value jatuh byk kalau kira dlm RM, tapi cuba amik percentage, sebenarnya lebih krg sama je semua kereta pun. Beli keta murah, xda la terasa sgt value jatuh.
Pasal AP tu, cari keta yg dh lebih 4tahun kalau nak bawa balik, sbb harga kat UK dh murah dan cukai import nak kena byr kat malaysia pun jadi sikit la. Kalau bawa masuk keta baru, untungnya cuma ko boleh bawa masuk model yg takde kat malaysia, tapi harga lebih krg je. Kos cargo tu depend pada service provider tu la. Awal tahun aritu sepupu aku bawa balik e46 tahun 2004, total cost cuma 60k