Perodua to spend RM5b on parts, components
Carmaker says 132 local vendors stand to benefit from plan
PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) is expected to spend more than RM5 billion for the purchase of parts and components for 209,000 vehicles this year.
President and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Aminar Rashid Salleh said the amount would be spent on Perodua’s 132 local vendors.
“This is certainly a significant amount. But our contribution to the vendors does not end with parts purchases as it also involves participation in their development and growth,” he said at the Perodua Chinese New Year luncheon, here, yesterday.
Aminar Rashid is confident that the sales momentum would continue to be encouraging and surpass the RM5 billion mark this year.
“Since three years ago, Perodua has spent between RM4.8 billion and RM4.9 billion to purchase parts and components annually,” he added.
Aminar Rashid said Perodua would work hand-in-hand with its vendors to ensure the vehicle production runs smoothly.
He said Perodua would also guide its vendors to modernise and improve their operations in order to remain competitive.
Meanwhile, Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Dr Zahari Husin said Perodua was keen to expedite the delivery of the new Myvi to shorten its waiting period.
“Since its introduction nearly three months ago, the sale momentum has been strong. We hope it will continue at least until Hari Raya,” he said.
Zahari said the new Myvi bookings were about 83 per cent for the 1.5 variant and the remaining for the 1.3 variant.
“In terms of delivery, we are making adjustments over time. Currently, we have delivered 76 per cent of the 1.5 variant. We will continue to monitor the situation and try to make adjustments accordingly as we want to reduce the waiting period,” he said.
Aminar Rashid added that the market still offered Perodua growth opportunities, despite being close to saturation.
“Based on internal estimation, we see our sales volume of 17,693 units for January to be the highest-ever monthly market share of above 40 per cent, against a total industry volume of 43,930 units,” he said.
Aminar Rashid said the strong deliveries were spurred by the new Myvi as well as continued strong demand for other Perodua models. “To date, we have delivered over 20,000 new Myvi cars in Malaysia,” he said.