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  • Ford Malaysia notches up 650 units in sales in March

    Ford Malaysia notches up 650 units in sales in March

    Ford Malaysia has announced its retail sales figures in the country for the month of March 2016, which grew 24% from the previous month to 650 units. In February, the company managed to shift 524 units.

    The sales performance was largely contributed to by the Ranger. While 432 units of the pick-up truck were sold in February, the month of March saw a 19% increase to 513 units. Even discounting the Ranger, Ford’s sales of the rest of the line-up rose from 92 units in February to 137.

    Ford Focus 1.5L EcoBoost quick drive 3

    “As the most capable, most powerful and smartest truck in the market today, the Ranger stays true to ourBuilt Ford Tough heritage, and we’re pleased that demand continues to grow across both Peninsula and East Malaysia,” said David Westerman, managing director, Malaysia and Asia Pacific Emerging Markets, Ford Motor Company.

    As for the remaining units sold in March, they are represented by the other models in the line-up, including the recently-introduced Focus facelift with its 1.5 litre EcoBoost engine. We already had a go in the C-segment model, where we praised the car’s revised dynamics and easy-to-use assisted parking features.

  • Government to boost export of automotive components to Eurasia

    Government to boost export of automotive components to Eurasia

    The Indonesian Ministry of Trade is working to boost the export of products such as automotives, components and accessories to markets in Europe and Asia (Eurasia) in a bid to strengthen non-oil exports.

    “Through the largest exhibition of products of components, automotives and accessories, Indonesia is determined to penetrate Eurasia. This is a big opportunity for us,” Director General of the National Export Development of the Trade Ministry, Nus Nuzulia Ishak, stated here on Tuesday.

    Ishak said his side is targeting the European and Asian markets, especially Turkey, by bringing seven companies through Automechanika Istanbul 2016 event, scheduled for April 7 to 10 in Tuyap Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
    The Ministry of Trade expressed the hope that the exhibition will enable big time purchase of various products, especially vehicle batteries, oil filters and vehicle tires.

  • Bridgestone to establish auto parts JV in Indonesia

    Bridgestone to establish auto parts JV in Indonesia

    Bridgestone Corp. plans to establish a joint venture company to produce anti-vibration rubber products for automotive vehicles in Indonesia.

    The agreement was concluded on July 2 with PT Astra Otoparts Tbk, which manufactures and sells automotive parts in Indonesia.

    The JV is to build a manufacturing plant of anti-vibration rubber products, which is set to start operations in January 2016, according to a Bridgestone statement. The total amount of the investment by Bridgestone and Astra Otoparts will be $13 million.

    Bridgestone has seven facilities in five countries to manufacture automotive anti-vibration components. To achieve further global expansion, the firm said it needed a manufacturing base in Indonesia, a major car making state in the ASEAN region.

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  • After terrible year, Thailand’s auto sector is expecting 2015 recovery

    After terrible year, Thailand’s auto sector is expecting 2015 recovery

    The Thai auto industry may have suffered a terrible year, with domestic sales plummeting by almost 40 percent during the first 10 months, but many believe the worst has passed and that 2015 will be a year of recovery.

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  • Peugeot and China Changan Automotive in joint venture

    Peugeot and China Changan Automotive in joint venture

    French car giant Peugeot has agreed a new joint venture to manufacture light commercial vehicles and cars in China.

    Peugeot has signed an initial agreement with domestic carmaker China Changan Automotive Group. If it goes ahead, the deal will give Peugeot a bigger foothold in the fast-growing Chinese car market.

  • More room to develop for Thai automotive sector

    More room to develop for Thai automotive sector

    The automotive industry is on a roll, particularly in Thailand, which recorded a 47-month high domestic automobile sales last November. With the economic recovery and increasing purchasing power of consumers, the automobile market have been registering high growth and this in turn give rise to the need for adequate level of aftermarket service care.

    According to the latest findings of market research company GfK, there are a total of 3,200 shops in the country selling passenger car tires in the aftermarket. While tire specialist shops are uniformly spread out across the country, fast fit outlets make up a third of all shops and are more commonly found in Bangkok and vicinity area where demand tends to be higher compared to the other regions. Within the central region alone, more than one in two tire specialist shops are fast fitters.

    The 160 exhibitors from 40 countries in this year’s Tyrexpo Asia exhibition make it the largest in its 15 year history, attesting to the vibrancy of the automotive sector, according to the event organiser ECI International.

    Some other key automotive trends were uncovered by GfK Thailand’s automotive retail audit, such as the dominance of six main starter battery brands, which contribute nearly 95 percent of the total market sales. In addition, GfK findings reveal that conventional lead-acid batteries still take up the lion’s share of 80 percent sales in the replacement market as compared to maintenance-free batteries which form the remaining 20 percent.

    “The Thai automotive sector is already thriving, but looking at the current market situation, there is definitely still more room for development; to allow for more players to enter the field. Having said this, automotive is big business in Thailand, and there is no doubt that the industry will remain very competitive and continue its upward growth trend for many years to come,” said Wichit Purepong, general manager of GfK Thailand.

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