Perodua sees 10pc rise in overseas orders

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) expects the contribution of its international sales to total group
sales to increase to 10 per cent by 2015 from just three per cent presently.

Managing Director Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh said this was based on rising demand from overseas markets, especially Sri Lanka.

"Demand from Sri Lanka is so high that we recorded a 300 per cent increase in sales this year compared to last year.

"Our brand has slowly been accepted there and our market share in Sri Lanka currently is between 12 and 15 per cent," he told reporters after the handing over the new Myvi to its first five buyers here today.


Aminar also said Perodua was on track to export the new Perodua Myvi under the Daihatsu Sirion badge this month.

"The first 500 shipment will help boost our completely-built-up export units to our neighbour. On average, we expect to export 350 units per month of the model to Indonesia within a 12-month timeframe.

"We are also looking to export the new Perodua Myvi under the Perodua brand to five of our seven export markets which include Mauritius, Singapore, Nepal, Fiji and Sri Lanka," he said.

For the local customers, Aminar said Perodua would ensure that they receive their vehicles at the shortest possible time.

"We have learnt a lesson from the previous experience and try to decrease the booking time to one or two months," he said. When MyVi was first introduced in 2005, the waiting time was six to nine months. -- Bernama