After months of anticipation and teasing, Volvo Car Malaysia has finally unveiled the latest 2020 Volvo S60 sedan for the Malaysian market in the form of the powerful 2020 Volvo S60 T8 R Design. The latest third-generation S60 four-door oferring marks the new wave of Volvo offerings here in Malaysia with its Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), Volvo’s advanced modular product platform.
The Tokyo Motor Show 2019 saw not only one Nissan EV concept, but two beautiful specimens. The Nissan Ariya Concept was showcased side by side with another EV concept that’s meant for chic urban commuters in the form of the Nissan IMk. Just like the Ariya, the IMk concept brings all the elements of high-tech and high-performance EV into a very modern and stylish package. (more…)
The Tokyo Motor Show 2019 is going on at full swing at the moment and all of the major Japanese manufacturers are showcasing their possible future in the automotive industry. Nissan is bringing their heat to the show with not one, but two concept vehicles and one of them is the Nissan Ariya Concept. (more…)
November 11 seems to be one of the days in the year when Lazada likes to have a special offering relating to cars. Last year, for its ‘11.11 Shopping Festival’, it teamed up with Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia to offer 11 units of a special edition of the Volkswagen Polo Black & White – only for purchase online.
For this year’s 11.11 Shopping Festival, they are partnering Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the Ford people, to offer a Limited Edition Ford Ranger Splash. Because it’s 2019, there are only 19 units available and they can be purchased only via the Lazada website. For those who remember the original Ranger Splash, it was a bright yellow (with blue available later on) but this 2019 Splash is available only in black.
The latest Ranger Splash, which is powered by a 2-litre 180 ps/420 Nm turbodiesel, is priced at RM138,888 (without insurance, Peninsular Malaysia private registration). For the money, you get a special front grille and black-themed items such as the sport bar, alloy wheels door mirror housings, kangaroo bar and fender flares. Value-added features include a built-in tollcard reader and a 360-degree camera display.
Although sales officially start on November 11, Lazada is accepting pre-orders through its Chup Dulu function. If you really want one, you should use this function as the 11 units of the Polo were booked within one minute of sales officially starting last year!
The Ranger Splash can be booked for a total of RM1,389 (1% of the price) and here’s how it works. From October 28 to November 10, customers must first pay the 10% deposit on the booking fee which is RM139 using the Lazada app. Then they check out and pay the balance of RM1,250 on November 11 to secure the booking. Once the final booking fee payment is made, the full amount of the booking is still refundable.
Because the process of buying a vehicle in Malaysia still involves a lot of documents that need to be signed and loan applications must be approved, it’s unlike buying other items online where you just pay and the goods are delivered to your house. So a representative from a Ford dealership will contact the customers to finalise the process.
The first 11 buyers who complete their booking process during Chup Dulu will also receive a RM500 PETRONAS gift card with their vehicle when it is delivered to them. Each unit comes with a warranty of 3 years or maximum of 100,000 kms as well as free scheduled maintenance for the first 5 years or maximum of 100,000 kms.
Commenting on the partnership with Lazada, SDAC’s Managing Director, Syed Ahmad Muzri Syed Faiz, said: “Consumers’ purchasing patterns have altered dramatically in recent years. With eCommerce entrenched in our daily lives and they have embraced purchasing items – including cars – online. This collaboration to offer the Limited Edition Ford Ranger Splash on Lazada’s online shopping platform gives us more opportunities to connect with a new generation of drivers through digitalization.”
“We always look at new ways of reaching out to our customers by forging ahead and transforming and providing unique shopping experiences, with more things to come in the spirit of ‘Go Further’,” he added.
Visit www.sdacford.com.my to know more about the Ranger Splash and other variants of the model.
Yesterday marked the official launch of Vehicle Safety Week 2019 which is currently taking place at the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) PC3 crash testing centre in Melaka. To mark this momentous occasion, our very own deputy prime minister, Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, was also there to unveil the official child restraint system guidelines called ‘Buku Garis Panduan Kerusi Keselamatan Kanak-kanak di Malaysia’. (more…)
Over 35 million Golfs in various versions have been produced worldwide since the first generation, 26 million of them at Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg plant in Germany. Now, the new generation –referred to as Golf 8 – is on the lines and the first cars will be in the showrooms in Germany and Austria in early December. The model will be launched on October 24.
To prepare for production, approximately 700 work steps were analyzed at over 400 workshops to leverage existing efficiency reserves. Numerous process improvements have been implemented to make sure the eighth generation of the bestseller can be built more efficiently than its predecessor.
The Golf 8 has over 2,700 individual parts and components with 962 wiring systems and 1,340 metres of cable. That is 31 wiring systems and just under 100 metres of cable more than in the Golf 7.
One hour cut in production time
“The Golf 8 is much more complex than its predecessor. Nevertheless, we have cut average manufacturing time by about one hour. Because the Golf 8 belongs to the second-generation of MQB products, we achieved a significant reduction in production investments. Our platform strategy is delivering. The team in Wolfsburg have given their all for the Golf 8. Production processes have become more efficient overall. That is a great achievement and I would like to say a big thank you to all employees,” said Dr. Andreas Tostmann, Volkswagen Brand Board Member for Production.
Due to greater standardization of plant and processes for the Golf 8, ramp-up investments for a successful start of production have been cut by more than half compared with the model’s predecessor. Total investments for the new Golf are in the mid three-digit million euro range. Given the current platform strategy, 80% of existing body shop plant and equipment can be used. New equipment has been installed for the side panels of the Golf 8 with their striking tornado line. This new plant is not only much more flexible but it is also 40% more productive.
Commissioning the Golf 8, i.e. installing all data, is fully automated and carried out via a fast WLAN network while the vehicle is still on the production line. As a result, manufacturing time for this process step remains unchanged even though the volume of data is higher. From next year, a new fully-automated generation of driverless transport systems will ensure the faster supply of material, a key factor in efficient factory processes. Body shop logistics will see a 7% improvement in productivity through the use of 23 transport robots. Incidentally, starting with delivery of the steel sheet, the Golf travels 69 kms on production lines until the finished car leaves the factory.
To know more about Volkswagen models available in Malaysia, visit www.volkswagen.com.my.
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