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Victory Credit Sdn Bhd Becomes First NISSAN 3S Centre In Seremban

Seremban Victory Credit Sdn Bhd, an authorised dealer of Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM) has officially launched its Nissan 3S dealership in Seremban, providing convenience and efficient services to the surrounding community in Negeri Sembilan.

(L-R) Christopher Tan, Sales & Marketing Director of ETCM, Yang Berhormat Tuan Anthony Loke, Minister of Transport Malaysia, Alfred Tham, Founder & Managing Director of Seremban Victory Credit Sdn Bhd & Trevor Tham, Director of Seremban Victory Credit Sdn Bhd

The ceremony was officiated by Yang Berhormat Tuan Anthony Loke, Minister of Transport Malaysia, who was accompanied by Mr Christopher Tan, Sales and Marketing Director of Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd, and Mr Trevor Tham, Director of Seremban Victory Credit Sdn Bhd.

“We are pleased to present you the new Seremban Victory Nissan 3S Centre, with an improved, larger, and more accessible 3S centre to fulfil the needs of the Seremban community. With the additional facilities, we will be able to provide our customers with a complete Nissan experience all under one roof”, said Trevor Tham Lin Sing, Director of Seremban Victory Credit Sdn Bhd.

The new Seremban Victory Nissan 3S Centre covers a total build-up area of 12,000 square feet. With an investment of RM10 million, it has the capacity to display up to 8 Nissan models in the showroom, and 13 service bays which are capable of accommodating 40 vehicles a day. A 1-stop for insurance and hire purchase services, as well as indoor air conditioned new vehicle delivery bay, WI-FI equipped customer waiting lounge and a kids’ playroom are some of the facilities that customers can enjoy at the new Nissan 3S Centre.

“As the state capital of Negeri Sembilan, Seremban’s economic and human capital growth has been steadily growing. It is crucial for us to make our presence even stronger here in Seremban, and support Nissan owners with a Nissan 3S Centre that complies with Nissan’s Global Retail Standards”, said Christopher Tan Kok Leong, Sales and Marketing Director of ETCM (above, left).

Operation hours for the Seremban Victory Nissan 3S Centre are from 9.00am to 6.00pm every Monday to Friday, and 10.00am to 5.00pm every Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays. The service centre is open from 8.00am to 5.00pm every Monday to Saturday. For appointments, customers can call the Seremban Victory Credit Sdn Bhd at 06-720 2666 or 06-720 2888.

For more information, visit www.nissan.com.my or contact Nissan Customer Care Centre Hotline at 1800-88-3838.

BMW Group Malaysia Appoints Millennium Welt Kuantan As Newest BMW Motorrad Representative On East Coast

BMW Group Malaysia has appointed Millennium Welt as its newest representative for the BMW Motorrad brand in Kuantan and the East Coast Region of Peninsular Malaysia.

Harald Hoelzl, Managing Director and CEO of BMW Group Malaysia (below) said, “We see great potential for growth in the East Coast for premium motorcycles and Millennium Welt has been a valuable partner for us in delivering the promise for BMW premium experience to our customers in Kuantan. We are confident they are the choice dealership to help us further cement our position in the region, now extending the impeccable premium experience to motorcycle enthusiasts in the East Coast as well.”

Owen Riley, Head of BMW Motorrad Malaysia, meanwhile said, “With Millennium Welt Kuantan’s appointment, we look forward to welcoming more riders from the East Coast region to Make Life A Ride. The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia with its great windy roads down the coast is perfect for motorcycle riding but more importantly, the area delivers over 50 motorcycles annually and has the potential to grow steadily year on year.”

Millennium Welt is no stranger to BMW Group Malaysia with a proven track record as a representative of the brands BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad in Seremban as well as a representative of the BMW brand in Batu Pahat and Kuantan. At the BMW Group Malaysia’s 8^th Dealer Awards ceremony held earlier this year, Millennium Welt took home 13 awards, including the BMW Excellence Club Award.

Bryan Wong, Managing Director of Millennium Welt Group of Companies said, “As the official dealership for the BMW brand in Kuantan since 2016, we have built solid credibility with our customers in Pahang and its surrounding areas. Riding on this momentum, we believe the addition of BMW Motorrad to our portfolio of premium vehicles will translate into a higher number of deliveries in the area.”

Millennium Welt Kuantan now offers a wider range of products and services consisting of BMW and BMW Motorrad models, as well as MINI Service.

By consolidating the sales and service of BMW automobiles and BMW Motorrad under one roof, Millennium Welt Kuantan will be able to communicate a more focused brand identity to the market. This also enables BMW to serve its customers more efficiently through a more streamlined channel.

Millennium Welt Kuantan operates from the 28,000 sq ft showroom facility, capable of displaying up to five BMW vehicles and eight BMW Motorrad motorcycles. The showroom is located at 32, Jalan Teluk Sisek, 25000 Kuantan, Pahang.

Bermaz Mazda Announces “Mazda Sports Day” Open To All!

All ye Mazda Zoom-Zoom fans take note! Mazda cars have been designed and built for drivers to experience the joys of spirited driving. That is why the MazdaSports Division is dedicated to delivering the Jinba Ittai driving experience to everyone.

MazdaSports Academy is introducing the “MazdaSports Day”, where everyone can experience the driving ability of a Mazda through a dynamic test drive course and participate in exciting driver challenges with prizes to be won.

The MazdaSports Day is a fun driving experience programme open for everyone to join and personally experience Mazda’s “Celebrate Driving” brand essence. Participation is free. Set to take place July 7 & 8, 2018 (Saturday & Sunday) at the Shah Alam Stadium from 9:00AM – 5:00PM.

For more information on MazdaSports Day, visit Mazda Malaysia’s Facebook Page. (https://www.facebook.com/mazdamy/).

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REVIEWED: Renault Koleos 2.5 4WD SUV – There Should Be More Of These On The Road! [+Video]

No, I’m not kidding, nor am I on drugs; I really liked this SUV from Renault, despite the marques less-than-perfect heritage in the country. It’s an affliction that’s not unique to Renault of course, just about every carmaker represented here has a skeleton or two in their respective closets, but some like Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Citroen, etc. have fared worse than others, and that was no fault of the cars actually. They weren’t properly homologated and ‘tropicalised’ for our climate, as I mentioned in my in-car video below…

This is not one of those cars. Through the Renault-Nissan alliance, at least they got this one right unlike the old Alfa Romeo Arna, because the Koleos represents the best of both worlds; Japanese reliability coupled with French panache. The aforementioned Arna got that one bass-ackwards, so let’s try and forget that monstrosity shall we?

In the time I had the Renault Koleos, I clocked up more mileage than any test-car I’ve driven this year, as the photos attest, I legged it out of town. On the open highway, the Koleos – despite its CVT – proved to be quite a remarkable cruiser, effortlessly tackling even the more twisty bits once I said adios to the highway.

Power from its 2.5-litre in-line 4-cylinder is rated at 171Ps and 226Nm, and while these may not be huge numbers, the Koleos does put this grunt to good use, especially when it comes to long-haul highway drives, averaging about 8.3L for every 100km, while attaining speeds well in excess of the national highway limit. The feather in its cap though is the All-Mode 4×4 iTechnology drive system.

In normal driving conditions, all the power from the engine goes to the front wheels, however, during times of hard acceleration, or when the on-board computer detects any wheel-slip, it instantly sends power to the back wheels. You can actually monitor this in real-time thanks to a graphic in the instrument cluster that constantly conveys the front and rear torque-split in percentages. But for actual off-road driving, the Koleos comes with a 4×4 Lock function that instantly enables a 50:50 front/rear torque split. Pretty cool. For the full specifications list, click to download this brochure: KOLEOS BROCHURE 2018

Now here’s the best part… thanks to the 0% GST implemented on June 1st, and before the SST kicks in later this year, the Renault Koleos is yours for only RM189,000! Psst! The Koleos 2WD variants are even cheaper. We recently highlighted the new pricing for Renault vehicles in Malaysia, and you can check them right here.

The full press release on the Koleos can be downloaded here: New Koleos, Renault’s Flagship SUV, Now Available In 4WD

If you’re looking for a full-size SUV, you simply have to check this one out. Take it for a test drive, because to me it’s like a hidden gem among a sea of other more popular SUVs, and it really, really deserves its time in the limelight. I loved it. – Chris Wee.

Renault Koleos 2.5 Photo Gallery…

The New 2019 Volvo S60 – Thor’s Hammer Strikes Again! [+Videos]

Does anyone remember the Volvo S60 of the new millennium? If you’re a car freak like me, you should. Debuting in 2000, there was one variant brought in by (then) Federal Auto Cars called the S60 T5 and it looked like this:

Well, unbeknownst to many, this was one of the cars that actually began the widespread use of the term ‘sleeper’ among car enthusiasts because below that unassuming bonnet up front lay a 2.3-litre, turbocharged 5-cylinder engine that produced 247bhp and 330Nm of torque. No, really.

Top speed was a governed 250kmh, and 0-100kmh was achieved in 6.8sec. Those figures are impressive even today, so let’s not forget that this was almost 20-years ago!

Carrying on this fine ‘sleeper’ tradition, the new Volvo S60 has made its debut recently in the USA, and it’s a stunner! Here’s what The Car Connection had to say about the new 2019 S60’s powertrains…

“A trio of engines lie under the 2019 S60’s hood, each with its own name: T5, T6, and T8. In the T5, a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 cranks out 250 horsepower, which is sent via an 8-speed automatic transmission to the front wheels. The T6 adds a supercharger for a total of 316 hp delivered to all four corners. Topping the line is the T8 plug-in hybrid that adds an electric motor for a combined output of 400 horsepower.”

Here’s the product walk-around video…

And from Auto Express UK, here’s the latest regarding the 2019 Volvo S60…

Volvo’s journey to fully-fledged premium car maker is now complete. With its XC SUV models matching or beating anything BMW, Audi or Mercedes can offer, and its S and V 90 models providing stiff competition for the likes of the BMW 5 Series, Audi A6 and Merc E-Class, now it’s the turn of an all-new compact executive – the S60.

This model, though, has the toughest task of them all. When it arrives in UK showrooms next year, it’ll line up against an all-new 3 Series, not to mention Mercedes’ revised C-Class, Audi’s A4 and Jaguar’s XE.

Volvo’s President and CEO Håkan Samuelsson calls the S60 “one of the most exciting Volvo cars we’ve ever made” and “a true driver’s car.” Big claims. It’ll be made at an all-new plant in the US in Charleston, South Carolina with a clear leaning to the big and lucrative US and Chinese markets.

2019 Volvo S60 Photo Gallery (photos from Auto Express UK)…

Perodua & Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd Receive ISO 9001 & 14001 Certification

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) and its fully-owned subsidiary Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd have been formally certified by SIRIM to the latest 2015 versions of the ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) 9001 and 14001 standards, emphasising the company’s commitment to customer satisfaction and environmental responsibility.

To obtain ISO 9001 certification, an organisation must comply with quality best practices in their work processes, with the aim of improving customer satisfaction in every sense. ISO 14001 however, focuses on environmental standards. “SIRIM’s ISO recognition means a lot to Perodua as it reinforces our vision of becoming a regionally competitive player and demonstrates our strive for Kaizen or continuous improvement,” said Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer Datuk (Dr) Aminar Rashid Salleh (below, centre) at a certificate presentation ceremony held recently at Perodua’s headquarters in Sungai Choh.

Also present at the ceremony was SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd Managing Director En Mohd Azanuddin Salleh, (above, right) who presented the certificates to Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd Managing Director Dato’ Dr Zahari Husin (above, left). Perodua first adopted ISO standards in 1998. ISO 9001 was extended to Perodua sales and service branches in stages from 2005, standardising the customer experience across the board. All Perodua branches are currently ISO-certified.

Altogether, Perodua has successfully undergone one ISO 14001 and three ISO 9001 version upgrades, including today’s certification, which covers a total of 39 sales and 55 service branches nationwide, plus 35 departments under Perodua Headquarters. “The demands of the market and industry never stop changing, and it is essential that we constantly update our standards and procedures to adapt and respond to those changes. Only if we remain relevant to our customers can we exceed their expectations,” said Datuk (Dr) Aminar. “With this certification upgrade, we hope to further reduce the satisfaction index gap between us and other recognised international players,” he added.

Datuk (Dr) Aminar said that Perodua will also extend these standards to its business partners, be they dealers or suppliers in the near future. “We will ensure our business partners and suppliers comply with green practices as required by ISO standards, including the sourcing of materials in environmentally-friendly ways,” he said. Besides taking customer satisfaction and environmental management to new heights, ISO practices have also led to improvements for Perodua’s internal processes and communications, as well as customer deliveries, amongst many others.

First introduced in 1987, ISO 9001 is one of the world’s most widely-used quality management systems, with the latest 2015 revision expanding the requirements to include risk-based thinking. ISO 14001 was born in 1996 and concerns environmental management and pollution prevention. The latest ISO 14001:2015 revision brings additional emphasis on leadership, strategic planning, proactive initiatives and even communications strategies.