Konvoi Perodua Aruz TransBorneo sempat berkunjung ke Rumah Jagaan Anak-Anak Yatim Al-Yakim ketika melalui Sandakan semalam.
Konvoi yang melibatkan enam kenderaan Aruz itu turut menghulurkan bantuan berbentuk wang sebanyak RM5,000 kepada di samping menyediakan makan tengah hari untuk 20 anak yatim dan lima penjaga yang menghuni rumah berkenaan.
Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Perodua, Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad berkata kunjungan mereka bertujuan untuk memberi sinar dalam setiap kanak-kanak di rumah tersebut.
“Kami mendekati mereka supaya mereka tahu bahawa masih ada yang prihatin dan mengambil berat tentang mereka. Mereka juga umpama keluarga buat kami. Mereka memberi inspirasi kepada kami untuk tidak berputus asa dan sentiasa kuat dalam menempuh apa jua cabaran dan rintangan hidup.
“Sebagai sebuah syarikat tempatan yang mengutamakan insan, kami berharap agar sumbangan kami ini sedikit sebanyak memberikan manfaat kepada mereka,”katanya.
Sejak dilepaskan 16 Mac lalu, konvoi Perodua Aruz TransBorneo telah merentasi Sibu, Bintulu, Miri, Kota Kinabalu, Kundasang dan Sandakan sebelum menamatkan pengembaraan di Tawau.
Perodua Aruz semakin mendapat tempat di hati rakyat Malaysia sejak diperkenalkan Januari lalu apabila 14,000 tempahan telah pun di buat dengan 4,000 unit telah pun diserahkan kepada pemilik.
Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Perodua, Dato Zainal Abidin Ahmad berkata pihaknya kini sedang bercadang untuk mngembangkan lagi bahagian pasaran di Malaysia Timur daripada 40 peratus pada masa ini.
“Saya dengan berbesar hati ingin mengumumkan bahawa sejak pelancaran Perodua Aruz pada Januari lalu, lebih 4,000 unit telah diserahkan kepada pemiliknya daripada 14,000 tempahan di seluruh negara setakat ini.
“Sambutan yang menggalakkan daripada rakyat Malaysia telah mendorong kami untuk bekerja dengan lebih keras dalam memperbaiki tempoh masa penghantaran kami dan memberikan perkhidmatan yang lebih baik kepada anda,” katanya ketika majlis pelepasan Konvoi Perodua Aruz TransBorneo, hari ini.
Meskipun segmen SUV tujuh tempat duduk memiliki pelbagai persaingan namun ciri-ciri yang dimiliki Aruz menjadikan kereta nasional kedua negara itu kini menjadi semakin popular.
Ini 5 sebab mengapa kami rasa Perodua Aruz bakal terajui segmen SUV di Malaysia:
1) Harga berpatutan
Rakyat Malaysia mampu memiliki sebuah kenderaan SUV dengan harga serendah RM74,900 bagi varian X dan RM79,000 untuk varian AV. Harga kompetitif yang ditawarkan meletakkan Aruz model SUV yang paling murah di pasaran jika dibandingkan dengan jentera keluaran jenama lain didalam kelasnya.
2) Tujuh tempat duduk
Aruz didatangkan dengan tujuh tempat duduk sekaligus antara pesaing terdekat dalam kategori itu adalah Honda BRV dan Toyota Avanza namun kedua-duanya memiliki tanda harga yang lebih tinggi – sekitar RM8+,+++ ke atas.
3) Lengkap dengan ciri keselamatan
Didatangkan dengan enam beg udara dan Kawalan Kestabilan Kederaan (VSC) yang standard bagi semua varian bermakna anda tidak perlu membayar lebih untuk mendapatkan ciri-ciri ini!
4) Jimat minyak
Seperti kenderaan Perodua lain, Aruz adalah Kenderaan Cekap Tenaga (EEV) – diperakui kerajaan Malaysia – sekaligus menjadi kenderaan dengan penggunaan bahan api paling efisien dalam kelasnya.
5) Reka bentuk bergaya dan praktikal
Aruz memiliki ketinggian 220mm dari tanah lantas memberikan pemandu penghilatan yang lebih jelas dan luas dan pemandu tidak perlu risau kalau cermin sisi menjadi mangsa ‘handle’motosikal yang menyelinap!
Perodua kini telah mencatat satu lagi kejayaan baharu dimana lebih dari 100,000 unit Perodua Myvi generasi ketiga berjaya dijual kepada para pengguna di dalam negara setakat ini. Model yang dikatakan paling berjaya dalam sejarah Perodua mencatat nombor jualan besar ini walaupun baru dilancarkan pada November 2017. Setakat ini, jumlah tempahan untuk Perodua Myvi generasi ketiga telahpun mencecah lebih 150,000 dan pihak Perodua. (more…)
The Perodua Myvi has achieved another milestone, with over 100,000 units of the third-generation model already on the road as of today. “We are glad to announce that since the third-generation Perodua Myvi’s launch in November 2017, we have delivered over 100,000 of them to happy customers – that’s an average of over 1,560units a week,”Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd Managing Director, Dato’ Dr Zahari Husin said.
He added that customer feedback has been largely positive, with many of them liking the Myvi’s stylish looks, practicality, ease to drive, low running costs thanks to its frugality and economical maintenance, generous space despite its compact size, plus advanced features usually only found in more premium cars.
“The Perodua Myvi is by far the most successful model in our history. The original Myvi launched in 2005 into a market then dominated by sedans. By 2013 it had overtaken the Kancil’s all-time sales (708,000 units from 1994 to 2009) and to date, we have sold nearly 1.1 million Myvis altogether,” said Dato’ Dr Zahari. Orders for the third-generation Myvi have reached a cumulative 150,000, and Perodua continues to work hard to fulfil those orders as properly and promptly as it can.
“We thank all Malaysians for welcoming the Myvi into your homes with open arms – it really encourages and motivates us to keep improving so we can serve you better. At Perodua, we never forget that we are a People First company,” Dato’ Dr Zahari added.
Perodua closed 2018 with a record 227,243 cars sold, making it Malaysia’s leading carmaker for the 13th consecutive year. The company has sold nearly 3.5 million cars since 1994.
Not a typo. Following its launch(<– link) last month, Perodua is off to a good start in 2019 with over 20,100 vehicles sold in the first month of the year, of which the compact car company registered 1,025 units of its recently launched SUV the Aruz on the last day of January.
“Despite the delay in the registration of Aruz, we managed to maximise the delivery of Aruz up to the wee hours, in anticipation of the long CNY break,”Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd Managing Director, Dato’ Dr. Zahari Husin said.
In case you missed it, here’s our walkaround video at the launch of the Aruz on 15th Jan 2019…
“Pending official figure from MAA, we estimated our market share for January 2019 to be around 41.7% market share for Perodua and 9.2% growth from 18,400 Perodua vehicles sold in December 2018,” he said. Compared to the same period last year, Perodua sold 20,100 units or 13.6% more in January this year against 17,700 units done in January 2018.
“While Aruz has been received well with 8,000 booking so far, our other models has been doing equally well with more than 19,000 units registered in January,” Dato’ Dr. Zahari said. “The strong demand on Aruz has resulted some waiting period especially for the AV variant. We are doing our best to reduce this waiting period to a more acceptable level,” Dato’ Dr. Zahari said.
He added that currently, the order composition is of the Aruz 85% for the Advanced Version (priced at RM77,900 without insurance) and the remaining 15% is for the X variant (priced at RM72,900 without insurance). “On the speculation that Perodua Aruz’s price will increase, I wish to clarify that we are maintaining the price for the Aruz which is RM72,900 for the X variant and RM77,900 for the Advanced Version,” Dato’ Dr. Zahari said.
On the demand for its other models, Dato’ Dr. Zahari said sales are encouraging with the new Perodua Myvi still leading in terms of sales with over 8,400 units sold in January. Its other models are also leading in their respective segments with the Axia, Bezza and Alza selling more than 5,500 units, 3,400 units and 1,600 units respectively in January.
“Please come by to the most convenient Perodua sales showroom and speak to our authorised sales advisor on our offerings. I am sure that we have the right vehicle for your motoring needs,” Dato’ Dr. Zahari said. “To all those celebrating this Lunar New Year, we at Perodua, wish you health, prosperity and happiness. Please be safe on the road,” he added.
As for 2018, Perodua had an excellent year as expected, with 227,243 vehicles sold. FULL details after the Aruz launch Photo Gallery…
2019 Perodua Aruz Launch Photo Gallery…
Perodua 2018 Sales Results…
Perodua recorded its best-ever sales performance of 227,243 units in 2018, and aims to better that figure by 1.7% to 231,000 units by end-2019, underpinned by the Myvi and the recent introduction of the Aruz. The Myvi was Perodua’s best-selling model in 2018, with 82,122 registered out of 117,844 booked in that year alone. From its November 2017 launch to date, the Myvi’s numbers have exceeded 91,500 registrations and 147,000 bookings.
The Axia, Bezza and Alza are still at the top of their respective segments with 70,821, 49,911 and 24,389 units sold respectively in 2018. “Perodua’s aim to boost its sales by 1.7% this year will not only strengthen the brand but offer some relief to the Malaysian car industry, which is forecast to grow very minimally this year,”Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad told the press today at the company’s Chinese New Year Luncheon.
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) expects an incremental 0.21% total industry volume (TIV) growth to 600,000 units this year from 598,714 units last year. The association explained that last year’s growth was artificial due to the one-off June-August tax holiday, and barring any fresh incentives, the market should remain at this level in 2019.
“For Perodua, the Myvi is expected to remain popular this year, and since we started order-taking for the Aruz on 3 January, we have collected nearly 5,700 bookings to date. Given that our sales target is 2,500 units monthly, the figure is very encouraging indeed,” said Dato’ Zainal.
Perodua also expects to increase its component purchases by 20% from RM5 billion last year to RM6 billion this year. This is in line with the demand expected in 2019 and will directly benefit local automotive suppliers.
According to Dato’ Zainal, over 219,000 vehicles rolled out of the Perodua Manufacturing Sdn Bhd and Perodua Global Manufacturing Sdn Bhd plants combined in 2018, and the national carmaker expects to better that figure by 10.5% to 242,000 vehicles in 2019.
In after-sales, Perodua broke many of its own records in terms of service intakes (2018 2.17 million intakes versus 2017 2.1 million intakes – 3% up) and sales of parts and accessories (2018 RM320.8 million versus 2017 RM288.5 million – 11% up). Its Body & Paint and Pre-Owned Vehicle businesses also saw encouraging growth.
“After-sales is just as important as sales to us as it sustains us in this ever-competitive market. We want to improve in this area further as it is with customer care that we will be able to further strengthen our brand in this country. We thank all Malaysians for their strong support over the years and we look forward to serving you for many more years to come,” Dato’ Zainal said.
Sempena Tahun Baru Cina 2019, Perodua telah membuat satu lawatan ke Hospital Selayang untuk memberikan sedikit kegembiraan kepada pesakit kanak-kanak di wad pediatrik hospital tersebut.
Program ziarah pesakit kanak-kanak telah dijalankan pada Sabtu lepas 10 sukarelawan Perodua serta maskot UFirst Ari mengedarkan angpow dan hamper yang mengandungi beg tali dan alat tulis kepada kira-kira 80 orang pesakit kanak-kanak.
Juadah hidangan makan tengahari juga telah disediakan untuk menambahkan lagi suasana gembira dan meriah di wad pediatrik tersebut. (more…)
Setelah berjaya mencatat jualan tertinggi dalam sejarah pada tahun 2018, Perodua mempunyai sasaran baharu bagi tahun 2019 dimana mereka akan berusaha keras untuk mencapai jumlah jualan unit kenderaan sebanyak 231,000 atau 4% peningkatan jika dibandingkan jualan tahun lepas. (more…)
Derived from the word ‘arus’ which means ‘current’ in Bahasa Malaysia, second national carmaker Perodua finally took the wraps-off the much-awaited new Arus 7-seater SUV at a huge launch event at MITEC recently. Perodua is no stranger to the SUV/MPV game, having introduced models like the Rusa, Kembara and Nautica in the past. Here’s the first walkabout video directly from the launch!
It does beg the question though whether the Arus is indeed an SUV or an MPV, because it seats seven but only has 2-wheel drive. Perhaps we’ll call it an MPSUV then. Levity aside, there are two variants to choose from, the X and AV or ‘Advance’, priced at RM72,900 and RM77,900 respectively. You can download the official Aruz brochure here: Perodua ARUZ_Brochure
Powertrain wise, both variants of the Aruz run a 1.5-litre (1,496cc), 4-cyl (2NR-VE) DOHC engine with Dual-VVTi that churns out about 102bhp and 133Nm of torque, mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission that sends power to the rear wheels. Fuel-efficiency seems to be the key here as opposed to outright power, because the Aruz is capable of returning 15.6km/L in ‘Eco Idle’ mode. Speaking of wheels, the Aruz rides on 17-inch alloys (both variants), shod with 215/60 R17 tyres.
Stay tuned for the official test drive coming soon!
Setelah sekian lama dalam perancangan masa depan Perodua, SUV 7-tempat duduk terkini iaitu Perodua Aruz 2019 telahpun dilancarkan secara rasmi sebentar tadi. Seperti yang telah diumumkan oleh Perodua awal bulan ini, terdapat dua varian yang boleh dipilih oleh para pelanggan iaitu X dan AV (Advance). (more…)
Institut Automotif, Robotik dan IoT Malaysia (MARii) bersama Perodua baru sahaja menamatkan Program Karakuri MARii dimana 30 peserta dari 15 syarikat telah dianugerahkan dengan sijil selesai program oleh CEO MARii, Dato’ Madani Sahari.
Menurut Dato’ Madani Sahari, “Industri automotif hanya boleh berkembang apabila terdapat usaha bersama dalam keseluruhan ekosistem automotif. Program MARii Karakuri adalah contoh platform kerjasama yang membolehkan peningkatan ekosistem.” (more…)
Perodua Aruz semakin mendapat tempat di hati rakyat Malaysia sejak diperkenalkan Januari lalu apabila 14,000 tempahan telah pun di buat dengan 4,000 unit telah pun diserahkan kepada pemilik.
