Motorists will soon see a new police patrol car on the roads which replaces the aging Proton Wira and Waja models. The new model to be used will be the Toyota Corolla Altis which has been accepted by the Home Ministry as a new Mobile Patrol Vehicle (MPV) for the PDRM.

425 units will be supplied by Go Auto Sales Sdn. Bhd., with the first 100 units being delivered in less than 2 months for use in the days leading up to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2020 which will be hosted in Kuala Lumpur. The remainder will be delivered 2 months later.

A prototype unit of the Corolla Altis was shown to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in Putrajaya. The MPVs will come with 5 years of free scheduled service and each unit will be equipped with additional special accessories such as an Integrated Light Sound System and Fleet Management System, as well as a VHF communication radio set.

“This is the second time Go Auto has been awarded with a tender. Before this, we successfully delivered 200 units of 4WD vehicles to the PDRM last year, which was earlier than the expected time-frame,” said Go Auto Group Executive Director, Dato’ SM Azli SM Nasimuddin.

“Our main focus is Special Vehicles and we are actively bidding in open government and private tenders as it is part of our business diversification. The stiff competition in the automotive industry now has led to Go Auto being more aggressive and creative to remain competitive in the business,” he said.

Go Auto, incorporated in 2013, is the business partner of China’s Great Wall Motor (GWM) and manufactures and distributes Haval SUV and GWM vehicles in Malaysia and ASEAN market. The company was the first to be awarded with a car manufacturing license for Energy Efficient Vehicles (EEVs) by the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) under the National Automotive Policy (NAP) 2014.

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