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You Will Walk Alone .. Sapura Industrial!

Some disturbing but rather interesting news aka rumours over the week end..that SIB will do a MBO..that is Management Buyout and not some MBA related thing,on the owners of Sapura Holdings which means it will be an independent entity by year end. The most cleverest response i got from the elitist this weekend was why not..if the price is right, but in rebuttle, it also means a hostile takeover which means a head on with Dato Seri and you DO NOT WANT THAT. You see, ive been with this guy for over 14 years and time after time , his enthrusted well fed cats of the Generals will do this Art Thou Brutus on him but each time he gets stronger,gather stronger allies and wins the battles each time which also means he may have let most Midases get by. But this blow of a low humiliating sort which has never happened in the Group before will get him in battle mood.Trust Me.And you guys just dont have the tenacity or capability to cope.Not only that you will be reaped of economic stability,any future deliberation of surviving "life" comfortably will be completely out of your hands.More importantly,TSS and owners of Perodua are all his buddies, so where u wanna go??Salleh Jani Pang and his distributors??You guys becoming more of a joke every day but that's gods way of payback for your "kind" crude and rude  words and actions on people a notch or 2 on u i think....
Sure, the creme in the company is all set up for life, but what about the miserly earners,and like i said, if its for shrinking purposes or anything to that effect , do deploy the VSS , of 14 years service , i ll gladly take it and everyone wins see.N ..it takes a madman to tell you that???cmannnn..hehe..Salam...

Khenduri Tahlil Allahyarham Dato Haji Yahya Talib..

May You Rest In Peace . Bah, and that the entire family misses you so much ..alfateha..

at crossroads...IASB still in a daze...

Technically , there is nothing wrong with the leadership here, but when you have purely self interest of control, in  itself diminishing all forms of  fairness in running this  organization , as small as 7 such as this, a lot can go wrong, hence  the results in the end can only be as rubbish as we would want to be. It is likened from the start to be a Goliath v David  take to the battle , an "employees  employer" concept to be shown high and proud,a "what we think you should be from the start " kind of admission, silently..to you wouldnt last 5 months and then we take it all kind  of dream,but moving on to the third year now, yes, the battles been hard and even vulgar at times, but the truths and innocence  of it all still have the upper hand at time of reporting , and my guess , its gonna get even uglier!
To know more of whats in sight here,we d have to be a bit analytical than to unleash all the powers of the tongue without brains as most would usually do....this RE sector is actually a rubbish chute out of this organization, by that i mean , this most hated, most weakest,most hardhit  set up is designed to take all the perceptively rubbished employees out of the Group.From this guy that saw the hey days of SBT then to make it his  own, to other meaningless souls that persevere here then  last but not least ,yours truly,to make it as  the icing on the cake , we should have been history at Sapura as at today.
It is a typical corporate culture here saying dont say we never gave you a chance kind of element and the stakes from the beginning were so utter rubbish i never quite figure it out till now why this GM accepted it.
First , IASB was burdened with RM 2 million debt carried over from Metal Formers,then this floozy set up which was was raped,gang raped,ridiculed with ridiculous  sales terms,selling even 7 absorbers and fully collected of the sales price  a month was considered an achievement,a revamp was highly needed then .A shuffle at the top,some Chinese Sales Managers created some lee way in marketing of a chinese dominated industry,a new chapter was borne,with it a concentration only on distributorship or a b to b model, the rest intended was extended to another day.
But typical of Malays, akin to Melayu Mudah Lupa novel  written by Tun, the same unhealthy culture  only inhibited by the subsidized , privileged,dreamers   race  creeps in. Big Heads naturally got bigger at the top, maybe bigger  enough than the owners, it is only my show now making all others here redundant and useless, the future here is at most set for 3 people  , his,his secretary  and  the sales manager ,the rest must figure another way to survive in what is the most potentially benefiting market other than the health care industry in the country today  or that you prefer to walk.Okay, the numbers are in and most of us here rely on that profitability to take something back in April,but year in year out,you lose out to SIB's accounts on things that create losses for us,i have to write about this nonsensical explanation not to give us anything then ...while it was another trivial account loss last year, this year its non IASB losses of a couple of hundred kay  ,i am really wondering if they are sincere enough to let us work here, so why not the golden handshake yo?!And since SIB s Marketing is stacked with 10 raring daring and " caring "  salesmen, let them handle RE as well,,..the GM can be absorbed too , all reporting to COO.
At least its amicable and a win win situation for both, and more importantly,it is  the only Sapura Way.. isnt it...after all...whats it to biggest fabricator in the world yo?..nothing much at all...i bet.
So, when they are not sure if the end users even know the brand Proride, how to reach them in the most effective manner, or at least leave one job scope to one person,i will lodge a police report of my rights  to FB against the top management for unnecessary complains to my mum , the rest , should i say, help me god. On a footnote, why even bother to  answer What Is Marketing at the meeting when you only have RM 1400 a month to spend on A&P ., slam the door on Spanco,deny all government assistances,when  , my Dreamscope Production spends 10 times that in the past,and my , what a run it was....ask SIC and F1 yo..!~..haha..Salam

Unveiled:Proton Preve Hatchback.

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PERODUA SELLS RECORD 189.000 VEHICLES IN 2012.RETAINS LEADING MARKET SHARE WITH 30.2%

Same news, different year. This time last year, we brought to you news that Perodua sold 180,000 vehicles in 2011, securing its market leader position for the sixth consecutive year. This morning, Perodua revealed that it sold 189,000 vehicles in 2012, its highest ever yearly total, beating 2010′s 188,600 units.

The 189k total translates to an estimated 30.2% market share, which means that P2 is #1 in Malaysia for the seventh year running. Total sales beat the company’s 188k-unit target for 2012, thanks to “aggressive promotional campaigns as well as a healthy demand for vehicles,” said Perodua MD Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh.

“The demand for vehicles this year has been very encouraging as competition is heating up, especially from the foreign carmakers. Nevertheless, we wish to thank all Malaysians for making us the most preferred compact car company for seven years in a row,” Aminar added.

Record sales aside, Perodua was also happy to announce that its after sales division posted a record intake of 1.78 million vehicles last year, a 5% increase from 2011. After sales was also boosted by RM240 million of parts sales, an increase of 17% from 2011. Currently, the brand has 170 service outlets nationwide.

Looking forward, Perodua has set a 194,000-unit sales target for 2013, with an estimated market share of 30%. Should it achieve the target this year, 2013 will be yet another record breaking year for the maker of theViva, Myvi and Alza.

“The target is based on the expected strong economic performance of above 4% this year. In addition, we are also improving our sales and after sales strategies and operations to ensure that we are able to meet our customers’ motoring needs,” Aminar explained, adding that one possible speed bump is a hike in interest rates.

New for 2013 is a pre-owned vehicle division (based in Subang Permai) that started quietly last month. Currently, Perodua is only selling traded-in cars to used car dealers, but retail sales are expected to start in the second half of this year.

On Perodua’s expansion plans, Aminar said that the company will invest some RM2.32 billion between 2012 and 2016 to further boost efficiency in manufacturing, sales and after sales. A large portion of the CAPEX will be used to strengthen core businesses so that Perodua will be able to compete in a fully liberalised auto market post-2016, Aminar said.

Three weeks ago, Perodua announced that it will invest RM790 million to set up a new company and a new manufacturing plant adjacent to its existing factory in Sg Choh. The 65,000 square metre facility and its holding company will add 100,000 units to Perodua’s annual production capacity, which now stands at 200,000 with a two-shift cycle. 

Finally, Perodua turns 20 years old this year, and the company launched its 20th Anniversary Celebration and logo this morning. We’re expecting plenty of corporate responsibility activites and a celebration come August, with possibly a new variant of some sort debuting the same time.

DRB Shows How Its Done..

Where Malaysia’s automotive industry is concerned, it’s difficult to avoid bringing up DRB-Hicom in a conversation. Perhaps best known for being the owner of Proton Holdings Bhd, the industrial conglomerate also has, amongst others, the Honda, Isuzu, Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen brands in its local-assembly and distribution stable.

Although a huge majority of the group’s revenue currently comes from the automotive sector (bumped up further by the acquisition of Proton), DRB-Hicom is keen to point out its investments in other sectors, namely services, property, assets and construction.

At a recent press conference held during the firm’s annual media getaway, group MD Datuk Seri Mohd Khamil Jamil said: ”It’s not about one particular company or person. We have many other investments that will help DRB move forward.”

Developments of late include the merging of Proton Edar and EON, JVs with HBPO and Faurecia to develop, manufacture and sell auto components, and the expansion of POS Malaysia into courier and logistics areas.

Naturally, however, we remain car-concerned, and a couple of issues came to light regarding the automotive sector, although few in-depth details were revealed. Mohd Khamil said that Proton will be involved in theAsian Car Project, which is expected to see Malaysia being made a regional hub for Volkswagen production. The aim is to begin exporting by 2014.

“The (ASEAN) region is now very promising. The needs are growing and buyers are becoming more sophisticated,” he said, adding that cars sold in the region were all of brands outside the region. “Proton being the only indigenous car brand in the region should champion this.”

Little was said about the collaboration agreement signed between Proton and Honda, save for it still being in the “exploratory” stage. For the Japanese carmaker, RM350 million has been invested in the Pegoh plant to double capacity to 100,000 units per annum by the end of this year.

Proton’s main issues are product quality and after-sales service, acknowledged Mohd Khamil. To that end, vendors will be rationalised into a number that Proton can manage and will be subject to more effective scrutineering. Those that consistently do not deliver will be cautioned and subsequently, their services terminated.

An effort will also be made to improve after-sales service by ensuring Edar adheres to a standard operating procedure of good quality. Practices garnered from overseas OEMs from the Pekan Automotive Complex will also be put into place at Proton.

All this is certainly needed to ensure that things pick up, in more ways than one. A report last week indicated that Proton is in danger of slipping into third spot in passenger vehicles sales behind Toyota and market leader Perodua in the country, with Proton’s market share reportedly sliding to 17.7% in December 2012, just a shade ahead of Toyota’s 17.1%.

The export market is also to be prioritised. ”We have started the rationalisation of the export market. Currently, we are exporting less than 20,000 cars. The volume must go up to bring costs down. Within five years, I would like to see 500,000 cars produced by Proton. We are prioritising countries that Proton can do well in,” Mohd Khamil stated, citing Indonesia and China as high-potential markets.

With regards to rumours of the possible privatisation of DRB-Hicom, Mohd Khamil mentioned that “at our end, we haven’t any notice that we will go private.” He also divulged that Indonesia would be the Proton Prevé’s next destination, after its Australian and Thai debuts.

In a possible reference to the global small car project, the group MD added that “Proton is missing from the city car, or A-segment. We want Proton to be represented in all segments.”

Proton officials remained tight-lipped about the Petronas engine technology and patent acquisition, save for that the technologies could be applied to any given industry equipment, but reports say the turbocharged variants may find their way into the replacement for the Proton Perdana, word of which hasn’t come about for quite some time.

A Chinese New Year Ad 2013

 “Whatever differences we may have as a family, there’s always a way to overcome them. So let’s come together as one family during reunion dinner. After all, family is forever.”