Malaysian automakers Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd, better known as Perodua, are cuurently in Japan for the annual Tokyo Motor Show. Perodua makes Malaysia’s most ubiquitous affordable, compact, zippy lil car, the Myvi.
After Perodua’s technology and technical partner, Daihatsu unveiled an electric concept car, the company’s vice president Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad weighed in as to whether Malaysia would soon be seeing an electric car of our own.
“We will see the possibility of bringing over the technology to Malaysia (from Japan),” he said. “Most importantly, we will study the impact to our market, especially in terms of affordability and cost competitiveness.”
Something about the tentativeness of his answer reminds us of being a kid and asking our parents for a ridiculously expensive pair of trainers in front of a crowd, only to get a forced smile through teeth, and a firm “we’ll see” (No).
Daihatsu is currently expanding on their strategy of producing high quality vehicles at affordable prices for the Japanese market.
Meanwhile, Myvi owners across Malaysia are still finding out just how many plush toys you can shove on your back windscreen before being deemed a public hazard.
