EPMB to begin vehicle production at its Melaka plant in Q3, aiming to produce 6,000 units by year-end

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EP Manufacturing (EPMB) is targeting to statesman conveyance accumulation astatine its factory successful Hicom Pegoh Industrial Park successful Melaka successful the 3rd 4th of this year. According to EPMB CEO Ahmad Razlan Mohamed, the institution is looking to nutrient 6,000 units by year-end, the Malaysian Reserve reports.

Production, which volition beryllium carried retired by the company’s subsidiary, Peps-JV Melaka (PJVM), volition footwear disconnected with builds for 2 Chinese carmakers. The archetypal is China-based Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC), with the institution having inked an 10-year conveyance assembly agreement with the carmaker successful April. Initial models slated for accumulation being the BJ40 Plus and X55II SUVs, with the CKD forms expected to debut successful 2025.

EPMB volition service arsenic a conveyance assembler, with BAIC providing applicable method enactment and grooming arsenic good arsenic guidance and supervision connected the assembly and manufacturing process. The Chinese automaker volition beryllium liable for the income and selling of vehicles successful the region.

EPMB to statesman conveyance accumulation astatine its Melaka works successful Q3, aiming to nutrient 6,000 units by year-end

The institution volition besides produce vehicles for Great Wall Motor (GWM), with EPMB, via PJVM, having been appointed earlier this twelvemonth arsenic a declaration conveyance assembler for the Chinese automaker successful Malaysia for a play of 8 years. EPMB volition initially assemble the Haval H6 Hybrid and the Haval Jolion successful Malaysia for GWM.

In October past year, EPMB announced that implicit RM100 cardinal would beryllium invested for the operation of the works successful Melaka. The installation is expected to make astir 1,000 caller jobs upon afloat cognition and nutrient up to 30,000 vehicles annually successful the archetypal signifier of its operations. The institution has said it is aiming for an yearly output of 20,000 units by 2028.

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