- The second generation of the Malaysian best seller retains its platform and profile.
- The second-generation Myvi features increased differentiation from the Daihatsu Boon/Toyota Passo.
- Perodua has serious export plans in collaboration with Daihatsu.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Perodua, one of the two Malaysian government-linked carmakers, has launched the second generation of its Myvi, the country's best-selling car. Having held the number-one title for five consecutive years, it looks like the designers played it safe by going for an evolutionary change as the new model retains the same profile as its predecessor.
The Myvi is based on the same platform as the Daihatsu Boon and Toyota Passo. Daihatsu, a Toyota affiliate, is Perodua's technical partner.
Improved interior packaging has allowed for a marginal reduction in proportions and, though the same 1.3-liter inline-4 engine is used (with a 1.5-liter likely to be added in the future), performance has improved due to the use of electric power steering and better aerodynamics.
Some 85 percent of the Myvi's parts are made in Malaysia so the supply-chain hiccup resulting from the tsunami in Japan did not delay the launch schedule.
With this new model, Perodua aims to boost exports to ASEAN countries as well as to some South Pacific states. Depending on the market, the car will be sold as a Perodua or as a Daihatsu.
Inside Line says: Having proven its ability to produce cars with high build quality, Perodua is getting to collaborate more with Daihatsu outside Malaysia — Chips Yap, Correspondent
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isend2c says:
08:20 PM, 06/16/2011
I don't know why this is being reported on for the US-car media outlet... I seriously doubt that we're going to get anything similar to this anytime soon, Daihatsu doesn't sell to the US either, so that wouldn't help them in this respect. The car doesn't look very good to me, either.
eddyinside says:
05:53 PM, 06/16/2011
Hey, guys...1st ever post here
Well Malaysians have been enduring some major BS since the 1st [ out of 2 ] car manufacturer started its operations in 1985...that means for over 25 years if you are a car enthusiast you will have to fork out tons of dough just to cover the duties and taxes..reason being; the government will do its utmost to protect the 2 local car manufacturer from 'foreign invasion'
Would like to share some numbers;
2011 June 17
Price per liter for Petrol RON 95 grade : USD 0.62 / RM 1.90
Price of the Perodua Myvi base model [ as pictured above ] : USD 14,401.94 / RM 43,900
Price of the 2011 BMW M3 in US : USD 55,900 approx / RM 171,306.45 approx
Price of the 2011 BMW M3 in Malaysia : USD 245,509.48 / RM 748, 800
Average monthly salary in Malaysia for a Software Enginner : RM 3,474.33 / USD 1,139.13
[ http://www.payscale.com/research/MY/Country=Malaysia/Salary ]
As you can see, Malaysians in general are quite pissed with these nonsense...its like a Catch 22 situation, they want decent cars...the next best things are the locally assembled Japanese models but its no better in pricing due to the sky high duties and taxes. By the way, after 20 years or so in existence, they have yet to produce a 100% locally made model...just sharing, guys
harryrosen says:
03:54 PM, 06/16/2011
Tell me about it. I'm originally from Malaysia and they have crazy duties and taxes on foreign cars, and they have smaller displacement engines than the US version of the same car.
neusp33d2 says:
03:05 PM, 06/16/2011
While visiting the in-laws in Malaysia they were scattered everywhere, like 2 out of 5 of them were Myvi's. Heck even my father in-law had one. Those cars are pretty decently made too, good enough to get the job done.
BTW cars over there are super expensive, a 2.4l Honda Accord costs about the equivalent of $56,000 USD.