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KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sendirian Berhad (Perodua) has opened a new parts production line dedicated to the compact carmaker's previous Myvi model.

To be operated by Perodua vendor IQM Sdn Bhd at Proton City in Tanjung Malim, the line will produce body components like hoods, doors, fenders, quarter panels and roofs," Perodua said in a statement today.

“For our customers’ safety, convenience and peace-of- mind, we are giving our commitment to them that we will continue to produce high-quality and affordable parts for their Perodua vehicles,” Perodua Auto Corporation Sdn Bhd president Takahashi Masanori said in a statement in conjunction with the Myvi Service Parts Line official opening last Friday (April 13).

“We elected to outsource parts production for the second-generation Myvi, because our manufacturing plants are already at peak capacity. Being already a manufacturer of Viva parts since production of the model ended in 2014, IQM was a natural choice for this project,” Takahashi said.

Besides the second-generation Myvi and the Viva, the group said the original parts for the first-generation Myvi, the Kelisa and even the Kancil, continue to be produced by vendors in Malaysia to this day.

“There remain a great many users of the second-generation Myvi, of which over 519,000 were produced from May 2011 to October 2017. This is an endorsement by Malaysians and we take this trust seriously,” Takahashi added.

For now, the Myvi Service Parts Line at IQM Tanjung Malim produces only body components, while the engine parts for the second-generation Myvi continue to be produced on a one-shot basis at PMSB in Rawang, the statement read. 

Other parts are produced by various vendors.

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