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Proton purchased RM3.2 billion value of components and elements from Malaysian distributors this 12 months – Zafrul

Proton bought RM3.2 billion worth of parts and components from Malaysian vendors this year – Zafrul

Funding, commerce and trade minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz revealed in his speech at final night time’s 2026 Proton Saga MC3 launch that Proton has purchased RM3.2 billion value of components and elements from Malaysian distributors this 12 months, Named stories.

The report provides that Proton’s localisation programme has launched 18 new applied sciences and solid joint ventures in areas resembling gas pumps, digital gearshift modules and CVTs.

“Past producing vehicles, Proton is constant to strengthen our automotive industrial spine, from EV platforms and powertrain testing to localisation of key elements, deepening the nation’s competitiveness. These commitments additionally drive investments that generate jobs and nationwide financial worth,” he mentioned.

“Proton’s work in EV platforms and superior manufacturing is a crucial contribution to this imaginative and prescient, together with by way of the Automotive Excessive-Tech Valley in Tanjong Malim, the opening of its first EV plantand its partnership with the Malaysia Automotive, Robotics & IoT Institute (MARii) to determine the Nationwide Automotive Take a look at Centre (NATC).

“Insurance policies beneath the funding, commerce and trade ministry (MITI), such because the Nationwide Automotive Coverage (NAP) and the New Industrial Grasp Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030), have performed a major function in strengthening native trade gamers, together with Proton,” he added.

Comparatively, with a excessive localisation charge throughout its whole line-upPerodua has bought over tens of billions of ringgit in elements from native suppliers over the previous couple of years, with RM10.8 billion anticipated this 12 months. P2 has additionally collaborated with MARii (identified then because the Malaysia Automotive Institute) on the Nationwide Emission Take a look at Centre (NETC).

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