Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC), the sole distributor of Ford in Malaysia, has launched the ‘Ford for Food’ online contest to enhance consumer engagement while offering more interactive digital experiences for customers. “The ‘Ford for Food’ online contest builds on Malaysians love for food, especially Ford Ranger owners who are known to be foodies and avid gamers. The game provides an interactive and immersive way to showcase the various features and capabilities of the smarter, tougher and more efficient new Ranger,” said Syed Ahmad Muzri Syed Faiz, managing director, Sime Darby Auto Connexion.
The ‘Ford for Food’ online game and contest is open to the public for anyone aged 18 years and above and will go on until the end of the year. Each week, SDAC will give away three prizes in the form of exclusive SDAC-Ford merchandise. Weekly winners will be announced on the Ford Malaysia Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FordMalaysia. Featuring Ford’s most popular model in its most capable, powerful and versatile iteration – the Ford Ranger Wildtrak – the ‘Ford for Food’ game takes participants on a pre-defined route to different states throughout Malaysia, starting with Melaka, and highlights each state’s local delights.
Participants will go through three levels during the course of the game. Each level features a different driving condition – highway, off-road and busy city streets – to demonstrate the range of cutting-edge features and advanced driver assistance systems that has earned the Ranger its reputation as one of the toughest and most capable pickup truck in the world. As they “drive” through each level, players are tasked with picking up as many food items as they can to score points. Throughout the game, players can also activate key features in the Ranger as they collect food items to score additional bonus points.
The top three participants with the highest scores and fastest times cumulatively each calendar week will be the winners. Participants are encouraged to play the ‘Ford for Food’ game as many times as they desire within one calendar week to achieve their best results. Game results will be displayed on a leader board, which will be cleared each week.
To play the game, participants need only to visit the contest page on SDAC’s website www.sdacford.com.my and log in through their personal Facebook accounts. The ‘Ford for Food’ game and contest is mobile-friendly and can be played on smartphones and other gadgets in addition to PCs and laptops.
For more information on Ford, visit SDAC’s multilingual website (www.sdacford.com.my), which also features a chatbot now available in three languages – English, Bahasa Malaysia and Simplified Chinese – to provide a better customer engagement experience.
Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. has announced the reduction of Honda’s vehicle pricing following the announcement by the Government of Malaysia on zero-rated Goods and Services Tax (GST) effective 1 June 2018.
Honda’s Completely Knocked Down (CKD) models namely Jazz, Jazz Hybrid, BR-V, City, City Hybrid, HR-V, Civic, CR-V and Accord will reflect a reduction in prices ranging from RM4,088 to RM9,573*.
Prices of Completely Built Unit (CBU) models such as the New Odyssey and Civic Type R will also reduce by RM14,362 and RM18,072 respectively*.
(*price in Peninsular Malaysia effective 1 June 2018, terms and conditions apply, prices are subject to change without prior notice)
Honda Malaysia Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Toichi Ishiyama said, “With the implementation of zero-rated GST effective 1 June 2018, Honda customers can enjoy the new pricing before the re-introduction of Sales and Services Tax (SST). In addition to the post zero-rated GST pricing, customers who purchase selected Honda models will also be entitled for attractive “Welcome Festive Rewards”** starting from 1 June 2018”.
Mr. Ishiyama further added that, “Customers will be able to benefit more with additional savings and bonus when they purchase their dream car in the month of June 2018”. Goods and Services Tax (GST) for Honda spare parts as well as service maintenance including labor charge and Honda genuine accessories will be zero-rated for all Honda models effective 1 June 2018.
For the FULL listing of Honda vehicle prices in Pen.M’sia, Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan & Langkawi after 1st June 2018, download this: Honda Vehicles Price Post Zero-Rated GST
For more information, call Honda’s Toll Free number at 1-800-88-2020 or log on to www.honda.com.my
UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd (UMWT), distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Malaysia, has announced a Special Service Campaign (SSC) to update the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) of the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) system of certain units of Toyota Alphard and Vellfire. UMWT has assured that the safety of their customers is always Toyota’s top priority.
There are around 1,900 units of the two models manufactured from April 2016 to Feb 2018 and distributed by UMWT involved in this campaign. The condition occurs due to improper programming of the ECU for electric parking brake system. There is the possibility that a voltage reduction during an engine re-start after an idling stop could be judged as an abnormality if the battery has experienced degradation. If this were to occur, a warning light would illuminate and the EPB system may not work.
UMWT will notify all its affected vehicle owners officially to update the ECU programming at no charge to the customers. The work should take around an hour. For further information, owners of affected cars can contact any authorised Toyota service centre or call the Toyota Freephone at 1800-8-TOYOTA (869682).
Toyota owners can also visit Toyota’s Special Service Campaign webpage through this link: toyota.com.my to check whether their vehicle is involved, through Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Checker. To those who have uploaded the Toyota Drive Apps, there is also a link to Toyota’s SSC page and the VIN Checker. Information on other vital SSCs is also available on the webpage.
In line with the Government’s move to zero-rate Goods and Services Tax (GST) effective 1 June 2018, Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM) has announced the implementation of 0% GST by offering GST Rebates for Nissan passenger vehicles registered from 16 to 31 May 2018. Under this GST Rebates promotion, ETCM will provide a full GST cash rebate for Nissan passenger vehicles registered from 16 to 31 May 2018. Note that with the GST Rebates in effect, the Price Protection Promise is no longer valid.
Additionally, customers can also enjoy Duit Raya Rewards via the ‘Blissful Journey with Nissan’ promotion throughout the month of May 2018. ETCM is rewarding 5 lucky owners the opportunity to take home an OSIM uLove Massage Chair (worth RM19,988) and other prizes worth up to RM450,000, with a purchase of a new NISSAN vehicle.
Speaking of which, check out our coverage on the new Nissan Serena launch and media drive (NB: please disregard the prices listed in those two links, refer to the chart below).
Nissan 0% GST Savings & Rebates:
| NISSAN MODELS | GST REBATE | DUIT RAYA REWARD | TOTAL SAVINGS |
| ALMERA | Worth up to RM 4,625.10 | Up to RM 10,000 | Up to RM 14,625.10 |
| GRAND LIVINA | Worth up to RM 5,783.25 | Up to RM 7,000 | Up to RM 12,783.25 |
| TEANA | Worth up to RM 8,506.53 | Up to RM 5,000 | Up to RM 13,506.53 |
| X-TRAIL | Worth up to RM 9,419.99 | Up to RM 10,000 | Up to RM 19,419.99 |
| All-NEW NISSAN SERENA S-HYBRID | Worth up to RM 8,304.41 | Up to RM 2,000 | Up to RM 10,304.41 |
| SERENA S-HYBRID | Worth up to RM 8,055.36 | Up to RM 6,000 | Up to RM 14,055.36 |
| NAVARA (2018 models) |
Worth up to RM 6,770.92 | Up to RM 8,000 | Up to RM 14,770.92 |
| NAVARA (2017 models) |
Worth up to RM 6,770.92 | Up to RM 13,000 | Up to RM 19,770.92 |
ETCM also announced their reduced vehicle prices in conjunction with zero-rated Goods and Services Tax (GST) effective 1 June 2018. In the event of a new tax structure implementation, On-The-Road prices may vary for Nissan vehicles. For more information, visit www.nissan.com.my or call the Nissan Customer Care Centre Hotline at 1800 88 3838.
First national carmaker Proton hosted another round of dealers signing ceremony and this time a total of 12 existing, and 3 new dealers were present for the ceremony. The Dealers Network Upgrade and New Dealership Agreement signing ceremony was held at PROTON Centre of Excellence. Representing PROTON was Abdul Rashid Musa, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, who signed the agreement with the dealers.
Dr Li Chunrong, Chief Executive Officer of PROTON and senior management members of PROTON were present to grace the occasion. In less than five months, PROTON has achieved 72% of its 2018 intended target for its outlets nationwide to have 3S and 4S status. On a strong footing, PROTON is on track with its plan to attain 109 outlets of 3S and 4S stature by end of October 2018, and the Company is getting closer to the benchmark target earlier than expected.
“I am happy to share that within a period of less than five months, that is from January – 18 May this year, we managed to accomplish 79 outlets with 3S and 4S status, which is approximately 72% achievement against target set for the year. This is absolutely good news, a wonderful moment for PROTON, and with the upgrading taking place, we are confident that we are on steady grounds to provide world class excellence by delivering best sales and service experience for our customers,” said Dr Li Chunrong, Chief Executive Officer of PROTON.
Li also mentioned, “I also wish to thank new investors who joined us as Dealers of the PROTON family. While all of us were tirelessly making plans to drive PROTON forward, we are very encouraged by the fact that we have the support of new investors along the way, who are game to take on the challenge of being a PROTON dealer. This can only mean one thing – that we still have strong brand presence in the market and because of this, many came on board to sail on the PROTON journey into the future with us. Thank you for believing in us. Now we can all charge ahead and be the driving force of the brand”.
And on that note, in terms of sales, the recent announcement by the Malaysia government for zero-rated Goods & Services Tax (GST) to come into effect on 1 June 2018, car buyers will be enjoying a tax holiday with substantial savings on car prices. PROTON customers stand to gain even more as the national car maker strives to boost its value for money proposition.
Despite zero-rated GST only due for implementation on 1 June 2018, buyers of Proton cars can enjoy lower post GST pricing with immediate effect. Though the sticker price will remain the same until the date GST gets zero-rated, all customers will be offered the choice between an instant cash rebate for cars registered from 16 May to 31 May or service vouchers equivalent in value to the difference between the current and new price of the car, effective June.
Adding to the potential savings PROTON customers receive in May are exciting sales initiatives that make it even easier to own a Proton car. The current Kosong-kosong promotion (above) means buyers of the Proton Iriz (Executive and Premium variant), Proton Ertiga (all variants) and Proton Exora (all variants) who sign-up with Hong Leong Bank will receive 0% financing for the first year*. Customers who prefer to buy a Proton Saga or Proton Persona will receive free 3-months installment if they finance their new car via PROTON Commerce*.
As for fans of Proton Suprima S (above), they will enjoy whopping discounts of up to RM15,172 on top of the zero-rated GST pricing for these cars. The zero-rated GST offer extends also to servicing at all authorised PROTON service centres where a 6% discount (for labour and periodical maintenance parts only) is being offered to all owners who send in their cars for periodical maintenance.
For the FULL list of 0% GST Proton prices, download this:
NEWS RELEASE – THE BEST TIME TO BUY A PROTON
For full details of all offers, visit the nearest PROTON showroom or call its Customer Care hotline at 1-800-88-8398 or email customercare@proton.com.
*terms & conditions apply.
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