HICOM Automotive Manufacturers (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (HA) is part of the

DRB-HICOM DRB-HICOM Berhad () is one of Malaysia's leading corporations, involved in the automotive manufacturing, assembly and distribution industry through its involvement in the passenger car and four wheel drive vehicle market segment, the national t ...

Bhd. company for production and assembly of automobiles. The company's headquarters is located in

Pekan Pekan Town is a town in Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is also the royal capital of the state. Its name comes from a flower, the '' Bunga Pekan''. Pekan is also the name of the district the town is situated in, and a parliamentary cons ...

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. Previously, the company was also known as ''Automotive Manufacturers (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.''

History

The companies roots extend back to 1983 and originally consisted of the assembly in the Integrated Complex settled factory covering an area of 541,070 m². Since the opening of the plant, 13,000 vehicles per year produced in-house and more than 47,000

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kits are assembled for the local and surrounding markets. Previously, the company assembled some of

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models like

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, Satria, Putra,

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and

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at 1990's prior to 2005. The main products of the company are the

Suzuki Swift The is a supermini car ( B-segment) produced by Suzuki. The vehicle is classified as a B-segment marque in the European single market, a segment referred to as a supermini in the British Isles. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been a ...

and the Iveco Maxi. But they also produce trucks like Mitsubishi Fuso and Freightliner. Furthermore, in the main work force since 2010 is also the bus chassis of the

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company. In early 2005, assembly of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and E-Class models commenced in Pekan. Prior to the 2005 model year, Malaysian-market Mercedes-Benz CKD models were assembled in the Oriental Assemblers Sdn. Bhd. (OASB) plant in

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. In 2006, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class was added to the line-up. On 13 August 2010,

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announced another joint venture. It is currently under the Growth Strategy 2018 and includes a production plant for passenger cars of the brand Volkswagen. Construction will take approximately 15 to 18 months, so the new plant is to open in 2012. The first cars here are the Mk5 Polo, B7 Passat and the A6 Jetta A6. Now they produce 12,000 per year. Total annually will be up to 80 cars per day units assembled in Malaysia. The design of VW's strategy also looks at making the cheapest car in the world that could be here in the Malaysian plant to be possibly produced. There are rumours of the potential exciting ventures from other premium brand such as Jaguar, and the Indian giant carmaker Tata. However, the extent of the progress of the project it is not known at current moment. In partnership with the company Weststar, since 2007, the

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has been built. In April 2010, a so-called memorandum of understanding was signed in which the company committed from 2012 sports car, which the companies Potenza Sports Cars Limited, GTM Cars and Roadster Bil AB have been developed to produce in Malaysia. To date, the company has employ 3,500 peoples, and successfully open various job opportunities for the locals. It is considered to be the best and the finest manufacturing employer around Pekan, salary wise. A latest survey done by an independent NGO agency has rated HICOM Automotive Manufacturers (HA), Deftech and DHAS as the top three companies with highest happiness rate among employees. This provide a synergy to the community and ensure political stability in the region.

Production

HICOM Automotive currently assembles

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and

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vehicles for the Malaysian market. The plant had previously assembled vehicles from Tata, Isuzu,

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, Kia,

, BMC,

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, Weststar,

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and Fuso.

Current production

Mercedes-Benz

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W205) The Mercedes-Benz W205 is the fourth generation of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class which was produced by Daimler AG between 2014 and 2021. The W205 C-Class was preceded by the W204 C-Class and superseded by the W206 C-Class. The fourth-generation C-C ...

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Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W213) The W213 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is the fifth-generation of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Sold from 2016 (as a 2017 model), it is the successor to the W212/S212 E-Class models. The coupe/convertible models share the same platform as the sedan/wagon, i ...

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Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class The Mercedes-Benz GLC is a Compact luxury crossover SUV introduced in 2015 for the 2016 model year that replaces the GLK-Class. According to Mercedes-Benz, it is the SUV equivalent to the C-Class. Although officially considered compact, it is ...

Volkswagen

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Former production

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1985 - 1989 File:Suzuki Swift GS perlrot front.JPG,

1989 - 1994 File:Suzuki Swift front 20081216.jpg,

1994 - 2004 File:Suzuki Swift front-1.jpg,

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a series of compact executive cars produced by Mercedes-Benz Group AG. Introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the 190 (W201) range, the C-Class was the smallest model in the marque's line-up until the W168 A-Class ...

2005 - 2007 File:Mercedes E-Klasse 20090301 front.jpg,

Mercedes-Benz E-Class The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a range of executive cars manufactured by German automaker Mercedes-Benz in various engine and body configurations. Produced since 1953, the E-Class falls midrange in the Mercedes line-up, and has been marketed worldwi ...

2005 - 2006 File:Mercedes E200K Elegance Facelift front.jpg,

2006 - 2009 File:Mercedes E 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Elegance (W212) front-1 20100822.jpg,

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File:2014 Volkswagen Polo (6R MY15) 66TSI Trendline 5-door hatchback (2015-07-03) 01.jpg,

Volkswagen Polo Mk5 The Volkswagen Polo Mk5 is the fifth generation of the Polo, a supermini-class car manufactured by Volkswagen since 2009. The vehicle unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show in March 2009, while the three-door version was unveiled at the 2009 Fr ...

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Volkswagen Jetta The Volkswagen Jetta () is a compact car/ small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen since 1979. Positioned to fill a sedan niche above the firm's Golf hatchback, it has been marketed over seven generations, variously as the Atl ...

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Volkswagen Passat (B7) The Volkswagen Passat (B6 & B7) is a front-engine D-segment large family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 2005 to 2010 (B6) and from 2010 to 2015 (B7, facelift). Respectively the six and seventh generation Passat, and internally de ...

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References

External links

HICOM Automotive Manufacturers websiteFacebook HICOM Automotive ManufacturersTwitter HICOM Automotive Manufacturers

DRB-HICOM website
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