{"id":47210,"date":"2023-12-20T14:39:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T14:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autocarmalaysia.com\/?p=47210"},"modified":"2023-12-20T14:39:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T14:39:40","slug":"perodua-issues-media-statement-following-daihatsu-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autocarmalaysia.com\/prepro\/2023\/12\/20\/perodua-issues-media-statement-following-daihatsu-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Perodua issues media statement following Daihatsu announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media statement by Dato\u2019 Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad, President\/CEO at\u00a0Perodua\u00a0Auto Corp Sdn Bhd on Daihatsu\u2019s announcement on its \u201cprocedural irregularities\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pursuant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/business\/business-news\/2023\/12\/20\/toyota-unit-daihatsu-to-suspend-shipments-of-all-models-over-safety-issues\">Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.\u2019s (DMC) announcement today on the suspension of its models due to its \u201cprocedural irregularities\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perodua\u2019s statement is issued as a response to the third-party committee\u2019s report on the \u201cprocedural irregularities\u201d done by DMC when conducting safety tests on vehicles for various OEMs issued earlier today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third-party committee report, confirmed by DMC said: \u201cthese verifications and tests confirmed that all 174 irregularities pointed out by the third-party committee satisfied the standards set by laws and regulations\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are doing a detailed assessment on the matter and are currently in discussion with Malaysian authorities as to the impact of this development to our vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As background, on 28th April 2023, DMC announced of \u201cprocedural irregularities\u201d when conducting safety tests on vehicles in Japan. Following that announcement, DMC has established a third-party investigative committee consisting of lawyers and technical personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We sincerely apologise to our valued customers and the general public for any alarm this announcement may bring. Our intent is to reach out and assure our valued customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will share the outcome of this discussion with the public in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; End<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/perodua.com.my\">perodua.com.my<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Media statement by Dato\u2019 Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad, President\/CEO at\u00a0Perodua\u00a0Auto Corp Sdn Bhd on Daihatsu\u2019s announcement on its \u201cprocedural irregularities\u201d. 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