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UMW Toyota Motor recently welcomed a JDM VIP guest to their latest manufacturing plant in Bukit Raja. How JDM was their visitor? Well, he was none other than former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe and his delegates.
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The former Japanese Prime Minister visited Malaysia as a special government envoy of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, commemorating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries and the 40th anniversary of the Look East Policy.
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“We are honoured to host former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at our UMW Toyota Motor manufacturing plant in Bukit Raja. His visit is extremely valuable to us and timely, as he was able to witness for himself the exciting transformation of Malaysia’s automotive sector towards sustainable mobility through the introduction of Toyota’s Hybrid Electric Technology, which is an essential step to quickly propel Malaysia towards the goal of Carbon Neutrality,” said President of UMW Toyota Motor, Ravindran K.
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Supporting Malaysia’s position as a progressive nation that promotes green technology and environmental sustainability, UMW Toyota Motor is embracing a more conscious effort in reducing Malaysia’s carbon footprint. In January this year, the automaker launched the Corolla Cross Hybrid, their first locally-manufactured hybrid electric vehicle with the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform.
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Their Bukit Raja is well-positioned at the forefront of Malaysia’s aspiration to become an automotive hub in Energy Efficient Vehicles (EEV) and is recognised as one of the best auto manufacturing plants in Asia. The facility was built with an investment of RM2 billion on top of RM270 million on operations, and is equipped with the most modern, advanced and efficient innovative technology, with a capacity to build 50,000 cars per year. It currently manufactures the Toyota Vios, Yaris and Corolla Cross; including the Corolla Cross Hybrid.
“Better late than never.” Some despise it, others begrudgingly agree with it but he swears by it… much to the chagrin of everyone around him. That unfortunately stems from all of his project cars not running most of the time, which in turn is testament to his questionable decision-making skills in life. A culmination of many wrongs fortunately making a right; much like his project cars on the rare occasions they run, he’s still trying to figure out if another project car is the way to go.
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