There are three factory's in Malaysia,
that produce cars: Proton, Perodua and Naza They are sometimes working together as
brother and sister. Although the cars are made in Malaysia, in the car the
engine is from abroad. For that part they are working together with Mitsubishi
(Japan) and KIA (Korea). That makes Malaysian cars: solid cars!
The Naza Sutera, which means 'silk' in Bahasa Malaysia, was launched by the Malaysian
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on the 22th of April 2006 during the
ground-breaking ceremony for Naza's new automotive plant on a 103ha site in
Bertam, Kepala Batas.
The Sutera comes in two models, the Sutera GS and the Sutera GSi. The
only difference is that the GSi model comes with reverse parking sensor, silver
interior finishing and square chromed exhaust pipe finish. It also has 2 more
exclusive colours (Onyx Black and Citrine Yelow). The prices (on-the-road with
insurance) are RM35,998 and RM36,998 for the GS and GSi models respectively. At
present both models come with a five-speed manual gearbox.
What I found amazing is that dual airbags (driver and passenger)
is a standard safety feature. Also standard is the audio system (radio, CD and
MP3) with six speakers
Naza Kia Sdn Bhd (NKSB)
formerly known as Earning Link Sdn Bhd, a member of the Naza Group of Companies
was incorporated to market and distribute Kia's range of vehicle in Malaysia.
Naza has an assembly plant in Gurun, Kedah where local versions of Kia models
are being assembled. In May, 2005 a second shift was added, enabling the plant
to manufacture 50,000 cars yearly.
Kia uses the Naza production facility as the global production centre for the
Pregio van.
It is no wonder that the company also uses the DRB Hicom factory in Pekang,
Pehang as a contract assembly plant.
A new plant based in Penang is working to assembly
the Naza-branded Hafei Lobo.
