Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE), the sole distributor of UD Trucks in the country, has opened its first corporate identity UD Trucks 3S (sales, service and spare parts) centre in Malaysia, in Klebang here.
The RM8 million centre will serve the transportation needs of TCIE's customers in Perak and the Northern region. TCIE executive director Tan Keng Meng said the 3S centre would give the company a competitive edge in the Northern region, adding it expects to enjoy double-digit growth in sales of UD Trucks this year.
"The establishment of the new 3S centre further reaffirms the company's commitment and promise to their existing and potential customers to continously improve on their offering of quality products and services," he said in his speech at the opening of the centre today.
The centre was officially opened by Volvo Malaysia Sdn Bhd managing director Mansoor Ahmed. Tan said the centre would cater to TCIE's future business growth and expansion, and incorporate 16 service bays catering to about 26 Light and Heavy vehicles.
He said the company had also invested about RM1.2 million in new
state-of-the-art workshop equipment and tooling to ensure speedy quality servicing of vehicles for existing and potential customers.
The new facility offers extended hours and 24-hour breakdown support services. Moving forward, Tan said TCIE is exploring to expand the UD Trucks 3S centre network to Butterworth, Melaka and possibly in the East Coast in efforts to uplift the level of its services.
On the performance of trucking and bus industry in Malaysia, Tan said it sustained a marginal growth rate of almost three per cent last year with registered vehicle sales of 12,374 units compared to 12,018 units in 2010.
He said industry growth in the Northern region (covering Perlis, Penang, Kedah and Perak) remained constant, accounting for about 13.5 per cent of overall share market nationwide, with registered sales of 1,716 vehicles last year.
TCIE posted positive growth of 17 per cent for overall sales of its UD Trucks light commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles and buses last year. -- Bernama
The RM8 million centre will serve the transportation needs of TCIE's customers in Perak and the Northern region. TCIE executive director Tan Keng Meng said the 3S centre would give the company a competitive edge in the Northern region, adding it expects to enjoy double-digit growth in sales of UD Trucks this year.
"The establishment of the new 3S centre further reaffirms the company's commitment and promise to their existing and potential customers to continously improve on their offering of quality products and services," he said in his speech at the opening of the centre today.
The centre was officially opened by Volvo Malaysia Sdn Bhd managing director Mansoor Ahmed. Tan said the centre would cater to TCIE's future business growth and expansion, and incorporate 16 service bays catering to about 26 Light and Heavy vehicles.
He said the company had also invested about RM1.2 million in new
state-of-the-art workshop equipment and tooling to ensure speedy quality servicing of vehicles for existing and potential customers.
The new facility offers extended hours and 24-hour breakdown support services. Moving forward, Tan said TCIE is exploring to expand the UD Trucks 3S centre network to Butterworth, Melaka and possibly in the East Coast in efforts to uplift the level of its services.
On the performance of trucking and bus industry in Malaysia, Tan said it sustained a marginal growth rate of almost three per cent last year with registered vehicle sales of 12,374 units compared to 12,018 units in 2010.
He said industry growth in the Northern region (covering Perlis, Penang, Kedah and Perak) remained constant, accounting for about 13.5 per cent of overall share market nationwide, with registered sales of 1,716 vehicles last year.
TCIE posted positive growth of 17 per cent for overall sales of its UD Trucks light commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles and buses last year. -- Bernama
