Toyota Camry 2.4L for RM69,396.00 (and not RM170,000.00)
Toyota Altis for RM46,000 (and not RM112,000.00)
Honda Jazz for RM36,000.00 (and not RM108,000)
Want more?
Read the following forwarded article.......by Syed Akbar Ali.
And know the actual prices of your dream car.
Car Prices In Malaysia
Digest this article, after that, you may need to vomit. What is the Malaysian Govt doing all these while. Ripping off our Rakyat for the last 30 yrs with APs designed to benefit a few well connected Bumis, the UMNO/BN have robbed millions of citizens in this fiasco, under the pretext of protecting our local industry. The Govt have forgotten we Malays are the largest customers in the country. What is the NEP policy doing ?? Ripping off the Malays (which forms 65% of the consumer base) to benefit a few UMNO politicians !!!
BMW 535i sells for RM178,000 in the US
In the United States of America (a developed country which we are also aspiring to become by the year 2020) a 2009 model BMW 535i Sedan is selling for about USD50,367.00. This is only RM178,000 - about the price of a Toyota Camry 2..4L here in Malaysia . The same BMW sells in Malaysia for about RM530,000.
BMW 328i sells for RM155,000 in the US
The 2009 model BMW 328i 2 door Convertible sells for USD44,014 or RM155,36900 in the US In Malaysia the same car sells for over
RM460,000. This is an untenable situation.
Audi A4 2.0T Cabriolet Convertible sells for RM142,000 in the US
The 2009 model Audi A4 2 Door 2.0T Cabriolet Convertible sells in the US for USD40,328.00 or RM142,357. In Malaysia the same car would sell for about RM265,000.
VW GTI 2.0T sells for RM85,000 in the US
In the US the 2009 model Volkswagen GTI 2.0T sells for USD 24,039 or RM85,000 only. In China the same car will cost around RM60,000. Over here the same VW car sells for about RM200,000.
And the 2010 model Toyota Camry 2.4L sells in the US for USD 19,659...00 or RM69,396 In Malaysia the 2008 Toyota Camry 2.4L sells for RM170,000. Toyota Camry 2.4L, 2010 model. RM69,000 in the US
Car prices in Malaysia are about three times higher than the prices in the United States . We are a developing nation. Our land and labour costs are so much cheaper than the US . Why are our cars so expensive? It does not make any sense. Tak masuk akal.
Then here are some car prices from our neighbour Indonesia .
The Toyota Altis sells in Indonesia for about RM46,000. The same car sells here for around RM 112,000. Again we are three times more expensive than Indonesia
The Honda Jazz sells here for RM108,000.. In Indonesia the Jazz sells for RM 36,000. Three times more expensive.
We are paying ridiculously high prices (and actually impoverishing the Malays - who are the largest buyers of cars in Malaysia ) to support an out of date, out of touch with reality motor car policy.
We are paying the highest car prices in the world to support the Proton and other locally made cars as well as support a mind boggling AP policy which only benefits a relatively few rich Malays. A disproportionately large number of Malays and other Malaysians are being impoverished to subsidise the wealth of a few inefficient rich.
26 million Malaysians have to pay three times more for their cars just to support Proton and 120,000 people who are directly and indirectly involved in the motor sector in Malaysia and the AP holders. That is a ratio of 216:1.
This ratio of 216:1 is too skewed. 26.0 million happier people can contribute many more votes than 120,000 members of an inefficient motor industry.. 26 million unhappy people can change a Government. (The maths is not really difficult here)
And this outdated policy is impoverishing the Malays more than anyone else.
Here is some news from our DPM Tan Sri Muhyudin Yassin about our car policy. This is truncated:
Muhyiddin assures govt support for automotive parts and component sector
1. KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 - The deputy prime minister said special focus will be given to "facilitate and encourage" the development of the automotive parts and component sector despite the current global and regional economic downturn.
2. "Under the CEPT and Asean Trade in Goods Agreements, Malaysia has agreed to eliminate import duties on all products in the Normal Track on January 1, 2010. This includes motor vehicles, auto parts and components," he said.
3. He pointed out that the motor vehicle sub sector in Malaysia will not be directly impacted because of its heavy dependence on the domestic market.
4. "The Malaysian government recognises the contribution of the domestic automotive industry towards the development of the country."
Para 2 sounds promising but then Para 3 and 4 basically says that the Malaysian motor car industry will continue to be protected. This means we will continue paying the highest car prices in the world for automobiles.
Cuba kita kira : kalau kereta Honda Jazz di jual dengan harga yang sebenarnya (lebih kurang RM36,000 saja) dan bukan pada harga sekarang (RM108,000) maksudnya bayaran bulanan pembeli kereta akan jadi kurang, mungkin sepertiga sahaja daripada bayaran bulanan sekarang.
Jika sekarang orang bayar RM1,500 sebulan untuk beli Honda Jazz, kalau harga kereta lebih menepati harga pasaran dunia, orang kita perlu bayar sekitar RM500 saja sebulan.
Maksudnya tanpa Kerajaan perlu membuat apa pun (merangsang ekonomi, belanja berpuluh billion Ringgit duit rakyat untuk stimulus dan sebagainya) setiap rakyat Malaysia yang membeli kereta yang seharga dengan Honda Jazz akan dapat menjimatkan sehingga RM1,000 sebulan daripada kos sara hidup bulanannya.
This is like giving the car buyer an RM1000 pay rise without incurring any extra costs for the taxpayer, the Government or the economy. It will greatly reduce the cost of living in Malaysia and spur greater economic growth too.
Tapi sekarang, yang menjadi mangsa dulu dan yang menjadi miskin dulu orang Melayu juga. Orang Melayu yang paling ramai sekali menjadi pembeli kereta dalam negara kita. Orang Melayu kebanyakannya makan gaji - tiap bulan dapat gaji tetap. Bila harga kereta naik gila, yang menjadi miskin di saf depan sekali adalah orang Melayu juga.
In absolute numbers, the Malays are suffering the most because they are the most in number among the fixed income people who also buy cars.
Some folks said the other day that Proton has 150 major component suppliers, dealers, distributors and about 500 other parts suppliers too. Of the 150 major component suppliers, about 15 of them are listed companies. In total they employ about 120,000 people. The Proton supply chain is a mix of bumiputras and non bumiputras. But here is a sad fact : none of them are operating at their level best efficiency.
Our motor car policy is forcing Malaysians to subsidise Proton so that Proton can sustain major inefficiencies in the Malaysian economy.. This is not a good thing at all.
We have to unwind this situation. Set a target of 18 months from now to unwind all protection for our motor industry. Remove the impoverishing AP policy also in 18 months. Let Malaysian car prices reflect world market prices for the same makes of cars.
If a BMW 535 sells for RM178,000 in America , it should sell for a little less here in Malaysia (our rentals and salaries are cheaper). Fw: Car Prices In Malaysia
The Ministers continue making pronouncements about the car industry as though nothing has happened. I hope everyone will please wake up. The Government has a real chance of getting thrown out of office in about three years. The people will not accept inept answers anymore.
The ridiculous car prices in Malaysia is an issue that is just beginning to get more attention and publicity. It is going to become a really big issue in the near future. Be forewarned.
Just buy Proton or Perodua enough lah.Camry,BMW,Mercedes are for the rich and even if they slash the price to half they are still beyond the means of ordinary Sabahans.
ReplyDeleteSabahans except for UMNO/BN cronies and the corrupted civil servants who drive posh cars and 4 wheels are generally poor and living from hands to mouth.
Please come to Sabah and you will see 90% kancil,Viva,Saga and old vans.The remaining 10% you know lah.
Do you know that under Musa Aman the rich in Sabah are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.Where are the business opportunities? Big projects are for cronies,ministers,YBs and kaki bodeks.The small projects are being marked by civil servants for their friends and relatives in return for 10% commissions.All these are happenings in Sabah and yet we don't hear anything from MACC.
Sabahans should wake up from their slumber,stand up and be conscious of whats happening around them and not to the extent of being teased by the PM on his recent to Sabah that Sabahans are 'tatap BN.' To me its not true and can never be true.
Sabahan wake up so that we can buy brand new, cheap alteeza...hahaha very lame la bro huhu...
ReplyDeleteUmno-Bn really suckers of rakyats` blood. you can see most Umno YBs are fat fed with big expensive houses and its members especially divisional leaders would drive Mercedi and BMW. where their money come from, from projects awarded without being tender called. worse than Ali Baba totally corrupt- Where is MACC heading so far.
ReplyDeletesebab itulah Rafidah aziz buka kilang besar di vietnam HCMC as Intel supplier........memang sudah pakat dengan Intel semasa jadi menteri......Economi malaysia akan semakin merosot.disebabkan semua rasuah duit oleh pemimpin malaysia hantar keluar negeri....sebab itu duit haram...duit itu tak membawa manfaat kepada economi dan rakyat malaysia, tetapi membawa manfaat kepada penduduk luar negeri........jadi..pandai-pandailah jaga anda sendiri.....world economy crisis is on the way and will start 2012 feb.....sudah terlewat untuk di selamatkan, hanya orang yang mahu rasuahlah yang nak jadi ahli politic dan ini berlaku di mana mana dunia and bangsa dan agama....tak kira apa parti...semua memang sama saja.........siapa awak undi pun sama....yang penting undi kamu sendiri untuk jadi kaya, itu saja boleh bergembirakan keluagar anda sendiri........ apa parti menang pun, saya juga kena kerja.....bayar cukai yang tinggi..dan duit itu hilang begitu sahaja..
ReplyDeletepolitic itu lah sama saja dengan pronzi schem.........mula mula parti itu kecil.duit rasuah cukup untuk semua ahli..tetapi apabila jumlah ahli banyak dan sesetengah ahli kuat belanja.......duit rasuah memanghlah tak cukup..perkara akan jadi huru-hara apabila ada pula ahli yang tamat dan tak sabar.....dari situlah berlakunya perpercahan ahli......dulu melayu hanya ada umno.....itulah sebabnya sekarangnya ada PAS, dan PKR.....sekaranglah masanya tukar kerajaan dan bagi peluang kepada PKR...for them to show time and let the BN be the opposition party...when both party have the same strength..barulah malaysia boleh diselamatkan.......kalau tidak sama ada kamu malayu ke, cina ke, india ke, orang asli ke...semua akan hidup susah..terutamanya generasia yang akan datang.....undi dengan buka hati and permikiran...dan bukan dengan perkauman.....disebabkan malaysia berbilang kaum...kita boleh kutuk sesama kaum......masalah yang sama belaku di negera yang hanya satu kaum...eg...korea, jepun, cina, juga ada sama punya masalah.......
ReplyDeleteLot of cars with no road.
ReplyDeleteSemangat Sabahan mesti teguh untuk menjatuhkan BN.Undi siapa saja asal bukan BN.Ajar mereka kali ini.Pemimpin mereka adalah raja rasuah sehingga kakitangan kerajaan pun ikut juga jadi kaki rasuah.Mana SPRM Sabah? Buat kerja lah.Hantar pengintip SPRM di MOF,Jabatan Air,JKR,Pertanian dan cuba lihat dengan mata sendiri.
ReplyDeleteSaya cadangkan kepada SPRM untuk membuka peti aduan awam SPRM di semua Jabatan kerajaan dan kementerian di Sabah untuk memudahkan orang awam menyalur maklumat rasuah.
la SPRM pun gomen jg..
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