Tanjung Malim Plant

 

The Plant

The Tanjung Malim plant is situated in the northern state of Perak. It has an annual capacity of 150,000 units (involving 2 shifts) with a 60 percent automation level, allowing man and machine to work together in a safe, efficient and productive manner.

The plant comprises five main buildings; the Engine & Transmission (ETM), Stamping, Body Assembly, Painting and Trim and Final Assembly. These buildings are equipped with an Automatic Line Control or error-proof system that assists workers to enhance built up quality and achieve production efficiency.

To allow greater production flexibility, the plant is capable of producing multi-model products on a common line. Each line can assemble vehicles on three different platforms and produce up to nine different stamping equipment and the biggest of its kind in the Southeast Asian region.

Certified by ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, PROTON Tanjung Malim sets new standards for a more conducive, comfortable and safe working environment. Worker friendly features include a high roof concept and natural aspirated ventilations that channel a cooling effect within the complex, where good ergonomics, brightly coloured floors and well lit interiors facilitate energetic and dynamic performance.
 

Prospects

Total production volume for FY10/11 is forecasted to increase by 20% compared to FY09/10's actual production volume of 173,057 units. The volume for this year has been set based on the projected domestic economic recovery, TIV growth and export volume expansion.

The sudden increase in volume is forces us to rethink our strategy in optimising plant utilisation while minimising additional required investment. This is to maximise the reduction of the overall manufacturing cost per unit.

For the next financial year, we plan to deliver 208,000 units, which means plant utilisation can now reach up to 60%. Further upside in the volume is also envisaged due to the positive development in the Iraq and China markets.

Presently the Saga, Persona and Exora make up more than 75% of the total FY10/11 volume plan. As part of the activities to continuously refresh these models, cosmetic changes or facelifts have been planned. The Persona Elegance, the minor Gen•2 cosmetic change, the Exora cosmetic change and the much-anticipated Saga facelift are examples of such endeavours.

Plant improvements have been planned to cater for the potential expansion of the CKD volume. Currently, our main CKD importer is Jinhua Youngman Automobile Group (Youngman), which is assembling a rebadged version of the Gen•2 and Persona. THE CKD volume set for the next financial year for Youngman is 330% higher than the previous year. In addition, Youngman is also requesting PROTON to support their production of new models based on the PROTON platform. PROTON is also currently evaluating the possibilities supplying complete engines and some ancillary loose components to enable Youngman to develop their own products.

PROTON has dispatched the first group of engineers to provide technical assistance to Youngman to improve shop floor management in Manufacturing. We believe the technical assistance support to Youngman will be continued in the future, and we view this technical assistance as a preparation for our future prospects in overseas plants operation – namely in Iran and India.

 
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