Govt to reveal winner of energy-efficient vehicles manufacturing licence by April

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will announce the decision to award manufacturing licences for the production of energy-efficient vehicles (EEVs) to a foreign company in the next two months, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

“There has been some interest from some very major automotive players, and within two months, I will be making an announcement on what manufacturing licences we are approving to one international company to manufacture EEV cars in Malaysia, in particular (for) the export market,” Mustapa said at a speech yesterday.