Petronas Dagangan inks RM355m engine oil supply deal with Perodua

Dr Zahari Husin, MD of Perodua Sales (second from right) and Zubair Abdul Razak, CEO Petronas Lubricants Marketing Malaysia (second from left). At left is Azharuddin S.Das, senior GM, Perodua after-sales division and Khairul Nizam Baharuddin, general manager, direct business, Petronas Lubricants Marketing with the new high street product for the after sales segment, the API-SM engine oil.

This new product provides full engine protection as it is designed with improved oxidation resistance, higher protection against carbon deposits, better wear protection, and increased performance over the oil service life. This meant the oil provides protection that is needed by Perodua engines.

The engine oil technology allows extended engine oil drain interval while at the same time give better fuel efficiency as the oil provides excellent lubrication when driving.

This new product would be available beginning September and the price would be announced by then.

“We look forward to the introduction of this new engine oil for our customers looking for the best protection for their engine. We realise that some of our post warranty customers have moved on to service their own vehicles, that being said, we have invested a lot of resources to improve our operations and we hope that they will give Perodua another chance,” Zahari said.

He added that Perodua targets an intake of two million vehicles this year at its 189 service centres nationwide. This is an increase of 40,000 intakes from the 1.96 million intakes recorded in 2015.