Made in Tg Malim Volvos

Earthy gift: Ong (front row, third from left) receiving pomelos as a souvenir from Gopeng MCA division chairman Datuk Albert Chang during the Gopeng MCA annual general meeting.

IPOH: Locally-assembled Volvo cars could hit the Asean market in 2022 with the setting up of a factory in Tanjung Malim.

International Trade and Industry Minister II Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co, which owns the Volvo brand, sees the region’s 620 million population as a potential market.