Call for incentives to car vendors and dealers

PETALING JAYA: With the automotive industry’s cry for the energy-efficient vehicles (EEV) tax exemption period to be extended pacified, the industry players are now shifting their hope on other incentives in Budget 2013 to encourage a more competitive business environment.

Among Perodua managing director Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh’s recommendations for the Budget 2013 were soft loans or grants or tax exemptions for local car vendors to assist them in becoming world class manufacturers.