EPMB inks deal with Great Wall

PETALING JAYA: EP Manufacturing Bhd’s (EPMB) unit has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Great Wall Motor Sales Malaysia Sdn Bhd (GWM) to cooperate in the production and assembly of GWM’s products in Malaysia.

EPMB said the MoU signed by its wholly owned subsidiary, Peps-JV (Melaka) Sdn Bhd, and GWM, a wholly owned subsidiary of China-based automaker Great Wall Motor Co Ltd, allows the parties to leverage each other’s strengths and expertise for development of GWM’s right-hand drive internal combustion engine vehicles and electric vehicles (EVs) to meet market needs in Malaysia.