KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd
and Porsche have announced the expansion of the luxury carmaker's assembly facility at Inokom, Sime Darby's motor vehicle production and assembly facility in Kulim, Kedah.
In a joint statement, the partners said the local assembly facility has been expanded to 11,000 sqm to accommodate the increased capacity and introduction of a new assembly line for a second model variant, the plug-in hybrid Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid Coupé.
The Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid will be the first locally assembled Porsche to be exported to the Thailand market, one of Porsche’s biggest markets in Asean.
“This is a significant milestone for us at Sime Darby together with our partner, Porsche, in unlocking new opportunities in the Asean region while affirming the capabilities of our highly skilled local talents.
"We remain steadfast in our commitment to delivering product consistency that meets the discerning demands of Porsche customers, expanding beyond domestic market to our neighbouring country, Thailand," said Sime Darby group CEO Datuk Jeffri Salim Davidson.
Porsche AG member of the executive board of production Albrecht Reimold said Porsche broke new ground when it established a local assembly facility in Malaysia in 2022.
"Since then, we have achieved many significant milestones, for example when more than 2,000 locally assembled Cayennes found new homes with Malaysian families just two years after assembly commenced.
"Today, we prepare for the future by considerably enhancing our site in Kulim, making sure that this first regionally exported Cayenne fulfils our customers’ demands and expectations.”
