Stars in All Sizes, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Dealer of the Year Awards 2018 Recognise Competitive Edge of Diverse Dealer Partners.

• Mercedes-Benz Malaysia introduces new category in Dealer of the Year Awards; Most Improved Dealer. 
• Unique strengths of smaller and bigger Mercedes-Benz dealers across network in Malaysia uphold Best Customer Experience and sustain brand’s number one position.
• Dealers create a healthy competitive environment in the Malaysian premium automotive segment and provide greater options for customers.  

Johor Bahru, 29 March 2019 – Healthy competition is good for the industry and for customers. Embodying this philosophy, the Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Dealer of the Year Awards returned for second year. The prize giving ceremony that took place earlier this month saw representatives from nine dealer groups of varying sizes and capacities gather to honour excellence within the Mercedes-Benz network across Malaysia.

This year, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia introduced a new category namely the Most Improved Dealer to the six existing awards, i.e., Best Performance in Sales, Best Performance Customer Services, Best Performance in Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) and Customer Loyalty Index (CLI), Best Performance in Business Excellence, Best Performance in Financial Services, and the ultimate – The Dealer of the Year 2018. Held at the Renaissance Hotel in Johor Bahru, the awards proved to be fair game for all 35 authorised dealers from nine dealer groups vying for recognition following a successful 2018.

Highlighting the exceptional performance of its dealer partners, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, President and CEO, Dr Claus Weidner, said, “These exceptional accomplishments are attributed by Putting our Customers at the Centre of our Activities. Automotive excellence goes beyond the vehicle. It includes the entire customer journey and we are very grateful for our dealer partners, who have given us the dedication and passion to meet the needs of our esteemed Mercedes-Benz customers.”

“Mercedes-Benz brand stands for more than simple quantity. Our mere presence is simply the beginning, beyond this, is the excellent service and customer care that you offer to potential and existing customers of Mercedes-Benz – striving to offer no less than the Best Customer Experience.  Looking ahead, we look forward to continue exciting the market by pushing the boundaries in automotive excellence and innovation,” concluded Dr Weidner.

List of winners is as follows:

Most Improved:

• Champion – NZ Wheels Klang

• 1^st Runner Up - Cycle & Carriage Bintang Cheras

• 2^nd Runner Up – NZ Wheels Bangsar 

• Champion – Hap Seng Star Bukit Tinggi

• 1^st Runner Up - Cycle & Carriage Bintang Cheras

• 2^nd Runner Up – NZ Wheels Johor Bahru

• Champion – Hap Seng Star Kota Kinabalu

• 1^st Runner Up - Cycle & Carriage Bintang (North), Juru/Bukit Tengah

• 2^nd Runner Up – Cycle & Carriage Bintang Perak

• Champion – Hap Seng Star Balakong

• 1^st Runner Up- Hap Seng Star Kinrara

• 2^nd Runner Up – Cycle & Carriage Bintang Glenmarie

• Champion – Hap Seng Star Bukit Tinggi

• 1^st Runner Up- Hap Seng Star Jalan Ipoh

• 2^nd Runner Up – Hap Seng Star Balakong

• Champion – Hap Seng Star Kota Kinabalu

• 1^st Runner Up- Hap Seng Star Bukit Tinggi

• 2^nd Runner Up – Hap Seng Star Kuching

• Champion – Hap Seng Star Kota Kinabalu

• 1^st Runner Up- Hap Seng Star Bukit Tinggi

• 2^nd Runner Up – Hap Seng Star Kinrara

Best Performance in Financial Services 

Best Performance in Business Excellence

Best Performance in Customer Services

Best Performance in Sales

Best Performance in CSI & CLI

Dealer of the Year

About Mercedes-Benz Malaysia 

Mercedes-Benz has a long and rich heritage in Malaysia, dating way back to the beginning of the 20th century. As the inventor of the automobile in 1886, Mercedes-Benz has indelibly stamped its credentials as the benchmark for quality while trailblazing the many firsts in automotive technology with a long list from the first diesel production car, safety passenger cell, crumple zone, seat belts, ABS to airbags. In Malaysia, Mercedes-Benz delivered its first vehicle in 1905.

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between Daimler AG and Cycle & Carriage Bintang, was formed on 1 January 2003. Mercedes-Benz Malaysia currently employs over 450 employees with its administrative and sales office located at Wisma Mercedes-Benz in Puchong whilst its production plant is located at Pekan, Pahang.

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia manages the import, assembly and wholesale distribution of Mercedes-Benz vehicles and spare parts alongside customer services as well as software development for global sales solutions. It also provides automotive apprentice training following the successful German model. The retail network of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia is represented by 35 authorised dealers from nine dealer groups for the Mercedes-Benz brand.

The emphasis placed on network development is a global initiative by Daimler AG in line with its brand philosophy to create a uniform worldwide brand that provides Mercedes-Benz customers with superb quality services.

Mercedes-Benz has along the value chain invested more than MYR 1 billion in the production, sales, aftersales and distribution of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Malaysia to date.

JAC REDEFINED”, MPIRE JAC SDN BHD, THE NEW DISTRIBUTOR FOR JAC LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, IS REINTRODUCING THE JAC BRAND IN MALAYSIA WITH 3 NEW EXCITING MODELS

Petaling Jaya, 28th March 2019 – MPIRE JAC SDN BHD, a subsidiary of Mpire Auto, is the new sole distributor of JAC light commercial vehicles in Malaysia.

JAC was founded in 1964 in Hefei, China. In 2017, JAC Brand Value ranks No.6 among overall China brand (Brand Finance). JAC is manufacturing all ranges of vehicle from passenger car to heavy commercial vehicle. For the pass 20 years, JAC has sold more than 2.68 million number of vehicles. Up till now, JAC has exported 574,000 vehicles to more than 130 countries. Currently, JAC has 3 research centers in china with 5,000 engineers working daily on research and development, which 9engines has been recently awarded as “China Top Ten Engine”. On November 2017, JAC has also officially launched the first JAC electric commercial truck in Macau. It’slatest release, JAC IEV7S is a pure electric SUV coupled with high energy battery pack liquid cooling technology and five level safety design, anti shock driving electric drive technology and energy recovery system

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Mpire JAC is honored to be the distributor of JAC Group, in which JAC is one of the leading technology lead automotive company in China. Mpire JAC Sdn Bhd, also proudly relaunch the JAC brand in Malaysia and reintroduce the new generation of JAC trucks namely JAC X30, N45 and N75. This activity of “JAC Redefined” wasofficiated by YB Dr. Ong Kian Ming, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI).

To cater for better customer service, Mpire JAC Sdn Bhd has invested millions in the state-of-the-art 3S facilities center that is conveniently located at No.2, Jalan 51/255A, Zon Perindustrian PJCT, Sek 51A, 46100 Petaling Jaya, the one and only million Ringgit showroom among the light truck industry.

“I am proud and honored to witness, support and be a part of this international prestigious collaboration between Malaysia and China. It is good for JAC to be represented in Malaysia as they are able to bring in world-class vehicles that will help the development of the Malaysian economy. Collaboration like this is vital for Malaysia as it strengthens our ties with China, knowledge transfer and technology

  

enhancement,” said YB Dr. Ong Kian Ming.
The JAC X30 with gross weight of 2,835kg offers remarkable durability, accessibility and performance. The X30 is equipped with the 4DA1 diesel engine that produces 108hp and 240N.m torque. The technological advancement in the X30 is the Load- Sensing Proportional Valve system device that provides the customers with superior quality braking system which can be adjusted accordingly. Furthermore, the X30 leads its segment class with its 65L large- capacity fuel tank that is estimated to reach almost 750KM of continuous mileage. The N45 with a gross weight of 4,800kg is powered by 2,800 cc euro III diesel engine with 240 Nm at 1,800-2,000rpm. The N75 with the gross weight of 7,500kg is powered by 3,800cc cummins euro III diesel engine with 450Nm at 1,200rpm. The N75 also equipped with the latest Anti-Lock Braking System and Dual Circuit Air Brake system for better safety during emergency braking. These technologies applied on JAC N Series provides an economical and reliable drive with great performance and comfort.

Managing Director of Mpire Group, Dato’ Billy Goh said, "It is evident that as amarket leader in China and big contestant around the world competitive markets, JAC is poised to produce world-class vehicles relevant for the highly demanding consumers in Malaysia. Therefore, I am confident that both imported vehicles as well as locally assembled vehicles by JAC are of the highest standards of features, quality and fuel efficiencies that will be highly sought after by Malaysian buyers".

Looking forward to support Malaysia’s new phase of Industry 4.0 and demand forefficient transportation, transport operators are faced with rising diesel prices putting pressure on profitability. Therefore, the introduction of JAC X30, N45 and N75 trucks to the Malaysian market is timely as these vehicles are competitively priced and positioned in its specific market segments to promote efficiency, fuel saving, productivity, ROI, and excellent technology convergence.

“JAC X30, N45 and N75 is our answer to this challenge. It is the complete solutionthat combines our latest technology to substantially bring down fuel consumption in long-haul operations with stylish appearance and this is without compromisingdrivability,” says Mr. Lau Yit Mun, Group CEO of Mpire JAC.

Mpire JAC is appointing 15 authorized service dealers nationwide in order to provide efficient after sales service to all JAC customers.

In Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Colombia, JAC light truck has been ranked as the no.1 light truck industry, which covers at least 50% market share in respective countries for Year 2018. Moreover; JAC light trucks also achieved excellent performance in the highly populated regions of the Philippines and Brazil whereby, JAC light trucks managed to uphold its 2nd rank in terms of market share and value among all the Chinese light truck brands in year 2018.

Recently JAC and China National Machinery Import & Export (Group) Co., Ltd. jointly signed the Kazakhstan Allur Group Equity Acquisition Agreement, to become “One Belt and One Road Initiative” and involved in China-Kazakhstan capacity cooperation iconic project.Lastly, Mpire JAC is currently offering a trade in program which is subsidizing RM3,000.00 for any vehicles being traded in while buying a brand-new JAC (terms and condition apply). On top of that, the package also comes with free 2 years’ service (6 times) and 5 years’ or 150,000KM warranty.

JAC X30, N45 and N75 are reasonably priced at RM63,888 RM78,888 and RM97,488 respectively. To make an appointment for a test drive, or to further inquire about the all new JAC X30, N45 and N75 and, kindly contact Mpire JAC Sdn Bhd at +60 3 7865 3188 or visit them at No.2, Jalan 51/255A, Zon Perindustrian PJCT, Sek 51A, 46100 Petaling Jaya.

COSWAY PRODUCT LAUNCH ROYALE D’OR Skin Care and DIGNITA Cosmetics.

Kuala Lumpur (Thursday, March 21st, 2019) – Cosway, Malaysia’s leading direct selling company brings you a simultaneous launch experience of Royale D’or, a luxury skin care product range from Switzerland, and Dignità Amour In The Air collection, versatile and trendy cosmetics range designed for the woman of the world. 

The launch was officiated by Dr Alice Lee, Cosway’s Chief Executive Officer, at Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Attendees include cosmetics and skin care professionals and various media influencers.

Royale D’or is Cosway’s latest collection of luxury skin care products formulated in Switzerland. Using advanced technology, Royale D’or incorporates wild Golden Seabuckthorn Oil with skin-loving ingredients – Q10, Apricot Kernel Oil and Hyaluronic Acid to repair and moisturise, stop environmental damage, and delay skin ageing. 

Dignità introduced its maiden cosmetic range, “Amour In The Air” Collection, drawing inspiration from Paris, France. The endearing, colourful moments associated with the city of love are perfectly encapsulated in Dignità’s versatile and trendy range of shades and finishes. Anti-infrared light, anti-blue light, paraben-free, this new line of cosmetics makes looking fabulous effortlessly easy, any time of the day.   

The launch included featured stage performances, product and makeup demonstrations, makeover sessions and lucky draws. Limited edition Amour In The Air collection sets were also available for purchase while stocks last. 

Both Royale D’or skin care and Dignità’s Cosmetics are exclusively available at Cosway’s Stores nationwide and online via Cosway’s website www.cosway.com.my 

About Cosway (M) Sdn Bhd 

Cosway is a leading direct-selling company in Malaysia and is at the forefront of delivering the best in quality and value so that its consumers can lead healthier, more enriching lives – the smarter way.  Cosway consistently strives to meet the ever-changing, diversifying consumer and market needs to stay ahead.  Working with collaborators around the globe, Cosway is able to provide extensive solutions and constantly refines and updates its wide range of offerings to satisfy and fulfil its customers’ personal and household needs.  Constantly evolving its business strategies to steer growth for nearly 40 years, Cosway remains steadfast in serving its customers with the same dedication and commitment through the years.  

Advancing the Future of Malaysia’s Digital Landscape with WeChat Pay MY.

Kuala Lumpur, March 26, 2019 – WeChat Pay MY, one of the most popular mobile payment solutions in Malaysia, has seen considerable growth since it was launched in Malaysia last August. WeChat Pay is the mobile payment feature of WeChat, one of the largest social communication platforms owned by Tencent. As of December 2018, Weixin and WeChat combined had 1,098 million monthly active user accounts (MAUs), while WeChat Pay has more than 800 million MAUs (as of the second quarter of 2018), making them one of the most widely used social networks and one of the most popular mobile payments in the world respectively.

WeChat Pay MY supports various types of value-added services from online services such as mobile credit top-ups as well as flight and bus ticket purchases, to offline transactions at retail outlets. Currently, a WeChat Pay MY user can purchase items at retail stores by just scanning a QR code and punching in his payment PIN on his mobile phone.

With a continuously growing number of merchants and users, WeChat Pay MY is now looking to further empower a secure and convenient digital lifestyle in Malaysia.

“Malaysia is one of the standout emerging markets that has quickly adopted to mobile payments. Our mission is to facilitate the development of the Malaysian digital economy by introducing local users and businesses with a simple, secure and convenient mobile payment experience. We believe that with enhanced public awareness, engagements and exposure, we will be able to play a role in leading Malaysian’s digital ecosystem into the next level,” said Poshu Yeung, Vice President of International Business Group at Tencent.

“We are currently working on expanding our merchant base to include more outlets similar to KK Mart and Starbucks. This will sequentially give users more opportunities to use WeChat Pay MY for easier and more seamless payment transactions,” said Jason Siew, CEO of WeChat Pay MY.

To demonstrate WeChat Pay MY’s commitment to leading the way forward in the digital payment arena, WeChat Pay MY put together its first showcase of how it intends to encourage adoption and usage of mobile payments in the near future. An experience zone, simulating various innovative payment service experiences at a convenience store, a food and beverage outlet, a petrol station, and even a regular roadside vendor stall, presents how WeChat Pay MY can be applied to users’ daily lives.

More advanced services have also been presented during the event. WeChat Pay MY has unveiled a fully digitised vending machine to guests where payments can be made via WeChat Pay MY instead of sorting through small notes or coins to purchase an item.

Another new service will soon be available in mamak restaurants around the Klang Valley is the online ordering service that allows users to order their choice of food and beverage through WeChat Pay MY and make payment instantly. This service provides regular mamak goers a smoother way of ordering and paying for food without having to wait for a waiter to take their orders or queue up to pay for their bill. There was also a ‘kuih-muih’ stall fashioned to show potential merchants at the event just how easy it is to conduct transactions using WeChat Pay MY, as plans are already underway to get local ‘pasar-malam’ or roadside stall vendors to adopt the payment solution.

The most futuristic presentation, however, is about WeChat Pay MY’s plan to enable users to purchase petrol. The mini-kiosk demonstrates a smart solution where users can select a petrol station, key in the amount of fuel that they would like to purchase and once they arrive at the kiosk, a camera will detect the car plate number to activate the pump. Users can then fill their tanks immediately and be on their way in no time. These are amongst the few ideas that WeChat Pay MY has in store for the Malaysian market.

WeChat Pay MY envisions a convenient and rewarding lifestyle for both its users and merchants and will continue to leverage its payment platform's experience, technologies, and abilities to offer users an excellent mobile payment experience to ease everyone’s daily life.

About WeChat

WeChat envisions and innovates new ways for people to connect, communicate and share. WeChat is a mobile social communication app designed for smartphone users. WeChat empowers users in fun and dynamic ways, by bringing together messaging, social communication and games in one seamless, interactive experience, with comprehensive privacy and security settings that can be tailored as needed. WeChat provides a central point of control for users to share voice, photos, videos, and text messages across their entire social ecosystem. Through Official Accounts, WeChat allows brands to deliver rich and high- touch appealing content experiences to engage with and grow their communities. WeChat is available free to download on Android, iOS, Windows operating system, web version and Mac for desktop version.

Learn more about WeChat and download the app at WeChat.com.

Tourism City, Busan boasts its charms at 2019 BCTPS - Busan, Striving to Attract Southeast Asian Tourists

On March 25th, Busan hosted the 2019 Busan Tourism Network Conference in Kuala Lumpur in order to expand the tourism market.

Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor OH Keo-don) and the Busan Tourism Organization co-hosted the 2019 Busan Tourism Network Conference in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, the Southeast Asian emerging market, on March 25th, 2019.

Malaysia is a cofounder of ASEAN and a leading country in the development of Southeast Asia. In order to attract more Malaysians to Busan, the City of Busan and BTO have rigorously carried out tourism fairs and MICE road shows in Malaysia. They have also participated in diverse tourism exhibitions and invited tourism experts to Busan. Since the Korean Wave is very popular in Malaysia, the total number of passengers to Busan from Malaysia has increased from 57,820 in 2017 to 69,065 in 2018, up 19.4%.

Local travel agencies, media outlets and journalists joined and had an opportunity take a glimpse at Busan’s diverse tourism resources. Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Tourismand Culture Ministry and major figures from government and business also partook and committed to active bilateral cooperation and the further expansion of relations.

The seminar kicked off with a promotional video showcasing Busan’s beautifulnatural environments, delicious cuisine as well as diverse activities, while a presentation introducing the shooting locations of famous Korean dramas and thecity’s all-year-round festivals followed. At the B2B section, 180 outbound travel agencies participated and discussed substantive cooperative projects. The Busan Metropolitan Dance Company prepared a special performance to promote Busan’sKorean Wave, which drew plenty of applause.

Mayor OH Keo-don and the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Nor Hisham A Dahlan had a meeting and discussed substantive cooperative measures within the tourism, MICE and smart city sectors. Mayor OH also met Mr. Benyamin Ismail, CEO of Air Asia X、 and proposed developing tourism products and supportive incentives for in and outbound travel agencies.

Special prizes were also awarded to 5 outbound travel agencies in Malaysia to commend their devotion in attracting tourists to Busan. He emphasized their role in boosting exchanges and encouraged them to continue to actively engage in promoting tourism.

In an interview, an official from Busan said, “Last year, we had 440,000 tourists from 6 Southeast Asian countries, the number is second only to Japan. Every week, 26 flights connect Busan and the 2 major states of Malaysia. The Korean Wave is booming in Malaysia, so I hope this makesMalaysians visit Busan more.”

Busan Metropolitan City plans to develop tailored tourism products for Southeast Asiantourists by fully utilizing Busan’s excellent tourism contents: the Korean Wave, beauty,healing and festivals. Busan will also strive to expand Halal restaurants and prayer rooms, so that Southeast Asian tourists can feel comfortable and enjoy Busan to its fullest.

The Largest Private Healthcare and Wellness Resort is coming soon in Langkawi to Boost the Leisure, Wellness and Medical Tourism in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 APRIL: The Royaal Bumbon Resort Holding (M) Sdn Bhd signed the Memorandum of Understanding with Resort Savers Inc to develop a high-end healthcare centre in Bumbon Island, Langkawi. With the honorable presence of Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Ong Tee Keat, the MOU signing ceremony successfully ended at the Four Seasons Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 24 March 2019 (Sunday).

                 

With the witness by Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Ong Tee Keat, Dato’ Sri Dr. Santhana Kumaar (representative from Royaal Bumbon Resort Holding (M) Sdn Bhd), signed the MOU with Dato’ Sri Chang Ding Shin (representative from Resort Savers Inc), Dr. Choi Jeong Min (representative from CancerROP) and Dato’ Dr. Azman Ching (representative from Weber PDT Cancer and Heart Therapy Wellness Center) to give this project a kick off.

There are many VIP guests and international delegates from France, United States of America, Korea, Taiwan and more were invited to celebrate the ceremony and the announcement of the project.

This 92 acres island with RM 1.2 billion investment, besides being sustainable, aims to build a resort that blend perfectly with the ecosystem that will boost more than 10% responsible tourism for Langkawi - making it a state of art wellness center and international preferred destination. Moreover, under Phase 2 of the project development is designed to welcome high end MM2H residents.

One of the distinguishing features of this resort is their partnership with the CancerROP, a molecular diagnostics company from Korea that develops reagents and diagnostic kits as well as genetic testing service. It will be the largest wellness resort and healthcare centre in Kedah state. In the collaboration work with CancerROP, they intended invest and deliver the latest medical technology for cancer and stant cell treatment in Malaysia. Besides elevating the cancer cure rate of local patients, Royaal Bumbon Resort has the vision of promoting the country to become one of the top leisure and medical tourism destination with its 6-stars resort and advanced medical technology.

Crafted as a hybrid tourism discovery and wellness destination, Royaal Bumbon Resort Holding (M) Sdn Bhd creates a new tourism product to increase high-end international tourists to Langkawi. This high-end project will create a new economic dynamic including the creation of over 300 employment opportunities in Langkawi in the early phase. The high-level training that comes with the job offered will help increase the level of competencies thereby uplifting skills with a fair pay. Nevertheless, the groundbreaking ceremony of this project will be scheduled on 14 July 2019 at Bumbon Island, Langkawi.