Comments on: Auto industry in Malaysia to feel the pinch? http://novice.alvinlim.info/2009/04/27/auto-industry-in-malaysia-to-feel-the-pinch/ Story about my journey as a novice in investment and money making Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alvin Lim http://novice.alvinlim.info/2009/04/27/auto-industry-in-malaysia-to-feel-the-pinch/comment-page-1/#comment-1443 Alvin Lim Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:04:15 +0000 http://novice.alvinlim.info/?p=365#comment-1443 <b>@ Damien</b> I think for Hondas and Toyotas, this change is quite minimal actually. My concern is more towards Tan Chong, Sime (distributor of Hyundai, etc) and maybe UMW (but UMW is quite diversified). @ Damien
I think for Hondas and Toyotas, this change is quite minimal actually. My concern is more towards Tan Chong, Sime (distributor of Hyundai, etc) and maybe UMW (but UMW is quite diversified).

]]> By: Damien Tan http://novice.alvinlim.info/2009/04/27/auto-industry-in-malaysia-to-feel-the-pinch/comment-page-1/#comment-1442 Damien Tan Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:33:17 +0000 http://novice.alvinlim.info/?p=365#comment-1442 I'm not sure about the local effects of such a move but isn't there a danger that it could spark some retaliatory tariff increases in export destinations? And wouldn't that spell trouble for local automakers that depend on exports to stay viable? But then again, the Toyotas and Hondas probably wouldn't care if their marketshare here is a tiny % of wordwide sales. Personally I think the Koreans got it right. Their entire machinery seems geared for export in spite of inconsistent product quality. I’m not sure about the local effects of such a move but isn’t there a danger that it could spark some retaliatory tariff increases in export destinations? And wouldn’t that spell trouble for local automakers that depend on exports to stay viable?

But then again, the Toyotas and Hondas probably wouldn’t care if their marketshare here is a tiny % of wordwide sales. Personally I think the Koreans got it right. Their entire machinery seems geared for export in spite of inconsistent product quality.

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