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Show Notes
BMW Group Malaysia MD Dr.Gerhard Pils discusses:
- Feedback on the challenges of the role thus far;
- Details of business plan, execution and report card;
- Sales targets - 2013;
- As at April 2013, sales update;
- Asia sales picture - health of - Malaysia;
- Sales rank by country - Malaysia / Singapore / HK - details;
- Shanghai Auto Show -- feedback;
- New model / variant rollout plan;
- (Plan for) electric vehicles / Performance Hybrids;
- 'Connected' cars; - Competition: Germans - Italians - South Koreans at lower end;
- Warranties / accessories - why not competing on warranty periods;
- Comparable periods in Germany;
- Whether shorter period a reflection of the poorer assemble quality in Malaysia;
- Car prices - excise duties;
- Expectations for govt promises to cut car prices - to be progressive - 'shock' to system;
- Tax regime -- NAP - details;
- Quality / innovation issues - advancement levels vis-a-vis industry subsidy;
- ‘Defrauded Industry’ - how much bigger would the market be without the APs and the grey market it feeds;
- AP rationalisation -- promises and keeping them;
- A cleaner drive: govt promise to introduce Euro 4 specification for cleaner fuel -- whether has come true;
- The need for a ‘comprehensive roadmap’ - NAP - issues;
- Emissions - excise holidays;
- Financial issues: service centres - revenues;
- Structure and corporate -- appropriateness - manpower - costs - logistics - quality
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