Honda Hopes for 100,000 Units Sold in Malaysia

Akkbar Danial, Group Vice President, Honda Malaysia

06-Mar-17 11:04

Honda Hopes for 100,000 Units Sold in Malaysia

Pause
Embed

In 2016, Honda Malaysia overtook Proton and became the second most popular brand in terms of TIV (Total Industry Volume). Akkbar outlines the Japanese automaker's plans to grow market share in Malaysia, while hanging on to its 3,000-strong workforce at its plant in Melaka.

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:

Tags: auto sales, market expansion, value features, process automation, human labour, robotic efficiency, faulty airbags, Look East, Honda Malaysia, Akkbar Danial

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Lawyer David Lim of TSF Law joins us to unpack the 5 key reasons why M&A deals get messy.

12:00 PM

Just For Kicks

(REPEAT)

1:00 PM

A Bit of Culture

(REPEAT) Kam Raslan and his two guests, Michael Gong and Ahmad Yazid to talk about the appeal of action sports, the joy of missing out and what was it like growing up back then.

2:00 PM

Ringgit & Sense

(REPEAT) Chua Kim Soon, CEO of the General Insurance Association of Malaysia discusses insurance for homes against disaster.

2:30 PM

The Property Show

(REPEAT) Recap of Best of The Property Show 2025, Scam edition, examines how property scams happen and how to avoid them.

3:00 PM

Best of The Bigger Picture

(REPEAT) In this Best of 2025 replay, we revisit a conversation with Professor Edmund Terence Gomez on corruption and Malaysia’s political–GLC complex.

4:00 PM

Best of Evening Edition

(REPEAT) We explore ASEAN’s strategic tightrope, from economic dependencies to security dilemmas, and whether a non-aligned stance can truly hold in an increasingly polarized region.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

Dr Gareth Collett, a retired British Army Brigadier General and engineer, specialising in bomb disposal speaks to Professor Jim Al-Khalili on another episode of The Life Scientific

PROGRAMMES