Top Dog, But In a 'Defrauded' Auto Industry

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