In Malaysia's Auto market, Grabbing the Lion's Share

UMW Holdings Bhd CEO Datuk Syed Hisham bin Syed Wazir discusses: 
- Auto business: Lending guidelines - Perodua - current status; 
- New models outlook - three trick pony; 
- Outlook for 2012 sales (1H: Perodua 93k, Toyota 52k) - full year and beyond?; 
- Yen movements - impact on costlier Yen; 
- Competition – South Korea’s Samsung and Hyundai; 
- National Auto Policy - outlook - expectations; 
- Sales slowing down in August across the board - National Auto Policy and Budget 2013 - expectations of lower excise duties - expectations; 
- Hybrids: exemptions expected to extend through 2013. As it stands now: Toyota Prius versus Honda Insight - who is winning; 
- Perodua - desire to move up into sedan segment - status - expectations; 
- Heavy equipment - update; 
- Oil and gas - disappointing Q2 - update; 
- Status of O&G listing, as envisaged as long ago as 2009/2010; 
- DRB as new owners of Proton; 
- Circumstances under which Perodua will consider a merger with Proton; 
- PNB at least 48% of UMW - EPF is 12%: - whether prevalence of GLIC funds - being known as a GLC - whether a concern; 
- Strength in autos and equipment, weakness in oil and gas: outlook for full year profits; 
- Dividends - outlook.