Mahathir Revives Dream of Malaysian Car Brand, With Help From Japan
- Malaysia’s DreamEDGE to spearhead effort but no state funding
- First model of third national car to be launched in March 2021
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Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad revived his decades-long efforts to create a competitive homegrown car brand by picking a local company to spearhead the project, with some help from Japan.
Closely held DreamEDGE Sdn. will lead the plan, Malaysia’s third national-car project, in collaboration with Daihatsu Motor Co., Minister of International Trade and Industry Darell Leiking said near Kuala Lumpur on Friday. But the government won’t fund the project and will only facilitate with licensing, he said.