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MAI TO COLLABORATE WITH AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH CENTRE
By Choong En Han
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) has embarked on a strategic collaboration with the Australia-based Cooperative Research Centre for Advance Automotive Technology (AutoCRC) to further develop the local automotive industry.
"This tie-up between AutoCRC and MAI serves as a government-to-government conduit, where MAI is the focal point for local automotive industry players representing vendors and the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) community," said MAI Chief Executive Officer Madani Sahari.
He said with the collaboration, vendors who were in need of certain technologies, to further enhance their current processes, can go through MAI to look for the required technologies.
"Some of these new advanced technologies may already be available in Australia but is not marketed yet, but MAI knows about the existence.
"This is where MAI will tap into these technologies and bring it to the vendor who needs it," he told Bernama after both parties signed a memorandum of understanding here today witnessed by International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mukhriz Mahathir and Australian High Commissioner Miles Kupa.
Madani said local automotive players can obtain the technolgies through joint-ventures, commercialisation of technologies and distributorship.
He added MAI was constantly looking for other parties to jointly collaborate and open more doors for the local automotive industry.
Recently, MAI signed a letter of intent to collaborate with a Japanese party in design and digital engineering.
"There are many centres of excellence out there and we have to tap
them from various countries to advance our own automotive industry," he said.
Speaking on the collaboration, Mukhriz said it was a strategic step to leverage on each other's strengths.
"From now on, there will be more direct discussions between the private sectors of both countries," he said, adding that the collaboration needs to be translated into action.
On the import prohibition of half-cut vehicles and second-hand parts or components by June, the deputy minister did not update the progress made so far, except to say, that concerns were raised and the authorities were currently looking into it.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) has embarked on a strategic collaboration with the Australia-based Cooperative Research Centre for Advance Automotive Technology (AutoCRC) to further develop the local automotive industry.
"This tie-up between AutoCRC and MAI serves as a government-to-government conduit, where MAI is the focal point for local automotive industry players representing vendors and the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) community," said MAI Chief Executive Officer Madani Sahari.
He said with the collaboration, vendors who were in need of certain technologies, to further enhance their current processes, can go through MAI to look for the required technologies.
"Some of these new advanced technologies may already be available in Australia but is not marketed yet, but MAI knows about the existence.
"This is where MAI will tap into these technologies and bring it to the vendor who needs it," he told Bernama after both parties signed a memorandum of understanding here today witnessed by International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mukhriz Mahathir and Australian High Commissioner Miles Kupa.
Madani said local automotive players can obtain the technolgies through joint-ventures, commercialisation of technologies and distributorship.
He added MAI was constantly looking for other parties to jointly collaborate and open more doors for the local automotive industry.
Recently, MAI signed a letter of intent to collaborate with a Japanese party in design and digital engineering.
"There are many centres of excellence out there and we have to tap
them from various countries to advance our own automotive industry," he said.
Speaking on the collaboration, Mukhriz said it was a strategic step to leverage on each other's strengths.
"From now on, there will be more direct discussions between the private sectors of both countries," he said, adding that the collaboration needs to be translated into action.
On the import prohibition of half-cut vehicles and second-hand parts or components by June, the deputy minister did not update the progress made so far, except to say, that concerns were raised and the authorities were currently looking into it.
