DreamEDGE Appointed to Produce Malaysia’s Third National Car

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Innovative technology and solutions provider, DreamEDGE Sdn Bhd, has been chosen as the anchor company for the new national car project, Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Darell Leiking said.

Shafwan Zaidon

DreamEDGE according to him, would receive support from Daihatsu Motor Company in advanced technology.

“The Prime Minister had informed me recently to look into facilities at DreamEDGE as they would be an important mover in the industry.

“The objective of a new national car is to adopt science, technology and engineering. It is a fully-fledged vehicle developed in Malaysia.

Ahmad Zamzahuri

“The project will be fully privately funded but the company is eligible to apply for grants from the government,” he told reporters in a briefing today.

The first model prototype is expected in March 2020 with the first car launch likely to be in March 2021.

On its website, DreamEDGE states that it focuses on several types of innovation, from product and process innovation to business and service innovations.

Founded in 2007, it boasts a manufacturing and prototyping centre in Cyberjaya, an innovation lab in Bukit Jalil within the R&D institute Sirim, a design centre in Taiping, as well as an R&D office in Tokyo, Japan.

The government has previously said that the third car will be an extended-range vehicle, but today’s announcement did not elaborate on this.