Motor parts traders air grouse to minister over parts shortages for Proton X50 and X70

PETALING JAYA: Transportation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong claims the ministry will assist motor areas traders who have expressed fears more than scarcity of spare pieces for the Proton X50 and X70 designs.

The traders explained they were not capable to get prepared pieces to maintenance the two common SUV designs, forcing vehicle house owners to correct their vehicles at the authentic makers’ 4S facilities.

Even then, the continuing source chain problems and the shortage of elements in the industry has led to delays in repairs at 4S centres.

“We will look into no matter if this violates any procedures of level of competition or reduces the ideal to report for owners of these versions,” stated Dr Wee.

Proton had explained in March that it was working really hard to solve the areas shortages and that it aimed to have at minimum plenty of inventory of higher demand from customers parts by the conclude of this month.

It also stated not long ago that it experienced secured more than enough source of chips for May and June and are projecting a brief turnaround in the coming months.

A delegation from the Selangor and Federal Territory Engineering and Motor Elements Traders Association of Malaysia (Empta) experienced achieved the minister on Thursday to voice several other troubles as effectively like the trouble in obtaining E-mark certification for motor vehicle elements, HS Codes and streamlining Element Variety Approval (CTA) and Car Type Approval (VTA) software.

“I listened to their feed-back on a number of challenges confronted by much more than 1,100 member businesses associated with Empta and lots of other companies nationwide concerned in buying and selling after-industry car parts.

“We will coordinate with the appropriate authorities and ministries to assistance their users expedite their procedures in these matters,” he said in a Facebook article.

The Empta delegation was represented by their deputy chairman Tan Cling Chai, secretary-typical Kenneth Cheng and assistant secretary-common Darren Wong.

Dr Wee also invited the group to compose to the ministry to maintain far more dialogues to explore present-day concerns that could possibly crop up related to the automotive and car pieces industries.