Five charity homes in Kota Kinabalu received RM3,400 “ang pow” each from Perodua in conjunction with the “Konvoi Mesra Perodua ALZA Borneo 2010” in Sabah here today.
The 5 charity homes were Seri Mengasih Centre, Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation, Persatuan Child, Rumah Kanak-Kanak Beringgis and Rumah Anak Yatim Tambunan.
“For the Chinese New Year season, Perodua we would like to spread the festive joy with the children of these organisations,” Perodua managing director En Aminar Rashid Salleh said at the handover ceremony. Also present was Perodua Manufacturing Sdn Bhd managing director Mr Osamu Oaki.He also thanked Perodua’s dealer Posh Auto Sdn Bhd for its contributions to the charity organisations.
Perodua also donated RM100 cash and school bag as well as stationeries to each of the selected 20 needy students from Sekolah Kebangsaan Daingin Papar near Kota Kinabalu.
En Aminar Rashid and Mr Oaki later flagged off the “Konvoi Mesra Perodua ALZA Borneo 2010” which headed to Keningau, a town near Kota Kinabalu.
The convoy of 9 vehicles including 5 units of the multipurpose vehicle (MPV) Perodua ALZA had earlier departed from Tawau on the east coast of Sabah on 3 Feb. The convoy made stops at hotspots in Lahad Datu (3 Feb), and Sandakan (4 Feb) before arriving in Kota Kinabalu yesterday.
The “5+2 seater” Perodua ALZA which was launched on 23 Nov last year has been well received by Malaysians, with some 20,000 bookings and a waiting list of 3 and 3.5 months. Of the total, 10% of these bookings were from Sabah and Sarawak.
“We will be ramping up production of the ALZA to reduce the waiting period,” En Aminar said.
Meanwhile, a similar “Konvoi Mesra Perodua ALZA Borneo 2010” in Sarawak was also launched from Miri to Kuching from 3-7 Feb.
“These simultaneous convoys allow us to showcase Perodua’s latest model, the Perodua ALZA, not only to those living in the urban areas but also those in smaller towns and interiors when the convoys pass by,” Encik Aminar Rashid explained.
He said Perodua welcomed the Federal Government allocation of RM1.2 billion to improve the infrastructure in Sabah and Sarawak under the stimulus packages announced last year in addition to the funds allocated by these states for the same purpose. This will improve the economy of both Sabah and Sarawak, he added.
“We see a lot of potential for the Perodua ALZA in Sabah and Sarawak as we believe many of our existing customers in both states want to upgrade to a bigger car as their income and family size grows,” he said.
“I am happy with the tremendous response from the public where ever the convoys stopped. There were lots of enquiries especially about the Perodua ALZA,” he said.
