Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia Managing Director, Mike Ponnaz; Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Vice President, After Sales,Heinrich Schromm; President and CEO, Dr Claus Weidner; and Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Mark Raine. With our innovative mobility options, digitalisation initiatives in addition to upcoming product highlights, we're confident of persevering with on this success path,鈥?mentioned Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, Sales & Marketing, Vice President, Mark Raine. We're thankful that our customers have put their confidence in our premium products. The partnership introduces healthy competition and offers Mercedes-Benz clients larger options. Always in contact with customers鈥?wants, MBM launched a brand new campaign in late 2017 in partnership with its sister firm, Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia (MBSM). We perceive our customers鈥?requirements and target to fulfil their expectations. Complementing its line-up of Best Products, MBM invested in initiatives that demonstrated its signature Best Customer Experience by organising numerous buyer engagement actions specializing in the totally different pursuits of its audience.
To deliver the most effective Products, we launched 17 new models. To offer the best Customer Experience, we launched 9 new and upgraded dealerships, including a brand new supplier group, Auto Commerz Sdn Bhd. Other attention-grabbing fashions that can be launched within the very near future could be the all-new Mercedes-Benz CLS - this was just lately launched in November 2017. Expect that coupe-like sedan to reach our shores very quickly. Captivated with making ready future expertise outfitted to sustain the national EEV agenda, MBM continues to actively carry out its accountability in supporting the nations EEV ambitions by means of the MBM Training Academy. Contributing to the numerous milestones for the 12 months, MBSM marked its 5th anniversary in 2017. Tracking a significant growth since its establishment in 2012, MBSM continues to supply a seamless expertise with peace-of-mind financing and insurance coverage solutions. Supporting the rising demand for Mercedes-Benz automobiles in Malaysia, the MBM manufacturing plant in Pekan, Pahang continues to be a transparent demonstration of MBM鈥檚 dedication to the Malaysian economic system.
One-third of this investment was made in its Pekan Production Plant and MBM Training Academy in Puchong, Selangor. In FY2017, the production plant produced 9,286 vehicles. For FY2017, MBM鈥檚 gross sales was pushed by the domestically produced limousines which recorded 7,041 models offered. The Mercedes-Benz compact automobiles recorded a total of 2,031 models sold, whereas the aspirational Mercedes-Benz Dream Cars, also identified as the model shapers, recorded a complete of 374 units sold. This was adopted closely by the Mercedes-Benz SUVs with 2,599 items sold, spurred by the introduction of the domestically produced Mercedes-Benz GLC 200 and GLC 250. Growth within this section is expected to proceed. With the introduction of latest products like AgilityPlus and Lease2Go, MBSM provides a one-stop solution for all prospects, further supporting MBM鈥檚 Best Customer Experience aim. MBM additionally launched experiencing cars in Virtual Reality, Digital Signage, Product Experts, Online Service Booking, Mercedes-Benz Financial Calculator and also a one-cease built-in state-of-the-art web platform which facilitates the wants of each new and existing customers generally known as OneWeb.
Moving into 2018, we're assured of the growth potential in the Malaysian automotive market and will proceed to invest considerably in creating key areas including expertise, expertise, production and service. There are various sorts of cell telephones available on the market at this time. 飩?A new sales record of 12,045 automobiles delivered to clients with a market share of 2.3% underlines Mercedes-Benz because the market leader in the Malaysian premium automotive market. Powering ahead as a pacesetter in the premium section, we're very excited about 2018 as now we have just a few surprises in retailer that will excite our customers and the automotive business as an entire. I really like outdated Mercedes' however the more I drive them, the extra annoyed I get with automatics for a whole number of causes.. You get appears to be like from fellow drivers and passers-by as you roar previous in the tall boxy vehicle, but in Southern California a G-Class is a typical sight.
