Industrial
Automotive/Transportation-Related Industry
Kedah is also fast becoming a location favoured by the automotive/transportation-related manufacturing companies. Naza Automotives Manufacturing and Inokom Corporation are two companies churning out automobiles for the Malaysian market. Modenas, the Malaysian motorcycle company is manufacturing from its base in Gurun. Meanwhile, the Asian Composite Manufacturing (ACM) produces next-generation Boeing composite components from its plant in Bukit Kayu Hitam. Hicom-Honda Manufacturing Malaysia (motorcycle engines) and Forbes Electronics of Korea (Automotive Electronic Systems) are currently operating from Sungai Petani and Gurun respectively.
New opportunities are now available for the following automotive-based companies to profit from Kedah’s easy-accessibility to automotive industry supply chain and availability of skilled manpower within Malaysia and from its friendly regional Asean and Asian neighbours:
- High-tech engineering
- Manufacturing for export market
- Logistics management and
- Marketing