Discussing About Cherry QQ And Viva

 

Cherry QQ and Viva

The Chery QQ (codename S11) is a city car produced by the Chinese manufacturer Chery Automobile since 2003. In 2006, the car was renamed the Chery QQ3 in China, when Chery launched their new supermini, the Chery QQ6.
Engine
The QQ is available with the following two gasoline-powered engines (both EURO III compliant):
0.8 L SQR372 I3 DOHC 12v — 38 kW (51 hp) at 6000 rpm, 70 N·m (52 lb·ft) at 3500 rpm
1.1 L SQR472F I4 DOHC 16v — 50 kW (67 hp) at 6000 rpm, 90 N·m (66 lb·ft) at 3500 rpm
Copyright controversy
The QQ became the center of an industrial copyright and intellectual rights controversy, as General Motors claimed the car was a copy to the Daewoo Matiz (which is marketed outside South Korea as the Chevrolet Spark). GM executives demonstrated the extent of the design duplication, noting for example that the doors of the QQ and those of the Spark are interchangeable without modification.
GM China Group indicated the two vehicles "shared remarkably identical body structure, exterior design, interior design and key components. MotorAuthority.com and Car and Driver called the QQ a "carbon copy", while the International Herald Tribune, in a 2005 article, referred to it as a clone.
Looking at this controversy on a global stage, the Detroit News reported that "the dispute reflects the confusion, risks and ambitions in China's new auto industry, where global carmakers are battling pugnacious upstarts for a piece of what may become the world's largest auto market.
Safety
Though the Chery QQ and the Chevrolet Spark are similar cars, their safety ratings differ from each other. A Euro NCAP front offset crash test showed that the driver's injuries in the QQ are worse than those sustained in the Spark. Upon impact, the QQ driver will most likely suffer severe (possibly fatal) trauma in the head, neck and chest areas, while the Spark driver will at most receive a moderate head injury.
Global markets
Iran
In Iran, the Daewoo Matiz had been assembled by local company called Kerman Khodro since the year 2000 in a joint venture with Daewoo. However, upon being acquired by GM following its 2001 bankruptcy, Daewoo stopped supplying CKD kits to Iran due to a ban imposed by GM. As a result, Kerman Khodro licensed the Chery QQ as a replacement and put it into production at their subsidiary MVM.
Singapore
The QQ is sold in Singapore and is one of the cheapest cars in the city state.
South Africa
Four QQ3 models are available in South Africa since May 2008 and was the cheapest car when launched.
Thailand
QQ cars are available in Thailand since 2009. This car is not the cheapest car in the country due to high tariffs (not built in Thailand or an ASEAN country, but import from China). Its non-Japanese competitors are Naza Forza, Proton Savvy and Kia Picanto.
Vietnam
The QQ is the cheapest car in Vietnam.
In Malaysia, Cherry QQ also available.
would you buy this cutie or perodua viva? Your choice..

Perodua unveils new MPV

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) is projecting record sales next year as its new multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) is expected to see brisk sales of at least 3,500 units a month, said managing director Datuk Syed Abdull Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar.

The company expects to sell 162,000 cars this year after hitting a record 168,000 units in 2008.

However, the improvement in the economy and demand for automobiles, especially its latest model, has left Perodua feeling optimistic about sales in 2010.

Speaking after unveiling the MPV to the media yesterday, Syed Hafiz said the company’s internal surveys showed there was a big demand among Perodua customers for an MPV and one that was competitively priced and fuel efficient.

Datuk Syed Abdull Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar says the company’s internal surveys showed there is a big demand among Perodua customers for a MPV

“With this new model, the oldest model in our line-up will be the Myvi,’’ he said.

The Myvi was launched in 2005, followed by the Viva in 2007.

Helping its projections for next year is the better sales performance expected in the fourth quarter of this year whereby 38,207 cars are expected to be sold compared with 36,945 in the final quarter of 2008.

Production of the MPV is slated at 4,100 units a month, a number which Syed Hafiz also hopes would be the monthly sales.

The MPV is priced at between RM56,000 and RM64,000 and will be officially launched on Nov 23.

The public can start placing their orders for the new MPV from Nov 13.

Perodua New Managing Director

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) today announced the appointment of Aminar Rashid Salleh as its new managing director.
He will replace Datuk Syed Abdull Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar who is not seeking to renew his contract, which expires on Dec 31, 2009, the carmaker said in a statement.
Aminar Rashid's appointment is effective Nov 16, 2009, Perodua said.
Aged 49, he is currently executive director and head of the strategic marketing group at UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of UMW which is a major shareholder of Perodua with 38 per cent stake.
He has served UMW Toyota Motor since 1992 in various capacities, benefiting from the job rotation system practised by the company.
Aminar Rashid holds a degree in civil engineering from University Technology MARA and also has an executive diploma in business administration from the University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Perodua, established in 1993, is a joint venture company between Malaysian and Japanese partners.
Besides UMW, other shareholders are Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd with a 20 per cent stake, MBM Resources Bhd with 20 per cent, PNB Equity Resources Corp Sdn Bhd with 10 per cent, Mitsui & Co Ltd with seven per cent and Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd with five per cent.
Over the years, Perodua has produced the Kancil, Rusa, Kembara, Kenari, Kelisa, Myvi, Viva and Nautica 4WD vehicles.

Comparison of the Perodua Viva And myvi

Now I know the range of Perodua Viva thinking of going to buy some Perodua 1000cc instead of considering the purchase of premium top myvi. So, I'll do a little comparison here. If you will add something to contribute to the debate and please post a comment.
Power
Interestingly, it is a 1.0-liter Perodua myvi of the DVVT ej - VE engine torque than a larger Perodua Viva DVVT ej is the same as the VE is expected to be 1.0 liter engine. Contrast, only 1.0 liters of myvi 3,600 rpm Viva is 88 nm min, 3,600 rpm with torque of 90nm to defend - if 2Nm only minor differences.
Since then, myvi 1.0 Perodua Viva 1.0 liters a clear winner in terms of power / weight ratio, so that, myvi 1.3 instead of 1.0 Viva let's compare premiums. myvi 1.3 955 kg weight is 86 to hold the horsepower. This is the power per kilogram weight ratio of 0.09 hp. What Perodua Viva Premium 1000cc, 60 kg weight and 800 horsepower to remove - there are 0,075 power per kilogram weight-horsepower ratio.
So we can conclude that in a drag race, the Viva won’t be able to smoke it’s larger sibling in stock form. That doesn’t mean the Viva is terribly slow – in a previous supermini shootout done together with folks at NST Life & Times, I found that the Myvi effortlessly smoked other superminis with larger 1.5 liter engines.
Another note is that Perodua myvi is 1.3 liters 4-cylinder engine and four-cylinder engine is smoother and more three-cylinder engine found in Perodua Viva are using more. This is the end, perhaps, you are in the chassis and steering wheel feels that in many other respects the three-cylinder vibration.
Fuel
Perodua's own charts gasoline per 1 liter 1000cc Premium Perodua Viva 17.5 kilometers, according to combined cycle, I need to drive in a lot of leg crossing and motorway light travel of the suspect. This is a manual transmission. 17.1 liters of gasoline per myvi manual to be evaluated as 1.3 kilometers. 14 kilometers per liter to about 13 people on the streets of our own myvi 1.3 is actually very similar fuel consumption to the actual distance of the report documentation, if the economic entity.
An automatic transmission, 1.3 liter per kg Perodua myvi 5.3 auto can get, as a word, an average man is usually one is about 10-11 km per liter. Compared to the 1.0 liter automatic Viva, Perodua can get 15.1 kilometers per liter, so that in the real world there was one of about 12 kilometers per liter.
Thus we can assume the Viva automatic should be a little more frugal than the Perodua Myvi automatic, but for the manual transmission models actual fuel economy should prove to be about the same.
Space
The Perodua Viva is actually longer in the interior than the Perodua Myvi at 1845mm compared to the Perodua Myvis 1835mm, but a great margin narrower. Having a long interior is important, it ensures the rear passenger legroom is at comfortable levels, just like the Perodua Myvi’s. However, being narrower the downside is you can’t really fit 3 people in the rear bench comfortably, making the Perodua Viva more of a 4-seater than a 5-seater. The Viva’s boot is only 149 liters with the rear bench upright compared to the Myvi’s 255 liters, significantly smaller, however you can extend this size by dropping the rear passenger bench to create a 449 liter space.
Ride and handling
Nothing much can be said about the Perodua Myvi’s handling abilities other than the fact that it’ll probably get you to work and back safely. From what I’ve heard from some journalists who’ve driven the car, I think I shouldn’t expect much of the Viva’s either. Which is a shame as the Kelisa was a somewhat fun drive. Many will miss the Kelisa’s zippy DNA which is reportedly missing in the new Viva. If you want a driver’s small car, go get the Proton Savvy.
Equipment level
One thing I am concerned about is the lack of an integrated CD player head unit in the Perodua Viva, which means Viva owners will have to be careful about where they park their cars lest their mirrors get smashed and their head units stolen. However, this means the CD player can be easily swapped.
The equipment level of the Perodua Viva 1.0 liter standard is disappointing to be honest, not even proper alloy wheels are supplied, instead you are given steel wheels. This means a difference of roughly RM4k on average gets you airbags, ABS, proper alloy wheels, wing mirrors with signal lamps, roof spoiler, and etc. I’m really not sure if it’s worth it or not – I’ll leave it up to you.
The Perodua Myvi on the other hand has just about everything you need in the baseline 1.3 liter model. It also feels more premium because of an interior design that looks abit more higher grade, as well as Optitron-style meters which are self illuminating, unlike the backlit meter clusters of the Perodua Viva.
Security
Both the Viva Premium and Myvi Premium have dual airbags, ABS brakes - the usual. 2005 Daihatsubun four years - for the protection of the euro adult stars in NCAP crash test scores Perodua myvi was the cousin of the Japanese during the crash test results of the previous generation Daihatsumira, Perodu Viva 3 - star Scores are based on hotel management.

AP holders First,People 2nd

Well that seems to be the gist of the review of the National Automotive Policy or NAP. Has anyone noticed that the acronym NAP means to sleep?

And our brave MSM (mainstream media) said today “the National Automotive Policy (NAP) has been comprehensively overhauled to ensure a healthier automobile industry. However, there was no indication if there would be any reduction in the price of cars.”

It means its just back to square one. There is no break for you and me – the long suffering citoyen, the masses, the proletariat, the worker ants. We will still be paying the highest prices for cars in the world with our Third World salaries.

We will be paying up to RM100,000 for a locally assembled 2000cc Perdana when for the same price (USD29,000) people in other countries like the US can easily buy a Mercedes Benz 200 CLK - 2010 model !

I dont get the part about “ending a freeze on manufacturing licenses for luxury cars” above 1800cc. First of all define what exactly is manufacturing? Assembly is also classified as manufacturing.

What is the big deal about “unfreezing licenses” ? First of all it is not as if there are hundreds of car manufacturers waiting to rush into the vacuum. There are hardly a dozen big car makers left in the world anyway. And they have all been here for decades.

Toyota, Mercedes, Volvo, Honda have always had some assembly (manufacturing) presence here. So they can continue to do what they have always been doing here (assembly etc) but now they dont need to apply for a license ? So the office boy has one less borang to isi once a year? Big deal.

Looks like the NAP is easing up on something that does not make much difference.

And it will definitely not make major car makers start coming to Malaysia in droves either. Not likley at all.

Almost every car manufacturer in the world has serious manufacturing plants in Thailand, where Thailand imposes a minimum tax (or duty) of 5% on cars and parts. Toyota has a 1.0 million square meter Toyota gateway plant in Thailand. By the way, this 5% duty is supposed to be part of the AFTA Agreement that we have signed. How come we are not following the AFTA?

In Bangkok and the rest of Thailand today there are almsot no Kancil type cars on the roads. The smallest cars in Thailand are Toyota Vios or Honda Citi. The Thais drive better cars than we do and pay much less for their cars too than we do. In Thailand the 1500cc Toyota Vios costs about 504,000 baht (about RM50,000). Over here the Vios costs RM75,000 or more. The Perodua Viva 1.0 litre costs RM40,000.

So we are not able to achieve a higher standard of living for our people or lower their cost of living either. Our people have to pay the highest cars prices in the world. Why?

The Minister says the Government collects RM6 - 7 billion a year from car duties and taxes. So the Government needs the revenue. This is not an answer.

The Government has acknowledged, in the Auditor General's Report, that it loses up to RM28 billion in poor management of expenditure. The Government has paid RM42,000 for a laptop computer. They invested RM500.0 million in some aircraft manufacturing in the US and just lost the money. Cut the waste and dont burn the taxpayers money. And dont burden the taxpayer anymore.

Also the AP holders are making billions of Ringgit with little or no real benefit to anyone, even to themselves.

On the other hand if the car market is freed up, more benefits will certainly, most definitely accrue to the Malaysian economy. The resources that are freed up, the taxpayers money that is saved, the citizens monthly living expenses that are reduced, will all be channelled elsewhere within the economy. We must have faith in the basic laws of economics. As long as we stick to economic efficiencies there will positive outcomes. But if we keep supporting innefficiencies, there will be a huge price to pay.

When she was the Minister of the MITI, Rafidah Aziz once said that APs would be removed. That was years ago. The AP’s are still around.

Now the Governments says Open APs (aka cap duit APs given to cronies) will be in place until 2015. Why 2015?

It looks like “People First, Performance Now” has become ‘AP Holders First, People Later, Performance Also Later’.

The Minister says the long time frame until 2015 is needed to give time for the Open AP holders to adjust themselves to the new life (a life without cap duit APs) and also give them time to develop new businesses. Here is the quote :

“The termination of the (open) AP system by 2015 will provide an interim period for AP holders to diversify and venture into other businesses,”

Does this include the AP holders who do not even own a car showroom? Yes folks, there were such creatures too. Showroom kereta tak ada, tapi AP dapat beribu-ribu.

Oh boo hoo. Someone get me a handkerchief – I cant help the tears. The poor Open AP holders. They may have to do some other real business and do real work to keep their helicopters and swimming pools.

I really cannot believe the Minister said such a thing. They really do not listen to what they say.

Firstly just how many Open AP holders are there? I dont know if the AP King guy with the helicopter landing pad in his house is still in the AP business? But how many Open AP holders are there? 100? 1000? 10,000? How many?

And the rest of us 28 million people have to pay the highest car prices in the world, to give sufficient time to these easy money parasites to learn to diversify their income over the next six years so that they can still maintain their helicopter pads and swimming pools?

And why do we need franchise APs ? I believe franchise APs are APs that go with the name of the car. For example there may be APs just for Toyotas. If Toyota has been importing Toyota cars into the country (since the early 1960s) why do they need APs? And even franchise APs are given to cronies who then make a cut from selling it.

But here is the soalan cepu mas : what really is an AP? What does it do to the value of the car or towards improving the standard of living of the average Malaysian? Can someone answer this first?

The ministry also has a sense of humour. They say “Malaysia will from 2010 also offer tax incentives for development of hybrid and electric vehicles”

Hybrid cars are technology intensive. No car maker is going to come to Malaysia – with our world record taxes and duties imposed against car imports - to develop hybrid technologies here. Please stop insulting the intelligence of the suffering public.

We are still manufacturing left over Japanese Mitsubishis (Proton) and left over Daihatsus (Perodua). There is no chance for our car makers to develop our own hybrid technologies in such a small and heavily protected market. Our market and technology inefficiencies are just too acute.

Even if the car makers want to invest in hybrid technology, it will possibly happen in Thailand but even Thailand is too small a market to develop indigenous hybrid technology.

In brief these measures are not aimed at making the motor sector more competitive. Malaysia will find it extremely difficult to become a regional auto hub in competition with neighboring Thailand.

And why prohibit the import of used cars from 2015, and used automotive parts and components from June 2011? Kenapa begitu seronok hendak menyusahkan manusia saja? The import of recon cars has served the public well. At least they have a chance to buy good quality cars at fairly decent prices. Now, itu pun tak boleh ke? Kenapa syok sangat nak menyusahkan orang?

As for Proton, the time has come for them to be cut lose. Compete or just roll over and die. 25 years is too long a burden on the poor public. Proton punya pasal, orang Melayu yang jadi miskin sekarang. It was a good experiment. We have learnt a lot from the Proton experience (yes I can hear the sniggers). But we have to face the facts. Proton cannot survive anymore without burdening the people’s pocket.

I fear that Proton is going to become an election issue that we just cannot answer anymore. The ‘some more what issue can tok ah’ Opposition may just make car prices a big Election issue. The pro Government Bloggers like BigDog, Voice, Rocky, Marahku, Jebat Must Die, Parpukari, me and others are going to have a tougher time speaking up for the Government on this one.