Can anyone enlighten us on the rules of foreign auto manufacture in Malaysia? We reported that China's Chang'an had entered into a joint effort with a Malaysian consortium to build cars in the country, as rules don't allow foreign manufacturers to sell cars in Malaysia that are actually built there. Now Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia has announced plans to ship disassembled cars to Malaysia and build and sell them there according to Malaysian news agency Bernama, they would include contract manufacture as part of the deal. Mitsu Malaysia's a joint venture between the Japanese automaker and EON are they required to farm out labor?

Mitsubishi Considers Assembling Cars In M'sia By 2007 [Bernama]

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Chang'An to Build Cars in Malaysia [Internal]

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