EPMB to set up EV manufacturing facility in Melaka

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PETALING JAYA: EP Manufacturing Bhd (EPMB) plans to establish an automotive manufacturing facility in Melaka to serve as a production hub for energy-efficient vehicles (EEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia.

In a statement today, the group said the facility, with an investment of over RM100 million, will be developed in several phases at the Hicom Pegoh Industrial Park in Alor Gajah, Melaka.

According to EPMB, the project will create about 1,000 new jobs in Melaka and the facility’s first phase will have a capacity to produce 30,000 vehicles a year.

EPMB is engaged in the manufacturing of metal-based and plastic-based automotive components, and the distribution of automotive parts.

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