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Message: <blockquote data-quote="astroboy" data-source="post: 346853" data-attributes="member: 4527">After reading a posting about the economy hitting Germany's oldest profession, then I read about a member's new toy, RM497k 335i turbo, then I read about an E90's RM11k upgrade to BMW Performance parts.. I guess some beds are still filled with beautiful roses after all.. :wink:I even heard warehousing business is flourishing now not because end products can't move and need to stock up, but investor stocking up non-perishable raw material to take advantage of the cheap prices now.. hmmn.... maybe I should dig a lobang and keep crude oil... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />This very out of topic but who cares.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> why? because MALAYSIA BOLEH!!Malaysia takes pole position in regional car salesBy Goh Thean EuPublished: 2009/03/28MALAYSIA sold the most number of cars in January, for the first time in 10 years beating other markets in Southeast Asia.The global economic slowdown has had a bigger impact on other countries in the region and most car markets are hurt.As of January this year, Thailand and Indonesia car sales fell by 30 per cent and 23 per cent to 32,085 units and 31,567 units respectively. In contrast, Malaysian car sales fell by 17 per cent to 37,801 units.Singapore, Brunei and Vietnam markets fell by 30 per cent, 7 per cent and 68 per cent respectively, while car sales in the Philippines were stagnant."As far as I can remember, Malaysia has been in number two or number three position for a very long time ... more than 10 years," said Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) president Datuk Aishah Ahmad when contacted.However, Aishah said it is too early to predict if Malaysia can maintain its momentum to become the region's best performer by year-end."It is very difficult to say, it depends on the economic scenario of each country," she added.The association held its annual general meeting in Petaling Jaya yesterday.During the media briefing, MAA appealed to the government to reconsider expanding the car scrapping policy to include locally-assembled vehicles. Currently, a discount of RM5,000 is given to car owners who trade-in their more than 10-year-old cars for the purchase of new Proton or Perodua cars."We are long-term investors in the country. We have been involved in the car industry longer than Proton and Perodua. At the same time, we also provide a lot of employment," she said.So far, MAA has written a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The letter was also copied to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) as well as the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti)."I think Miti has been quite positive over this. It is MOF that has to relook and reconsider our appeal," she said.Source: <a href="http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/maa27/Article/index_html" target="_blank">http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/maa27/Article/index_html</a></blockquote>

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