OA Completes Job 1 for Hyundai Elantra

Oriental Assemblers has completed Job 1 – the first production unit for a new model – of the Hyundai Elantra at its plant in Johor. The first unit came off the production line recently and in conjunction with the event, Oriental-Hyundai Sdn Bhd organised a special visit to the plant, which is IS09002 certified, for used car dealers and its sales managers.

During their visit, they were given a briefing on the background of the project, codenamed ‘XD’, to assemble the Elantra in Malaysia. It took a quick six months from the time the project got underway to Job 1 and was done with much assistance from Hyundai’s engineers. The company spent some RM7 million ringgit to set up a dedicated line for the model.

The visitors were then given a tour of the plant and shown areas such as the 6-level carpark, computerised airbag testing system as well as the new plastic painting system. Following the tour, the visitors had a chance to take a close look at the Elantra and also drove it around the premises.

The program included a quick trip across the Causeway to a Hyundai dealership in Singapore. There, the group was shown the showroom and service facilities and introduced to the full range of Hyundai models.

According to sources, Oriental-Hyundai will officially launch the Elantra on August 23rd and the pricing will be ‘competitive’.