Bus Cap Berhad announced that it has entered into an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding with BYD Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. to jointly establish a localised electric bus assembly and manufacturing facility in Perak.
The proposed cooperation is expected to cover product localisation, sales, marketing and distribution; comprehensive after-sales services; local assembly and manufacturing; and the evaluation of an appropriate investment and operating structure to support the proposed platform. Over time, the parties may also evaluate the potential extension of the cooperation beyond electric buses into other new energy commercial and industrial mobility applications, including electric trucks, electric forklifts, electric vans or minibuses and rail-transit-related solutions, subject to market demand, technical feasibility and definitive agreements.
Perak, the site of Bus Cap’s manufacturing heritage since 1968 through its flagship subsidiary Sin Hock Leong Coach Works Sdn. Bhd. (SHL Coach), provides an established industrial base to execute this next phase of growth.
The timing of this initiative comes as Prasarana Malaysia Berhad recently confirmed that its ongoing procurement of 310 diesel-engine buses will be its final intake of internal combustion engine vehicles before shifting entirely to electric platforms by 2037.
