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ViVA ELITE
Dimensions & Weight Elite MT Elite AT Elite EZi
Overall length mm 3575
Overall width mm 1475
Overall height mm 1530
Interior length mm 1845
Interior width mm 1300
Interior height mm 1250
Wheelbase mm 2390
Couple distance mm 840
Front seat distance to ground mm 580
Track Front mm 1300
Rear mm 1290
Kerb weight kg 795 805 810
Minimum ground clearance Non-laden mm 145
Seat capacity persons 5
Min. turning radius (tyre) m 4.4
More specification details
Engine Elite MT Elite AT Elite EZi
Engine type EJ-VE
Valve mechanism DOHC, 12V (4 valves per cylinder) with DVVT
Total displacement cc 989
Bore x stroke mm 72 x 81
No. of cylinders 3
Compression ratio 10
Max. output (DIN) kW/rpm 45/6000
Max. torque (DIN) Nm/rpm 90/3600
Fuel system EFI
Fuel tank capacity l 36.0
Powertrain Elite MT Elite AT Elite EZi
Transmission Type Manual - MT 5MT -
Auto - AT 4AT
Transmission gear ratio 1st 3.417 2.731
2nd 1.947 1.526
3rd 1.25 1
4th 0.865 0.696
5th 0.707 -
Reverse 3.143 2.29
Final gear ratio 3.938 4.439
Chassis Elite MT Elite AT Elite EZi
Steering type Rack and pinion
Main brake Front Disc
Rear Drums
Parking brake Mechanically operating on rear wheels
Suspension Front MacPherson strut
Rear Torsion beam with coil spring
Tyres 165/55R14
Spare tyre Temp. tyre - T105/90D12
Exterior Elite MT Elite AT Elite EZi
Side turn signals Clear Lenses Integrated with mirror
Disc wheels Alloy 14"
Wheel caps Center caps for alloy rims
Front & rear bumper Body Colour (new design)
Rear spoiler Without With
Front fog lamps With
Rear reflectors With
Rear window wiper With
Door outside handles Chrome
Door visors (air press) With
Windshield Glass Green (Laminated with UV protection)
Side skirting With
Grade Mark Without With
Interior Elite MT Elite AT Elite EZi
Door trim With Fabric
Coin slot With
Seat back pockets With (driver & passenger)
Glove box With
Cup holders With (2 front & 1 rear)
Seat cover material High grade
Centre cluster Painted
Steering wheel (3-spoke urethane) Standard with silver ornament
Meter combination High grade (with chrome ring)
Comfort Elite MT Elite AT Elite EZi
Audio 1 DIN radio-CD player with MP3 & WMA
Speakers With (front & rear)
Wireless door lock With (wireless electro-magnetic)
Power windows With (front / rear)
Side mirrors (Body coloured) Electrical Electrical & retractable
Reverse sensor With
Assist grip Front (passenger) / rear (left & right)
Light remind warning With
Under seat tray With
Package tray With carpet
Seat height adjuster With
Power steering With
Stabilizer With (front only)
Sun visor With (vanity mirror & ticket holder on driver`s side)
Safety & Security Elite MT Elite AT Elite EZi
Dual SRS airbags Without With
ABS with EBD & BA Without With
Alarm & central locking With
Child safety lock With
Accessories Elite MT Elite AT Elite EZi
Carpet mat With Elite emblem
Luggage net With
Tool kit bag With
Safety triangle With
Registration plate holder With
Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
ViVA
Dimensions & Weight 660 BX 660 EX 850 1.0
Overall length mm 3575
Overall width mm 1475
Overall height mm 1530
Interior length mm 1845
Interior width mm 1300
Interior height mm 1250
Wheelbase mm 2390
Couple distance mm 840
Front seat distance to ground mm 580
Track Front mm 1320
Rear mm 1310
Kerb weight kg 755 755 765 780
Minimum ground clearance Non-laden mm 145
Seat capacity persons 5
Min. turning radius (tyre) m 4.2
More specification details
Engine 660 BX 660 EX 850 1.0
Engine type EF-VE ED-VE EJ-VE
Valve mechanism DOHC, 12V (4 valves per cylinder) with DVVT
Total displacement cc 659 847 989
Bore x stroke mm 68 x 60.5 66.6 x 81 72 x 81
No. of cylinders 3
Compression ratio 10
Max. output (DIN) kW/rpm 35/7200 39/6000 45/6000
Max. torque (DIN) Nm/rpm 58/4400 76/4000 90/3600
Fuel system EFI
Fuel tank capacity l 36.0
Powertrain 660 BX 660 EX 850 1.0
Transmission Type Manual - MT 5MT 5MT 5MT -
Auto - AT 4AT
Transmission gear ratio 1st 3.417 3.417 2.731
2nd 1.947 1.947 1.526
3rd 1.25 1.25 1
4th 0.917 0.917 0.696
5th 0.75 0.75 -
Reverse 3.143 3.143 2.29
Final gear ratio 4.933 4.643 4.439
Chassis 660 BX 660 EX 850 1.0
Steering type Rack and pinion
Main brake Front Disc
Rear Drums
Parking brake Mechanically operating on rear wheels
Suspension Front MacPherson strut
Rear Torsion beam with coil spring
Tyres 155/70R12
Spare tyre Temp. tyre - T105/90D12
Exterior 660 BX 660 EX 850 1.0
Side turn signals Amber Lenses
Disc wheels Steel 12"
Wheel cap Centre caps Full wheel caps
Front & rear bumpers Material coloured Body coloured
Rear window wiper With
Door outside handles Material coloured Body coloured
Windshield Glass Green (laminated)
Interior 660 BX 660 EX 850 1.0
Door trim Without fabric
Coin slot With
Glove box With
Cup holders With (2 front & 1 rear)
Seat cover material Standard grade Medium grade
Centre cluster Standard
Steering wheel 3-spoke urethane (standard)
Meter combination Standard
Comfort 660 BX 660 EX 850 1.0
Audio Without 1 DIN radio CD Player
Speaker Without With (front) With (front / rear)
Wireless door lock Without With (wireless electro-magnetic)
Power windows Without With (front / rear)
Side mirrors Manual (material coloured) Manual (body coloured)
Reverse sensor Without With
Assist grip Front (passenger) Front (passenger) / rear (left&right)
Package tray Without carpet
Sun visor With
Safety & Security 660 BX 660 EX 850 1.0
Alarm & central locking Without With
Child safety lock With
Accessories 660 BX 660 EX 850 1.0
Carpet mat With
Tool kit bag With
Safety triangle With
Registration plate holder With
Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
Showing posts with label perodua viva. Show all posts
Showing posts with label perodua viva. Show all posts
Friday, January 1, 2010
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Perodua Viva Info
Perodua Viva actually has 3 varniants of engine but for better satifaction, I want to explain about the 1000cc engine. This Viva using the 1.0L 3 cylinders engine assisting with the DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder with DVVT (Dynamic Variable Valve Timing). This engine can produce the maximum power of 45 kW @ 6000 RPM and maximum torque of 90 N.m @ 3600 RPM. The premium version offer the 5-speed manual transmission and the 4-speed automatic transmission while the standard version only offer the 4-speed automatic transmission. Perodua Viva has 36 litres fuel tank capacity while this fuel moved to the engine by the Electronic Fuel Injector.
The data about the top speed and the acceleration is difficult to find because this is a campact family car, so the road test is not so important. But a source had estimated the performance on the road for this car. The top speed estimated for this Perodua Viva is around 160 kph (99 mph) while this car had said to accelerate from static to 100 kph in 12.8 seconds.
For the car like this, the comfort of the passenger has higher priority than the ride handling. So, the McPherson strut suspension has been used for the front suspension while for the rear suspension, the torsion beam with coil spring has been used. For safety, the dual SRS airbag has been installed but it is only available in premium variants. Also, the addition system in premium version is the installation of the ABS and EBD system.
The data about the top speed and the acceleration is difficult to find because this is a campact family car, so the road test is not so important. But a source had estimated the performance on the road for this car. The top speed estimated for this Perodua Viva is around 160 kph (99 mph) while this car had said to accelerate from static to 100 kph in 12.8 seconds.
For the car like this, the comfort of the passenger has higher priority than the ride handling. So, the McPherson strut suspension has been used for the front suspension while for the rear suspension, the torsion beam with coil spring has been used. For safety, the dual SRS airbag has been installed but it is only available in premium variants. Also, the addition system in premium version is the installation of the ABS and EBD system.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
MYVI VS VIVA Perodua Myvi and Perodua Viva
Many of you would have watched the new advertisement by Perodua several days ago. Perodua is releasing a new version to replace their older models of Kelisa and Kancil. Rumor has it that the new Perodua D18B would be named Perodua Viva. How big is it? how fast it would go? which design it would take? how much will it cost? how many kilometers per liter? and so on..
The questions that emerges regarding Perodua Viva would be infinite.
Perodua Viva's Pros againts Perodua Myvi
1. Interior lenght would be slightly longer
2. Fuel consumption is better (17.4km/l)
3. Cheaper (of course). (*rumor* 1.0HG is RM38k)
4. Bigger brake lights (guess would be something like Kenari)
Perodua Viva's Cons againts Perodua Myvi
1. Interior width is slightly less wide
2. 660cc and 850cc version might be underpower
3. Design-wise, less attractive (but beauty is in the eyes of the beholder)
4. Possibility of cost reduction parts?
Friday, October 23, 2009
Perodua aims to sell 176,000 units in 2010
PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) expects to sell 176,000 cars in 2010 with the launch of its multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) which is expected to boost the sales.
Managing director, Syed Abdull Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar, said the second national car was on track to meet its target of 162,000 units for 2009 despite the global economic slowdown.
It sold 167,000 units in 2008.
"We are looking at bullish market in 2010 because we have three strong models to sell, MPV, Viva and Myvi," he told reporters after the launch of its RM6 million Body & Paint Hub (B&P Hub) here today.
"With the new MPV, which is expected to bring in sales of about 3,500-4,000 units a month, the Myvi, the best seller with over 70,000 units sold a year and over 50,000 units sold for Viva, we believe next year will bring us into a new record year," he said.
The new MPV will be launched in early November with the selling price ranging from RM56,000 to RM65,000 per unit.
Syed Abdull Hafiz said he was optimistic the 2009 car sales would surpass the Malaysian Automotive Association's full-year total industry volume forecast of 500,000 units.
"Although, the forecast number is lower compared with last year's 548,115 units, the local motor vehicle industry is still not bad compared with other countries as consumer spending is still strong.
"Personally, I believe sales can touch as high as 520,000 units," he said.
On the National Automotive Policy review, Syed Abdull Hafiz said Perodua hoped the government would continue to support the local industry players.
"We want the industry to develop, we don't want an oversupply, especially in terms of the numbers of vendors," he said, adding that he hoped Perodua and Proton would continue lead the passenger car market with 75 per cent share.
Meanwhile, Perodua's sales and after sales director, Ahmad Suhaimi Anuar, said the company planned to build four new B&P hubs by 2012 with investment of between RM4 million and RM6 million each.
Two of the four hubs would be in the northern and southern regions of the Klang Valley while the remaining two will be in the northern and southern regions of Peninsular Malaysia.
He said Perodua service intakes were forecast to increase to 1.56 million this year from 1.37 million in 2008. For the first nine months of this year, Perodua service outlets recorded a total of 1.2 million intakes.
Managing director, Syed Abdull Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar, said the second national car was on track to meet its target of 162,000 units for 2009 despite the global economic slowdown.
It sold 167,000 units in 2008.
"We are looking at bullish market in 2010 because we have three strong models to sell, MPV, Viva and Myvi," he told reporters after the launch of its RM6 million Body & Paint Hub (B&P Hub) here today.
"With the new MPV, which is expected to bring in sales of about 3,500-4,000 units a month, the Myvi, the best seller with over 70,000 units sold a year and over 50,000 units sold for Viva, we believe next year will bring us into a new record year," he said.
The new MPV will be launched in early November with the selling price ranging from RM56,000 to RM65,000 per unit.
Syed Abdull Hafiz said he was optimistic the 2009 car sales would surpass the Malaysian Automotive Association's full-year total industry volume forecast of 500,000 units.
"Although, the forecast number is lower compared with last year's 548,115 units, the local motor vehicle industry is still not bad compared with other countries as consumer spending is still strong.
"Personally, I believe sales can touch as high as 520,000 units," he said.
On the National Automotive Policy review, Syed Abdull Hafiz said Perodua hoped the government would continue to support the local industry players.
"We want the industry to develop, we don't want an oversupply, especially in terms of the numbers of vendors," he said, adding that he hoped Perodua and Proton would continue lead the passenger car market with 75 per cent share.
Meanwhile, Perodua's sales and after sales director, Ahmad Suhaimi Anuar, said the company planned to build four new B&P hubs by 2012 with investment of between RM4 million and RM6 million each.
Two of the four hubs would be in the northern and southern regions of the Klang Valley while the remaining two will be in the northern and southern regions of Peninsular Malaysia.
He said Perodua service intakes were forecast to increase to 1.56 million this year from 1.37 million in 2008. For the first nine months of this year, Perodua service outlets recorded a total of 1.2 million intakes.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Perodua MPV
The coming festive season is likely to see increased sales in the third quarter of this year for Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd, the sales and distribution arm of Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd.
Perodua sold 77,000 cars in the first six months of this year, and expects better sales in the second half of 2009.
It is also understood that the upcoming launch of its multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) will also propel further the company’s vehicle sales.
“The MPV will be launched in November and bookings will start in October,” said Perodua Sales Director Ahmad Suhaimi Mohd Anuar here Thursday.
He was speaking to reporters after presenting the grand prize of a 1,100cc Perodua ViVA to university student Azizi Abdul Aziz who emerged winner in the “Jelajah 11 Era Bersama Perodua” competition organised jointly by Perodua and Airtime Management & Programming Sdn Bhd.
Perodua ViVA is the second most saleable car in Malaysia, after Perodua Myvi, with 68,000 units sold in 2008.
Since its launch in 2007, Perodua sold 157,000 units of the ViVA.
This is the latest Perodua car MPV. Any comments?
National car status for Proton only?
A proposal is being floated that only Proton Holdings Bhd (5304) will hold the national car company status, industry sources say.
The proposal the automotive market is talking about now is being made for the refined National Automotive Policy (NAP) that should be finalised late this month.
If the proposal goes through, it means Perodua, the Naza group and Sime Darby Bhd's Inokom Corp Sdn Bhd could lose their national car status.
The ramification from such a plan could result in consumers possibly paying more to buy Malaysian-made vehicles from Naza, Inokom and Perodua, the country's largest car company by sales.
The heftier price could come in play, as the companies will have to pay similar engine capacity-related excise tax rate of 65-75 per cent as the likes of non-national car distributors UMW Toyota Motor, Edaran Tan Chong Motor and Honda Malaysia on packages of parts for assembly into complete passenger vehicles here.
If the proposal goes through, only Malaysia's first national carmaker, Proton Holdings Bhd will be spared, as the redefined policy favours companies such as Proton which has full-time research and development activities.
Currently, the national car status allows the holder to enjoy a 50 per cent discount of local excise tax, which is a central levy on manufactured products and in this case, locally produced passenger cars including multi-purpose vehicles, sports utility vehicles and window vans.
"The potential move is to push car companies to be more serious and heavily involved in making or producing cars locally, and not depend too much on imported parts," said an industry source.
"It will also reflect that only full-fledged local car manufacturers with full-time research and development activities like Proton will continue to enjoy the tax incentive," he added.
People close to Perodua, however, stressed that the company's national status will remain intact because of the "Japanese sentiment".
"Any move (by the government) to strip the status will not go down well with Perodua's Japanese shareholders. The Japanese Embassy here regards Perodua as one of the best joint ventures Japan has with Malaysia," one of them said.
Two Japanese firms, Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd and Mitsui & Co Ltd, collectively hold 27 per cent of Perodua. They control the manufacturing operations at Perodua's plant in Sungai Choh in Rawang through Perodua Auto Corp Sdn Bhd.
Other shareholders of Perodua are UMW Corp Sdn Bhd with a 38 per cent stake, MBM Resources Bhd (20 per cent), PNB Equity Resources Corp Sdn Bhd (10 per cent) and Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (5 per cent). - btimes.com.my
The proposal the automotive market is talking about now is being made for the refined National Automotive Policy (NAP) that should be finalised late this month.
If the proposal goes through, it means Perodua, the Naza group and Sime Darby Bhd's Inokom Corp Sdn Bhd could lose their national car status.
The ramification from such a plan could result in consumers possibly paying more to buy Malaysian-made vehicles from Naza, Inokom and Perodua, the country's largest car company by sales.
The heftier price could come in play, as the companies will have to pay similar engine capacity-related excise tax rate of 65-75 per cent as the likes of non-national car distributors UMW Toyota Motor, Edaran Tan Chong Motor and Honda Malaysia on packages of parts for assembly into complete passenger vehicles here.
If the proposal goes through, only Malaysia's first national carmaker, Proton Holdings Bhd will be spared, as the redefined policy favours companies such as Proton which has full-time research and development activities.
Currently, the national car status allows the holder to enjoy a 50 per cent discount of local excise tax, which is a central levy on manufactured products and in this case, locally produced passenger cars including multi-purpose vehicles, sports utility vehicles and window vans.
"The potential move is to push car companies to be more serious and heavily involved in making or producing cars locally, and not depend too much on imported parts," said an industry source.
"It will also reflect that only full-fledged local car manufacturers with full-time research and development activities like Proton will continue to enjoy the tax incentive," he added.
People close to Perodua, however, stressed that the company's national status will remain intact because of the "Japanese sentiment".
"Any move (by the government) to strip the status will not go down well with Perodua's Japanese shareholders. The Japanese Embassy here regards Perodua as one of the best joint ventures Japan has with Malaysia," one of them said.
Two Japanese firms, Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd and Mitsui & Co Ltd, collectively hold 27 per cent of Perodua. They control the manufacturing operations at Perodua's plant in Sungai Choh in Rawang through Perodua Auto Corp Sdn Bhd.
Other shareholders of Perodua are UMW Corp Sdn Bhd with a 38 per cent stake, MBM Resources Bhd (20 per cent), PNB Equity Resources Corp Sdn Bhd (10 per cent) and Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (5 per cent). - btimes.com.my
National car status for Proton only?
A proposal is being floated that only Proton Holdings Bhd (5304) will hold the national car company status, industry sources say.
The proposal the automotive market is talking about now is being made for the refined National Automotive Policy (NAP) that should be finalised late this month.
If the proposal goes through, it means Perodua, the Naza group and Sime Darby Bhd's Inokom Corp Sdn Bhd could lose their national car status.
The ramification from such a plan could result in consumers possibly paying more to buy Malaysian-made vehicles from Naza, Inokom and Perodua, the country's largest car company by sales.
The heftier price could come in play, as the companies will have to pay similar engine capacity-related excise tax rate of 65-75 per cent as the likes of non-national car distributors UMW Toyota Motor, Edaran Tan Chong Motor and Honda Malaysia on packages of parts for assembly into complete passenger vehicles here.
If the proposal goes through, only Malaysia's first national carmaker, Proton Holdings Bhd will be spared, as the redefined policy favours companies such as Proton which has full-time research and development activities.
Currently, the national car status allows the holder to enjoy a 50 per cent discount of local excise tax, which is a central levy on manufactured products and in this case, locally produced passenger cars including multi-purpose vehicles, sports utility vehicles and window vans.
"The potential move is to push car companies to be more serious and heavily involved in making or producing cars locally, and not depend too much on imported parts," said an industry source.
"It will also reflect that only full-fledged local car manufacturers with full-time research and development activities like Proton will continue to enjoy the tax incentive," he added.
People close to Perodua, however, stressed that the company's national status will remain intact because of the "Japanese sentiment".
"Any move (by the government) to strip the status will not go down well with Perodua's Japanese shareholders. The Japanese Embassy here regards Perodua as one of the best joint ventures Japan has with Malaysia," one of them said.
Two Japanese firms, Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd and Mitsui & Co Ltd, collectively hold 27 per cent of Perodua. They control the manufacturing operations at Perodua's plant in Sungai Choh in Rawang through Perodua Auto Corp Sdn Bhd.
Other shareholders of Perodua are UMW Corp Sdn Bhd with a 38 per cent stake, MBM Resources Bhd (20 per cent), PNB Equity Resources Corp Sdn Bhd (10 per cent) and Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (5 per cent). - btimes.com.my
The proposal the automotive market is talking about now is being made for the refined National Automotive Policy (NAP) that should be finalised late this month.
If the proposal goes through, it means Perodua, the Naza group and Sime Darby Bhd's Inokom Corp Sdn Bhd could lose their national car status.
The ramification from such a plan could result in consumers possibly paying more to buy Malaysian-made vehicles from Naza, Inokom and Perodua, the country's largest car company by sales.
The heftier price could come in play, as the companies will have to pay similar engine capacity-related excise tax rate of 65-75 per cent as the likes of non-national car distributors UMW Toyota Motor, Edaran Tan Chong Motor and Honda Malaysia on packages of parts for assembly into complete passenger vehicles here.
If the proposal goes through, only Malaysia's first national carmaker, Proton Holdings Bhd will be spared, as the redefined policy favours companies such as Proton which has full-time research and development activities.
Currently, the national car status allows the holder to enjoy a 50 per cent discount of local excise tax, which is a central levy on manufactured products and in this case, locally produced passenger cars including multi-purpose vehicles, sports utility vehicles and window vans.
"The potential move is to push car companies to be more serious and heavily involved in making or producing cars locally, and not depend too much on imported parts," said an industry source.
"It will also reflect that only full-fledged local car manufacturers with full-time research and development activities like Proton will continue to enjoy the tax incentive," he added.
People close to Perodua, however, stressed that the company's national status will remain intact because of the "Japanese sentiment".
"Any move (by the government) to strip the status will not go down well with Perodua's Japanese shareholders. The Japanese Embassy here regards Perodua as one of the best joint ventures Japan has with Malaysia," one of them said.
Two Japanese firms, Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd and Mitsui & Co Ltd, collectively hold 27 per cent of Perodua. They control the manufacturing operations at Perodua's plant in Sungai Choh in Rawang through Perodua Auto Corp Sdn Bhd.
Other shareholders of Perodua are UMW Corp Sdn Bhd with a 38 per cent stake, MBM Resources Bhd (20 per cent), PNB Equity Resources Corp Sdn Bhd (10 per cent) and Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (5 per cent). - btimes.com.my
Friday, October 2, 2009
UTP Contributes Towards Nation's Technology, Engineering Development
SERI ISKANDAR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- When the then Prime Minister, Datuk Seri (Tun) Dr Mahathir Mohamad tabled the Sixth Malaysia Plan in the Dewan Rakyat in 1991, he was aware of the fact that the country needed high quality human resource particularly in the field of science, technology and engineering.
Hence, the national petroleum company or Petronas established the Institut Teknologi Petronas (ITP) in April 1995 with the objective of providing the human resource for these fields.
The institute, which was located in Bangi, had never looked back.
ITP began its first academic session on July 1995 with only six permanent staffs at rented premises. Laboratory work was conducted at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
In July 1996, ITP relocated its operations to Seri Iskandar here after taking over the campus vacated by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
The same year, the government invited Petronas to establish a university and Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) took shape on Jan 10, 1997.
POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
Today, after holding nine convocations, UTP has produced 5,642 graduates including 256 at the Master's level.
Twelve years after its inception, UTP now can be proud with its achievement in producing graduates with all-round capability apart from being creative and innovative to become the movers of the nation's industries.
UTP Rector Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Kasim said the university's graduates have always contributed positively to the country by their involvement in various fields and this is not limited to the oil and gas industry alone.
"Engineering and technology are the two key fields that have received positive impact from these UTP products. For example in the automotive industry, there are many UTP graduates employed as engineers with national car makers Proton and Perodua.
"There are UTP graduates working in the automobile research and development industry and they have contributed towards the improvement of the nation's automobile industry", he told Bernama in a special interview here recently.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
Dr Zainal Abidin said the graduates contributions did not stop in the engineering and technology fields as they were given the trust and worked in the administrative and diplomatic service like the post of assistant officer.
"There are UTP graduates working in the marketing, business and banking sectors as well as government-owned financial institutions, these private sectors provide the opportunity for UTP graduates to continue contributing towards the country's economic development and growth," he said.
A great number of UTP graduates are having their career in the petroluem-related industry and are employed by multi-national giants like Shell, ExxonMobil and Petronas itself.
He said the UTP graduates were employed not only in Malaysia but throughout the world like Bahrain, Qatar, Arab Saudi, Sudan, Vietnam and Argentina.
Dr Zainal Abidin said the university also has post-graduate students that today totalled more than 800 from 25 countries including Malaysia, Egypt, Sudan and Malaysia.
A number of these foreign students are doing their Master's and PhD where they have contributed their ideas as well as innovations through their research work held at UTP.
UTP BRANCH CAMPUS
Dr Zainal Abidin said the university has no plans to open a branch campus as its objective was not quantity but to produce capable and quality candidates in line with UTP's mission.
"Investment and operating costs for an engineering and technology-based university are very high and Petronas is not out to seek profit. It is Petronas's commitment to contribute towards development of the society particularly for the future generations," he said.
UTP is now stepping up its research and development (R&D) activities to achieve its next objective to obtain the government's recognition as a research university.
UTP has answered the call by its Pro-Chancellor Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Merican to act proactively to attract more researchers from across the globe to boost the university's capability and credibility.
"UTP has and will continue to initiate measures to boost its image as a leading and prestigious university, improve its campus facilities by providing more room for research work apart from stepping up the strategic relations with other institutions of higher learning as well as that of research and industries," said Dr Zainal Abidin.
REO
Aware that R&D is one of the important aspects of its establishment, UTP had set up the 'Research Enterprise Office' (REO) in 1999.
"The aim in setting up of REO is to have a special unit to manage all matters connected to research, consultation and innovations for UTP.
"Since its inception in 1999, REO has boosted UTP's capability and credibility in generating huge research grants from the government, Petronas and industries," he said.
Dr Zainal Abidin said funds from the grants were utilised to implement research programmes that resulted in new innovations and discoveries.
Some of these innovations had bagged awards and accolades at the world's renowned expositions such as the 'International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Product of Geneva' in Switzerland.
The other expos where UTM had made its name known were the 'Malaysia International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX)', 'Malaysian Technology Exposition and Innova Eureka' as well as "Innova Energy' in Brussels, Belgium.
Recently UTP won three gold, one silver and one bronze medals in Geneva while the university's participation at ITEX 2009 resulted in the university bagging five gold, three silver and one bronze medals.
RESEARCH GRANTS
REO has garnered research grants of close to RM107.9 million. It has also won 36 gold medals at local and foreign expositions since 2005.
UTP is also focussing on nine fields of research named as the 'Mission Oriented Research' (MOR).
"The purpose of MOR is to conduct research for the benefit of the oil and gas sector apart from other studies like that on alternative energy. All of the outcome from the research done would infuse new dimension for the sustainability of the country's oil and gas industry," he said.
For Dr Zainal Abidin, who has been UTP Rector for close to five years, his objective is for UTP to achieve research university status in 2013.
"Our strategy is to robustly develop R&D in oil and gas sector due to our unique relation with this industry that gives us some advantages over the other universities," he said.
Dr Zainal Abidin said UTP has identified several fields related to the industry that are to be given priority like Carbon Dioxide Management, Deep Sea E&P Technology, Nano Technology and Green Technology.
"I hope the R&D development that we carry out in UTP will give rise to new technologies that will benefit the industries and turns the university into a referral centre for the latest technologies.
"For the long term, I hope UTP will turn into an institution that is the pride of the nation, as well as the model for other universities in the country and abroad," he added.
Hence, the national petroleum company or Petronas established the Institut Teknologi Petronas (ITP) in April 1995 with the objective of providing the human resource for these fields.
The institute, which was located in Bangi, had never looked back.
ITP began its first academic session on July 1995 with only six permanent staffs at rented premises. Laboratory work was conducted at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
In July 1996, ITP relocated its operations to Seri Iskandar here after taking over the campus vacated by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
The same year, the government invited Petronas to establish a university and Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) took shape on Jan 10, 1997.
POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
Today, after holding nine convocations, UTP has produced 5,642 graduates including 256 at the Master's level.
Twelve years after its inception, UTP now can be proud with its achievement in producing graduates with all-round capability apart from being creative and innovative to become the movers of the nation's industries.
UTP Rector Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Kasim said the university's graduates have always contributed positively to the country by their involvement in various fields and this is not limited to the oil and gas industry alone.
"Engineering and technology are the two key fields that have received positive impact from these UTP products. For example in the automotive industry, there are many UTP graduates employed as engineers with national car makers Proton and Perodua.
"There are UTP graduates working in the automobile research and development industry and they have contributed towards the improvement of the nation's automobile industry", he told Bernama in a special interview here recently.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
Dr Zainal Abidin said the graduates contributions did not stop in the engineering and technology fields as they were given the trust and worked in the administrative and diplomatic service like the post of assistant officer.
"There are UTP graduates working in the marketing, business and banking sectors as well as government-owned financial institutions, these private sectors provide the opportunity for UTP graduates to continue contributing towards the country's economic development and growth," he said.
A great number of UTP graduates are having their career in the petroluem-related industry and are employed by multi-national giants like Shell, ExxonMobil and Petronas itself.
He said the UTP graduates were employed not only in Malaysia but throughout the world like Bahrain, Qatar, Arab Saudi, Sudan, Vietnam and Argentina.
Dr Zainal Abidin said the university also has post-graduate students that today totalled more than 800 from 25 countries including Malaysia, Egypt, Sudan and Malaysia.
A number of these foreign students are doing their Master's and PhD where they have contributed their ideas as well as innovations through their research work held at UTP.
UTP BRANCH CAMPUS
Dr Zainal Abidin said the university has no plans to open a branch campus as its objective was not quantity but to produce capable and quality candidates in line with UTP's mission.
"Investment and operating costs for an engineering and technology-based university are very high and Petronas is not out to seek profit. It is Petronas's commitment to contribute towards development of the society particularly for the future generations," he said.
UTP is now stepping up its research and development (R&D) activities to achieve its next objective to obtain the government's recognition as a research university.
UTP has answered the call by its Pro-Chancellor Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Merican to act proactively to attract more researchers from across the globe to boost the university's capability and credibility.
"UTP has and will continue to initiate measures to boost its image as a leading and prestigious university, improve its campus facilities by providing more room for research work apart from stepping up the strategic relations with other institutions of higher learning as well as that of research and industries," said Dr Zainal Abidin.
REO
Aware that R&D is one of the important aspects of its establishment, UTP had set up the 'Research Enterprise Office' (REO) in 1999.
"The aim in setting up of REO is to have a special unit to manage all matters connected to research, consultation and innovations for UTP.
"Since its inception in 1999, REO has boosted UTP's capability and credibility in generating huge research grants from the government, Petronas and industries," he said.
Dr Zainal Abidin said funds from the grants were utilised to implement research programmes that resulted in new innovations and discoveries.
Some of these innovations had bagged awards and accolades at the world's renowned expositions such as the 'International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Product of Geneva' in Switzerland.
The other expos where UTM had made its name known were the 'Malaysia International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX)', 'Malaysian Technology Exposition and Innova Eureka' as well as "Innova Energy' in Brussels, Belgium.
Recently UTP won three gold, one silver and one bronze medals in Geneva while the university's participation at ITEX 2009 resulted in the university bagging five gold, three silver and one bronze medals.
RESEARCH GRANTS
REO has garnered research grants of close to RM107.9 million. It has also won 36 gold medals at local and foreign expositions since 2005.
UTP is also focussing on nine fields of research named as the 'Mission Oriented Research' (MOR).
"The purpose of MOR is to conduct research for the benefit of the oil and gas sector apart from other studies like that on alternative energy. All of the outcome from the research done would infuse new dimension for the sustainability of the country's oil and gas industry," he said.
For Dr Zainal Abidin, who has been UTP Rector for close to five years, his objective is for UTP to achieve research university status in 2013.
"Our strategy is to robustly develop R&D in oil and gas sector due to our unique relation with this industry that gives us some advantages over the other universities," he said.
Dr Zainal Abidin said UTP has identified several fields related to the industry that are to be given priority like Carbon Dioxide Management, Deep Sea E&P Technology, Nano Technology and Green Technology.
"I hope the R&D development that we carry out in UTP will give rise to new technologies that will benefit the industries and turns the university into a referral centre for the latest technologies.
"For the long term, I hope UTP will turn into an institution that is the pride of the nation, as well as the model for other universities in the country and abroad," he added.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
BEAUTIFUL PRODUA VIVA Perodua Viva 850 EX
Perodua or Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd started operations way back in 1993 as the second national car manufacturer and distributor. Since its humble beginnings, it has grown over the years to be a major force in the local automotive industry. In 2006, Perodua for the first time ever took the No. 1 position in the local automobile industry. This is of no surprise on the back of their successful Perodua Myvi launch and consistent performance. With both Myvi and Viva remaining as the top 2 best selling models since June to September this year, Perodua managed to strengthen its position with market share of more than 34% up to September this year. There are many reasons for their success and among them, are their single minded focus on the ‘A’ segment and their highly established technical partner, Daihatsu. The production capacity of their plant in Rawang has been increased to 250,000 units per annum to cope with demand from both the local and export markets. In addition to being focused, Perodua had time and time again delivered to customers value for money with good after sales services.
Perodua Viva the company’s 7th model, is a cleverly designed car introduced as the replacement model to the Kelisa. Launched in May this year, it has since become the 2nd best selling model, after Myvi. Three months after its introduction, it was awarded the Best Car award in the supermini category by Autocar Asean 2007.
In slightly more than 4 months, there are currently about 30,000 units of Viva on the road, making it the fastest growing model in term of sales volume. We at Fleet-asia.com certainly do not underestimate Viva despite its compact body size. Viva is an exceptionally practical car especially in the urban areas. It is suitable for all regardless of the nature of their jobs, even those in the sales line will like its compact size which makes handling and more importantly, parking a breeze. It is a friendly car even in term of its ownership cost. Viva is one of the most affordable cars in the market, with reasonable maintenance cost and economical fuel consumption, all of which are big consideration for any fleet owners. It is ideal for the busy sales promoters who run around town daily. In fact, many construction companies and even the ‘boys in blue’ use it as a convenient means of transportation besides the obvious driving schools and car rental companies; amongst others. The Viva is a fun car to drive and is loaded with many practical features. The Perodua Viva, in many ways is the answer to the basic transportation needs for people living in the suburbs.
The exterior of the Viva is a major positive shift from that of the Kelisa and Kancil. It has resemblance to the very popular Myvi in many ways. Its design is in tune with the current market taste and preference. The very pronounced headlights combined with the dominant front bumper, gives it a sturdy presence. In the rear, the vertical mounted rear lights adds in more ways than one to the decent rear and helps it to be easily visible even in dark surroundings. The slanted windshield and sloping hood gives the side profile its elegant look.
The interior is simple yet practical. The dashboard that houses the T-shaped instrument panel blends with the overall greyish colour scheme which complements the interior trim. It comes with a 3-spoke steering wheel while the instrument cluster houses two dials which has bold lettering that offer good legibility even at night. Also available is the more advance digital odometer/trip meter and digital fuel indicator.
Our test drive unit of the Viva was the 850 EX variant which is powered by the 850cc 3 cylinder 12 valves DOHC, DVVT engine. The power plant is rated 39kW at 6000rpm and the maximum torque of 76Nm at 4000rpm. While driving around town, we reached 100 km/h at 3500rpm and 110 km/h at 3900rpm which clearly shows its characteristics of being quite economical in the fuel consumption area. The transmission is the five-speed manual that performed very well. The ride and comfort offered is definitely one of the better ones we experienced in a car in this category. An important observation is the reasonably high seating position especially the driver’s seat that provides good all round visibility and therefore better driving experience.
More refinement is in place for occupants. Viva comes with comfortable fabric seats. The easily reached switches provide lots of convenience; wing mirrors are easily adjustable and all windows can be controlled by the switches on the driver’s door. In addition, cup holders are also available for the front and rear passengers. The ICE, is a radio/CD player with front and rear door speakers. The leg room provided is ample while the cargo space is 146 litres which can be easily expanded to 449 litres once the rear seats are folded.
The colours available are Ivory White (solid), Glittering Silver, Passion Red and Tropical Green, Sapphire Blue and Ebony Black (metallic). On-the-road price including insurance in Peninsular Malaysia is RM32,500 (solid) and RM32,900 (metallic).
On top of the 3-year manufacturer’s warranty, Perodua Viva comes with another 3 years extended warranty. The free service is offered at the first 1,000km, 5,000km and 10,000km. Perodua also believes in giving the best to customers when they send their cars for servicing at authorized outlets. The engine oil used is Semi-Synthetic Engine Oil – Perodua 5W-30.
In terms of nationwide presence, to date, there are 154 Perodua service centres. The extensive service network ensures that fleet owners are able to maintain their cars with much convenience. In making service one of their key priorities, a special ‘1 Hour Superservis’ campaign was launched earlier this year which is another example of the company’s commitment to its customers.
Perodua also has a list of 19 insurers in their panel to assist you in insuring your cars.
Perodua also has a dedicated fleet sales department which offers specialist services including special price for fleet sales, priority allocation, after sales/spare parts support and they will also provide the necessary product knowledge training to ensure that the car is well-maintained.
Perodua Viva the company’s 7th model, is a cleverly designed car introduced as the replacement model to the Kelisa. Launched in May this year, it has since become the 2nd best selling model, after Myvi. Three months after its introduction, it was awarded the Best Car award in the supermini category by Autocar Asean 2007.
In slightly more than 4 months, there are currently about 30,000 units of Viva on the road, making it the fastest growing model in term of sales volume. We at Fleet-asia.com certainly do not underestimate Viva despite its compact body size. Viva is an exceptionally practical car especially in the urban areas. It is suitable for all regardless of the nature of their jobs, even those in the sales line will like its compact size which makes handling and more importantly, parking a breeze. It is a friendly car even in term of its ownership cost. Viva is one of the most affordable cars in the market, with reasonable maintenance cost and economical fuel consumption, all of which are big consideration for any fleet owners. It is ideal for the busy sales promoters who run around town daily. In fact, many construction companies and even the ‘boys in blue’ use it as a convenient means of transportation besides the obvious driving schools and car rental companies; amongst others. The Viva is a fun car to drive and is loaded with many practical features. The Perodua Viva, in many ways is the answer to the basic transportation needs for people living in the suburbs.
The exterior of the Viva is a major positive shift from that of the Kelisa and Kancil. It has resemblance to the very popular Myvi in many ways. Its design is in tune with the current market taste and preference. The very pronounced headlights combined with the dominant front bumper, gives it a sturdy presence. In the rear, the vertical mounted rear lights adds in more ways than one to the decent rear and helps it to be easily visible even in dark surroundings. The slanted windshield and sloping hood gives the side profile its elegant look.
The interior is simple yet practical. The dashboard that houses the T-shaped instrument panel blends with the overall greyish colour scheme which complements the interior trim. It comes with a 3-spoke steering wheel while the instrument cluster houses two dials which has bold lettering that offer good legibility even at night. Also available is the more advance digital odometer/trip meter and digital fuel indicator.
Our test drive unit of the Viva was the 850 EX variant which is powered by the 850cc 3 cylinder 12 valves DOHC, DVVT engine. The power plant is rated 39kW at 6000rpm and the maximum torque of 76Nm at 4000rpm. While driving around town, we reached 100 km/h at 3500rpm and 110 km/h at 3900rpm which clearly shows its characteristics of being quite economical in the fuel consumption area. The transmission is the five-speed manual that performed very well. The ride and comfort offered is definitely one of the better ones we experienced in a car in this category. An important observation is the reasonably high seating position especially the driver’s seat that provides good all round visibility and therefore better driving experience.
More refinement is in place for occupants. Viva comes with comfortable fabric seats. The easily reached switches provide lots of convenience; wing mirrors are easily adjustable and all windows can be controlled by the switches on the driver’s door. In addition, cup holders are also available for the front and rear passengers. The ICE, is a radio/CD player with front and rear door speakers. The leg room provided is ample while the cargo space is 146 litres which can be easily expanded to 449 litres once the rear seats are folded.
The colours available are Ivory White (solid), Glittering Silver, Passion Red and Tropical Green, Sapphire Blue and Ebony Black (metallic). On-the-road price including insurance in Peninsular Malaysia is RM32,500 (solid) and RM32,900 (metallic).
On top of the 3-year manufacturer’s warranty, Perodua Viva comes with another 3 years extended warranty. The free service is offered at the first 1,000km, 5,000km and 10,000km. Perodua also believes in giving the best to customers when they send their cars for servicing at authorized outlets. The engine oil used is Semi-Synthetic Engine Oil – Perodua 5W-30.
In terms of nationwide presence, to date, there are 154 Perodua service centres. The extensive service network ensures that fleet owners are able to maintain their cars with much convenience. In making service one of their key priorities, a special ‘1 Hour Superservis’ campaign was launched earlier this year which is another example of the company’s commitment to its customers.
Perodua also has a list of 19 insurers in their panel to assist you in insuring your cars.
Perodua also has a dedicated fleet sales department which offers specialist services including special price for fleet sales, priority allocation, after sales/spare parts support and they will also provide the necessary product knowledge training to ensure that the car is well-maintained.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
UTP Contributes Towards Nation's Technology, Engineering Development
SERI ISKANDAR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- When the then Prime Minister, Datuk Seri (Tun) Dr Mahathir Mohamad tabled the Sixth Malaysia Plan in the Dewan Rakyat in 1991, he was aware of the fact that the country needed high quality human resource particularly in the field of science, technology and engineering.
Hence, the national petroleum company or Petronas established the Institut Teknologi Petronas (ITP) in April 1995 with the objective of providing the human resource for these fields.
The institute, which was located in Bangi, had never looked back.
ITP began its first academic session on July 1995 with only six permanent staffs at rented premises. Laboratory work was conducted at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
In July 1996, ITP relocated its operations to Seri Iskandar here after taking over the campus vacated by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
The same year, the government invited Petronas to establish a university and Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) took shape on Jan 10, 1997.
POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
Today, after holding nine convocations, UTP has produced 5,642 graduates including 256 at the Master's level.
Twelve years after its inception, UTP now can be proud with its achievement in producing graduates with all-round capability apart from being creative and innovative to become the movers of the nation's industries.
UTP Rector Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Kasim said the university's graduates have always contributed positively to the country by their involvement in various fields and this is not limited to the oil and gas industry alone.
"Engineering and technology are the two key fields that have received positive impact from these UTP products. For example in the automotive industry, there are many UTP graduates employed as engineers with national car makers Proton and Perodua.
"There are UTP graduates working in the automobile research and development industry and they have contributed towards the improvement of the nation's automobile industry", he told Bernama in a special interview here recently.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
Dr Zainal Abidin said the graduates contributions did not stop in the engineering and technology fields as they were given the trust and worked in the administrative and diplomatic service like the post of assistant officer.
"There are UTP graduates working in the marketing, business and banking sectors as well as government-owned financial institutions, these private sectors provide the opportunity for UTP graduates to continue contributing towards the country's economic development and growth," he said.
A great number of UTP graduates are having their career in the petroluem-related industry and are employed by multi-national giants like Shell, ExxonMobil and Petronas itself.
He said the UTP graduates were employed not only in Malaysia but throughout the world like Bahrain, Qatar, Arab Saudi, Sudan, Vietnam and Argentina.
Dr Zainal Abidin said the university also has post-graduate students that today totalled more than 800 from 25 countries including Malaysia, Egypt, Sudan and Malaysia.
A number of these foreign students are doing their Master's and PhD where they have contributed their ideas as well as innovations through their research work held at UTP.
UTP BRANCH CAMPUS
Dr Zainal Abidin said the university has no plans to open a branch campus as its objective was not quantity but to produce capable and quality candidates in line with UTP's mission.
"Investment and operating costs for an engineering and technology-based university are very high and Petronas is not out to seek profit. It is Petronas's commitment to contribute towards development of the society particularly for the future generations," he said.
UTP is now stepping up its research and development (R&D) activities to achieve its next objective to obtain the government's recognition as a research university.
UTP has answered the call by its Pro-Chancellor Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Merican to act proactively to attract more researchers from across the globe to boost the university's capability and credibility.
"UTP has and will continue to initiate measures to boost its image as a leading and prestigious university, improve its campus facilities by providing more room for research work apart from stepping up the strategic relations with other institutions of higher learning as well as that of research and industries," said Dr Zainal Abidin.
REO
Aware that R&D is one of the important aspects of its establishment, UTP had set up the 'Research Enterprise Office' (REO) in 1999.
"The aim in setting up of REO is to have a special unit to manage all matters connected to research, consultation and innovations for UTP.
"Since its inception in 1999, REO has boosted UTP's capability and credibility in generating huge research grants from the government, Petronas and industries," he said.
Dr Zainal Abidin said funds from the grants were utilised to implement research programmes that resulted in new innovations and discoveries.
Some of these innovations had bagged awards and accolades at the world's renowned expositions such as the 'International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Product of Geneva' in Switzerland.
The other expos where UTM had made its name known were the 'Malaysia International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX)', 'Malaysian Technology Exposition and Innova Eureka' as well as "Innova Energy' in Brussels, Belgium.
Recently UTP won three gold, one silver and one bronze medals in Geneva while the university's participation at ITEX 2009 resulted in the university bagging five gold, three silver and one bronze medals.
RESEARCH GRANTS
REO has garnered research grants of close to RM107.9 million. It has also won 36 gold medals at local and foreign expositions since 2005.
UTP is also focussing on nine fields of research named as the 'Mission Oriented Research' (MOR).
"The purpose of MOR is to conduct research for the benefit of the oil and gas sector apart from other studies like that on alternative energy. All of the outcome from the research done would infuse new dimension for the sustainability of the country's oil and gas industry," he said.
For Dr Zainal Abidin, who has been UTP Rector for close to five years, his objective is for UTP to achieve research university status in 2013.
"Our strategy is to robustly develop R&D in oil and gas sector due to our unique relation with this industry that gives us some advantages over the other universities," he said.
Dr Zainal Abidin said UTP has identified several fields related to the industry that are to be given priority like Carbon Dioxide Management, Deep Sea E&P Technology, Nano Technology and Green Technology.
"I hope the R&D development that we carry out in UTP will give rise to new technologies that will benefit the industries and turns the university into a referral centre for the latest technologies.
"For the long term, I hope UTP will turn into an institution that is the pride of the nation, as well as the model for other universities in the country and abroad," he added.
Hence, the national petroleum company or Petronas established the Institut Teknologi Petronas (ITP) in April 1995 with the objective of providing the human resource for these fields.
The institute, which was located in Bangi, had never looked back.
ITP began its first academic session on July 1995 with only six permanent staffs at rented premises. Laboratory work was conducted at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
In July 1996, ITP relocated its operations to Seri Iskandar here after taking over the campus vacated by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
The same year, the government invited Petronas to establish a university and Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) took shape on Jan 10, 1997.
POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
Today, after holding nine convocations, UTP has produced 5,642 graduates including 256 at the Master's level.
Twelve years after its inception, UTP now can be proud with its achievement in producing graduates with all-round capability apart from being creative and innovative to become the movers of the nation's industries.
UTP Rector Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Kasim said the university's graduates have always contributed positively to the country by their involvement in various fields and this is not limited to the oil and gas industry alone.
"Engineering and technology are the two key fields that have received positive impact from these UTP products. For example in the automotive industry, there are many UTP graduates employed as engineers with national car makers Proton and Perodua.
"There are UTP graduates working in the automobile research and development industry and they have contributed towards the improvement of the nation's automobile industry", he told Bernama in a special interview here recently.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
Dr Zainal Abidin said the graduates contributions did not stop in the engineering and technology fields as they were given the trust and worked in the administrative and diplomatic service like the post of assistant officer.
"There are UTP graduates working in the marketing, business and banking sectors as well as government-owned financial institutions, these private sectors provide the opportunity for UTP graduates to continue contributing towards the country's economic development and growth," he said.
A great number of UTP graduates are having their career in the petroluem-related industry and are employed by multi-national giants like Shell, ExxonMobil and Petronas itself.
He said the UTP graduates were employed not only in Malaysia but throughout the world like Bahrain, Qatar, Arab Saudi, Sudan, Vietnam and Argentina.
Dr Zainal Abidin said the university also has post-graduate students that today totalled more than 800 from 25 countries including Malaysia, Egypt, Sudan and Malaysia.
A number of these foreign students are doing their Master's and PhD where they have contributed their ideas as well as innovations through their research work held at UTP.
UTP BRANCH CAMPUS
Dr Zainal Abidin said the university has no plans to open a branch campus as its objective was not quantity but to produce capable and quality candidates in line with UTP's mission.
"Investment and operating costs for an engineering and technology-based university are very high and Petronas is not out to seek profit. It is Petronas's commitment to contribute towards development of the society particularly for the future generations," he said.
UTP is now stepping up its research and development (R&D) activities to achieve its next objective to obtain the government's recognition as a research university.
UTP has answered the call by its Pro-Chancellor Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Merican to act proactively to attract more researchers from across the globe to boost the university's capability and credibility.
"UTP has and will continue to initiate measures to boost its image as a leading and prestigious university, improve its campus facilities by providing more room for research work apart from stepping up the strategic relations with other institutions of higher learning as well as that of research and industries," said Dr Zainal Abidin.
REO
Aware that R&D is one of the important aspects of its establishment, UTP had set up the 'Research Enterprise Office' (REO) in 1999.
"The aim in setting up of REO is to have a special unit to manage all matters connected to research, consultation and innovations for UTP.
"Since its inception in 1999, REO has boosted UTP's capability and credibility in generating huge research grants from the government, Petronas and industries," he said.
Dr Zainal Abidin said funds from the grants were utilised to implement research programmes that resulted in new innovations and discoveries.
Some of these innovations had bagged awards and accolades at the world's renowned expositions such as the 'International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Product of Geneva' in Switzerland.
The other expos where UTM had made its name known were the 'Malaysia International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX)', 'Malaysian Technology Exposition and Innova Eureka' as well as "Innova Energy' in Brussels, Belgium.
Recently UTP won three gold, one silver and one bronze medals in Geneva while the university's participation at ITEX 2009 resulted in the university bagging five gold, three silver and one bronze medals.
RESEARCH GRANTS
REO has garnered research grants of close to RM107.9 million. It has also won 36 gold medals at local and foreign expositions since 2005.
UTP is also focussing on nine fields of research named as the 'Mission Oriented Research' (MOR).
"The purpose of MOR is to conduct research for the benefit of the oil and gas sector apart from other studies like that on alternative energy. All of the outcome from the research done would infuse new dimension for the sustainability of the country's oil and gas industry," he said.
For Dr Zainal Abidin, who has been UTP Rector for close to five years, his objective is for UTP to achieve research university status in 2013.
"Our strategy is to robustly develop R&D in oil and gas sector due to our unique relation with this industry that gives us some advantages over the other universities," he said.
Dr Zainal Abidin said UTP has identified several fields related to the industry that are to be given priority like Carbon Dioxide Management, Deep Sea E&P Technology, Nano Technology and Green Technology.
"I hope the R&D development that we carry out in UTP will give rise to new technologies that will benefit the industries and turns the university into a referral centre for the latest technologies.
"For the long term, I hope UTP will turn into an institution that is the pride of the nation, as well as the model for other universities in the country and abroad," he added.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Perodua Viva 660 BX replaces the Kancil
Viva
The last unit of the Perodua Kancil rolled off Perodua’s production line today. It will be replaced from Thursday onwards by a new baseline variant of the Perodua Viva called the Viva 660 BX manual. The following are the specifications (or rather lack of specifications) of the new Perodua Viva 660 BX:
* 660cc DVVT engine 47hp @ 7,200rpm, 58Nm @ 4,400rpm
* No power steering
* No power windows
* No central locking
* No radio
* No reverse sensors
* Unpainted bumpers
* Manual transmission only
* Only available in Ivory White, Ebony Black and Glittering Silver
The cost? RM25,300.00 from Thursday onwards. Also watch out for another update on the Perodua Viva later this week called the Perodua Viva Elite.
The last unit of the Perodua Kancil rolled off Perodua’s production line today. It will be replaced from Thursday onwards by a new baseline variant of the Perodua Viva called the Viva 660 BX manual. The following are the specifications (or rather lack of specifications) of the new Perodua Viva 660 BX:
* 660cc DVVT engine 47hp @ 7,200rpm, 58Nm @ 4,400rpm
* No power steering
* No power windows
* No central locking
* No radio
* No reverse sensors
* Unpainted bumpers
* Manual transmission only
* Only available in Ivory White, Ebony Black and Glittering Silver
The cost? RM25,300.00 from Thursday onwards. Also watch out for another update on the Perodua Viva later this week called the Perodua Viva Elite.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Malaysians Unite for Road Safety
Wednesday, September 16, 2009Publish Post
Publish Post
Malaysians Unite for Road Safety Day 090909
MUFORS is a community project that was set up not only to empower you, the Rakyat, to voice out your thoughts and concerns on road safety in the country but more importantly as a platform for all of us to take a minute to think about how we as road users can do our part to making our roads safer for all.
"Malaysians Unite for Road Safety" Day will fall on 9th September, 2009 (090909). In conjunction with MUFORS 090909, we are calling on all Malaysians to make a pledge on how to reduce accidents and save lives, and to honour these pledges on Wednesday, the 9th of September, 2009 between the hours of 9:00am-to-9:00pm. Our fervent hope is that these pledges honoured over a 12-hour period will transform into a lifetime of change.
Isn't it time we took matters into our own hands? Let's start taking responsibility for our own actions and pledge to save lives, our own and that of others, today. Let Malaysians Unite for Road Safety!
Click here for your support:
http://www.090909.org.my/
"Malaysians Unite for Road Safety" Day will fall on 9th September, 2009 (090909). In conjunction with MUFORS 090909, we are calling on all Malaysians to make a pledge on how to reduce accidents and save lives, and to honour these pledges on Wednesday, the 9th of September, 2009 between the hours of 9:00am-to-9:00pm. Our fervent hope is that these pledges honoured over a 12-hour period will transform into a lifetime of change.
Isn't it time we took matters into our own hands? Let's start taking responsibility for our own actions and pledge to save lives, our own and that of others, today. Let Malaysians Unite for Road Safety!
Click here for your support:
http://www.090909.org.my/
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