Malaysia creates national auto champion, targeting EV pivot

Sime Darby purchase of UMW unites brands from Toyota to Perodua under its banner

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Perodua, backed by conglomerate UMW Holdings, is Malaysia's top automaker. © Reuters

FUMIKA SATO and KENYA AKAMA, Nikkei staff writers

SINGAPORE/BANGKOK -- Malaysia's auto industry is undergoing a government-led mega-merger, bringing together two conglomerates controlling more than half of the market to catch up with the rest of the world's shift to electric vehicles.

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