DRB-HICOM
| DRB-HICOM Bhd. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Berhad |
| founding | 2000 |
| Seat |
Shah Alam , Malaysia
|
| Number of employees | 60,000 |
| sales | MYR 12.2 billion |
| Branch | Conglomerate |
| Website | www.drb-hicom.com |
DRB-HICOM Bhd. is a Malaysian conglomerate.
His areas of activity include the production, assembly and marketing of cars as well as logistics and the development of real estate and infrastructure.
history
The company was formed in 2000 from the merger of HICOM ('Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad') and Diversified Resources Bhd.
DRB-HICOM sold in 2001, the airline AirAsia for the symbolic price of one ringgit to Tony Fernandes .
In 2012, DRB-HICOM took over the automobile manufacturer Proton , making it the largest automobile company in Malaysia.
The group also includes the automobile plants Euromobil , Isuzu Malaysia , Isuzu HICOM Malaysia and HICOM Automotive Manufacturers (Malaysia) , the motorcycle plant HICOM-HONDA Manufacturing and the armaments manufacturer DRB-HICOM Defense Technologies (DEFTECH).
In 2016, DRB-HICOM had 60,000 employees.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d DRB-Hicom Bhd. on Nikkei Asian Review .
- ↑ a b c Corporate Information ( memo of November 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on the company's website.
- ↑ The Beginner's Guide to AirAsia: Hi, We're AirAsia! ( Memento of November 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on the AirAsia website
- ^ Adrian Phung: AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes shares some secrets to his success with UPM students , in The Sun Daily, April 19, 2016