Camel Power Malaysia launched in conjunction with Automechanika Kuala Lumpur 2019. The company manufactures and distributes automotive batteries to a full range of vehicles such as cars, trucks, buses as well as agricultural equipment.
At the launch, it was also announced that the first Camel Power manufacturing plant in South East Asia is currently being built in Kuantan, Pahang and is slated to be the largest automobile battery manufacturing plant in Malaysia. Estimated to be fully operational by June 2019, the manufacturing plant will also serve the South East Asian, Australia and New Zealand automotive industry.
Speaking at the event was Liu Changlai, Chief Executive Officer of Camel Group Co. Ltd. He said that “we are proud to be the largest automobile battery manufacturer to be built here in Malaysia. With the manufacturing plant, we are looking at an estimated production of five million batteries annually. In addition to that, we are expecting to provide 600 employment opportunities to the East Coast region once operations fully commence in June 2019. Camel Power is also currently in discussions with local automobile manufacturers and assembly plants to form strategic alliances which will support localisation plans in the near future. As we continue to focus on sustainable growth locally, Camel Power is looking at investing a total of USD 150 million”.
