Malaysia is TRWs most important mart in S-E Asia
US-BASED TRW Automotive, one of the worlds 10 largest automotive suppliers with US$13 billion (US$1 = RM3.64) revenue annually, says Malaysia is its most important market in South-East Asia.
TRW sales and business development director Gordon Bennet said Malaysia generates about half of its revenue in the region.
Our revenue in Asia Pacific is US$700 million (RM2.5 billion) and South-East Asia makes up about 10-12 per cent of this, he said in an interview in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Showing its commitment here, Bennet said, TRW has made Malaysia its IT development centre for South-East Asia, to complement its Asia Pacific hub in Shanghai, China.
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