Interesting news for the Malaysian motorcycle market
in the shape of Italian three-wheeler maker Adiva, who is launching the 2018
Adiva AD1 200 and Adiva AD2 400 three-wheelers in the third quarter.
Manufacturing a range of roofed three-wheelers ranging in size from 125 cc to
400 cc, Adiva uses various Peugeot engines for power.
Touting itself as a global brand with engineering
sourced from various countries including Japan, and manufactured in Taiwan,
Adiva offers a range of six three-wheelers. The AD1 and AD2 have been
previously launched in Singapore, imported from Taiwan.
For Malaysia, a brand-new corporate entity
has been formed for distribution of the Adiva AD 1 and AD2, with assembly done
by DNC Asiatic. According to some predictions, the AD1 and AD2 will be launched
towards the end of the year.
With regards to local assembly, DNC Asiatic
representative Nik Danial Nik Mahmood is putting in effort to establish
Malaysia as an manufacturing centre for Adiva in South-east Asia and China.
Should all go to plan, Adiva will be the first international motorcycle brand
to select Malaysia as a production hub.
Elaborating on this, Nik Danial said Malaysia
has several unique advantages compared to Thailand and Indonesia that makes it
attractive to overseas manufacturers. He said one examples of this is Malaysia
does not require the manufacturer to invest in the construction of a new
manufacturing facility, and allowed to choose a third-party as an assembler.
