He said the Myvi was launched on May 25, 2005 and within just two years had become the Malaysian Car of The Year.
"What is interesting about the Myvi is that it is the perfect joint-venture cooperation between Malaysia and Japan," he said in an interview.
Horie disclosed how in order to realise the Myvi project, 500 Malaysian experts were sent to Japan to learn to make a better and innovative car.
The experts, he said, spent 2½ years to produce the design for the Myvi.
"It was entirely a product of Japanese and Malaysian experts working together to create the Myvi design," Horie said.
He added that the prototype for the Myvi was the Dahaitsu Boon.
He said that 80 per cent of the spare parts for the Myvi were locally made.
"The Perodua Myvi is a very good example of what cooperation between Japan and Malaysia can achieve.
"This MAJAICO (Malaysia-Japan Automotive Industry Cooperation) project has also been appreciated by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry or MITI, which is very grateful for the assistance of the Japanese experts.
"I hope the cooperation between Japan and Malaysian in the automotive sector can be further expanded so that more, better selling and quality cars can be produced in future," Horie said.
He said an economic partnership agreement (EPA) was signed between Malaysia and Japan three years ago and 10 different committees were established to improve and enhance the business environment in both countries.
According to Horie, one of the important committees was MAJAICO, which is composed of many different components.
To promote the Malaysian automotive industry and make it more competitive while producing better quality products, he said Japan had sent over 15 experts.
"They were despatched to the different automotive companies. They were also assigned to manufacturers producing spare parts for Perodua, Proton and other car makers like Toyota and Mitsubishi.
"We did this in cooperation with the Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation (SMIDEC), MITI and other Malaysian authorities," he added. — Bernama
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