Change to Toyota Vellfire aimed at reducing costs, says ministry

By BERNAMA | 7 November 2021


PUTRAJAYA: The change of government official cars from Proton Perdana 2.4 Premium to Toyota Vellfire 2.5L would result in reduced payments, says the Finance Ministry today.

According to a statement issued by the ministry, the monthly payment for the Vellfire was RM4,851.61, compared to RM4,854.41 for the  Perdana. The market price of the Vellfire is around RM368,000.

"The decision to switch models was based partly on the lower monthly cost for the Vellfire compared to that of the Perdana ,” the statement read.

The government’s decision to switch models for ministers’ official cars, a replacement process that began last April, had recently gone viral on social media.

The ministry said the switch was also due to Proton ending the production of the Perdana 2.4 Premium in 2014, adding that the proposal to switch models was made by the previous government but only carried out this year.

It added that some of the cars were already six years old although the replacement cycle of the vehicles were supposed to be carried out every four years.

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