ALOR SETAR: Little did a 31-year old teacher Isma Nurul Farhana know that by booking a Perodua Axia some two weeks prior would be the 250,000th unit to be sold in Malaysia.
On Aug 5, Isma - along with her 42-year old husband Ismail Din and four-year old son Isma Abdul Hadi Ismail, took delivery of the car during a ceremony where she was presented with a mock key and a bouquet of flowers.
“In just over three years, we have delivered a quarter of a million Axias, which is a significant milestone for us,” said Perodua sales managing director Datuk Dr. Zahari Husin.
The Perodua Axia has a four-star (five-star mximum) ASEAN New Car Assessment Programme (ASEAN NCAP) rating for crash tests, is powered by a VVT-I engine that's able to achieve 22.5km/L when in Eco-Driving mode.
As standard, the Axia is available in Ivory White, Glittering Silver, Ebony Black and Midnight Blue, while the SE and Advance Version variants have two additional colours of Solid Sunflower Yellow and Metallic Lava Red.
Depending on variant, the Axia's price tag ranges from RM24,900 for the Standard-E (manual) to RM42,900 for the Advance (auto).
“Apart from being the lucky quarter millionth customer, Puan Isma is also in the running to win a Perodua Myvi under the 12-year anniversary promotion which is running between July 1 TO Oct 31,” added Zahari.
To be eligible for an entry in the “Myvi 12 Iconic Years Anniversary” promotion, a person could either buy a new Perodua vehicle at an authorised Perodua sales outlet or service a Perodua vehicle (with a minimum spend of RM300) or trade in any car with Perodua.
The Perodua Axia was launched in 2014 and a facelift of the model was introduced in January this year.
“We are happy yet humbled by the overwhelming response by the Malaysian public for Perodua in general and for the Axia in particular,” Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd Managing Director, Dato’ Dr. Zahari Husin said.
