Swedish Motor Assemblies

Swedish Motor Assemblies Sdn. Bhd. (SMA)
Founded 1967
Headquarters Shah Alam, Malaysia
Products automobiles
Number of employees
 ~ 500
Website Volvo Cars Malaysia

The Swedish Motor Assemblies Sdn. Bhd. (SMA) is a car manufacturer with headquarters in Shah Alam, Malaysia. It was founded in 1967 by the Swedish Volvo Cars AB as a local assembly plant. From 1999 until the spring of 2010 the plant was part of Ford Motor Company.

The activities started in February 1968 with the installation of the Volvo 144, which was produced for the local market until 1996. As a better-equipped model from 1984, there were also the Volvo 240. In the mid-nineties, the Volvo S40 and its wagon version Volvo V40 were introduced. With the takeover by Ford, SMA also began manufacturing Land Rover Defenders.

The first model of the new millennium in 2001 came the luxurious Volvo S60 added. This Volvo ran into the Malaysian market for the first time in the upper middle class. Two years later, it was followed by the Volvo S80 and SUV Volvo XC90. In 2004, after all, the S40 was replaced by its second generation. The combined Volvo V50 was only added in the following year. In July 2006, the coupe-convertible Volvo C70 debuted. In 2008 it was followed by the Volvo C30. The old S80, which still was manufactured here in the first generation. With the new joint venture Indobuana Autoraya, this model was exported to Jakarta, Indonesia. The replacement came in April 2010 by the current model of the type Volvo AS.

Up to 6000 units per year are manufactured in the Malaysian plant, with approximately 500 employees working in two shifts. The site comprises a total area of 25,000 square metres. Distribution of vehicles is handled by the in-house sales organization, Volvo Car Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.. The vehicles assembled here have vehicle identification number (VIN), with the eleventh position of the assembly plant, a "5". SMA also built parts for Volvo AB and Renault Trucks SAS Truck Commercial.

As of Q1 2015, only the V40, V60, S60, S80 and XC60 remain in production.[1] The last V50 unit was produced in February 2013, and no new XC90 models have been produced since September 2014.

Models

Production figures

Swedish Motor Assemblies (SMA) production figures between 2009 and Q1 2015[1]
Model Total Q1 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Volvo S808733312422619814812024
Volvo XC90696 149156144969160
Volvo S40906 84277383162
Volvo V50792 114430930236
Volvo XC602,690284391531803563118
Volvo S601,70614273458681280
Volvo V601,1035911140745967
Volvo V401,629153917559
Total produced10,3955431,9652,3382,5131,7401,014282
Notes: Q1 2015 applies for units sold in January, February & March 2015 only.
Total applies for model-specific units produced since beginning of production or January 2009 and cessation of production or March 2015 only (whichever applicable).
Total produced applies for all model units produced between January 2009 and March 2015 only.

References

  1. 1 2 "Monthly Production by Maker/Brand in Malaysia, 2009-2015". marklines.com. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-21.

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