Taking on Nippon


Vincent Chew at the company’s new plant in Bukit Minyak, Penang.

It seems foolhardy for anyone to take on Japanese-made household appliances with their own made-in-Malaysia alternative, but that was precisely what Pensonic did as it rose from retail outlet to manufacturer. JOY LEE reports.

JAPANESE-MADE electrical products have been around for so long that most Malaysians embrace them and think of them as reliable. Few would think to build a local brand to compete against them.

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