The last Kancil rolls out!!!!

The Perodua Kancil rolled out for the last time at the company’s manufacturing plant in Rawang today, after 15 years of production. Vehicle number 722,223 left the line to a simple ceremony, marking the end of a journey that began on Aug 29, 1994. Final composite figures for the ultra compact is a volume of 709,000 sold domestically, with a further 4,000 in the Indonesian market as well as another 9,000 units in the UK and other market.

The car sold its first 50,000 units after its first year of production, and on the average, the Kancil sold about 4,000 units monthly, and in Oct 2002, the unit had its highest single monthly sales of 7,700 units. With the phasing out of the Kancil, Perodua is setting as its replacement the ViVA 660BX, the most basic variant of the type, as its entry-level offering. Equipped with a DVVT (Dynamic Variable Valve Timing) 660cc engine, the ViVA 660BX comes in three colours; Ivory White, Ebony Black and Glittering Silver.

This variant is only available in manual transmission, and will not have a radio, power steering, central locking or power windows. No painted bumpers as well, though the good news is that it'll be priced at RM25,300.

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