Modenas, Motosikal Dan Enjin Nasional Sdn Bhd

Industry – Manufacturing
Location – Gurun, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
Number of employees – 1,880
Modenas was established in tandem with Malaysia’s efforts to achieve industrialized nation status, now ubiquitously known as Vision 2020. Modenas spearheads the technology transfer and development of motor-cycle manufacturing, to eventually enable the country to proudly produce indigenously motorcycles.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is the technology partner of Modenas. Equity is shared by three parties – DRB-HICOM Berhad (70%), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (19%) and Sojitz Corporation (formerly Nissho Iwai Corporation, Japan) (11%).
Modenas’ achievements, with its first model introduced to the local market in 1996, and then to international market in 1997 were achieved through the sheer dedication and hard work of the management team and all the staff of Modenas.



