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UMW Holdings Berhad completes delisting from Bursa Malaysia and joins Sime Darby Berhad as its wholly-owned subsidiary.

UMW Lubetech Sdn. Bhd. officially opened its new and automated lubricants blending plant in Pulau Indah Industrial Park, Klang.

UMW’s wholly-owned subsidiary, UMW Industrial Power Services Sdn. Bhd. appointed as the authorised distributor of INNIO’s Jenbacher engines in Malaysia, marking the company’s maiden foray into the green and renewable energy sector.

UMW registered a record-high 383,054 vehicles in 2022 as UMW Toyota Motor maintained its leadership in the non-national segment and Perodua achieved its highest ever annual sales

A Joint Venture Agreement with Komatsu Ltd was executed to establish a strategic partnership between UMW and Komatsu Ltd.

2017 marked UMW’s 100^th year in operations.

UMW successfully delivered its first fan case produced at its brand-new manufacturing plant in Serendah.

UMW was selected as the Rolls-Royce Plc’s Tier-1 partner through a 25+5 years’ contract to manufacture fan cases.

UMW Oil & Gas Corporation Berhad was listed on Bursa Malaysia and became the biggest IPO in Malaysia for the year.

For the first time since it was listed, UMW Group achieved a RM2 billion mark in profit before tax. The phenomenal achievement marked the 12^th record performance for UMW.

UMW unveiled its new corporate identity.

UMW began its corporate rebranding exercise as part of the Group’s global expansion plans and to transform itself into a world-class organisation.

The Group’s diversified operations were rationalised into four main Strategic Business Units, namely, Automotive, Equipment, Manufacturing & Engineering and Oil & Gas.

UMW celebrated its 30 years of operations as a public listed company.

The Perodua Kancil was launched to such an overwhelming response that within just four months, it became the second-best-selling car in Malaysia.

UMW Corporation Sdn Bhd became the largest shareholder of the second national car company, Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd.

Toyota became the top seller in the non-national car segment of the Malaysian automobile industry.

The capital reconstruction exercise was completed, with Permodalan Nasional Berhad becoming the largest shareholder in UMW.

Subsequent to this, UMW Corporation Berhad changed its status from a public company to a private company.

As part of a capital reconstruction exercise, UMW Holdings Berhad was created and its shares were listed on the KLSE and the Stock Exchange of Singapore, in place of the shares of UMW Corporation Berhad.

Sejati Motor Sdn Bhd changed its name to UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd.

United Motor Works (Malaysia) Holdings Berhad changed its name to UMW Corporation Berhad.

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Japan announced the appointment of Sejati Motor Sdn Bhd, a joint venture company between UMW and TMC, to take over the import, assembly and distribution of Toyota motor vehicles in Malaysia.

Turnover of the UMW Group surpassed the RM1 billion mark for the first time.

As part of the new corporate identity, the Group’s logo was changed to signify the planned integration of diverse activities in a multi-faceted organisation to mark a new phase in the Group’s history of dynamic growth.

The Group moved into its new premises at the Batu Tiga Complex, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

United Motor Works (Malaysia) Holdings Berhad was incorporated and became the Group’s holding company. It was listed on the then Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE).

The agency for the Toyota forklift was acquired for Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.

The Komatsu distributorship was awarded by Komatsu Ltd, Japan.

An agreement was signed for the award of the first franchise from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Japan.

Industrial equipment was added to the Group’s businesses.

The operations in Kuala Lumpur and Penang were reorganised as Main Offices.

Chia Yee Soh’s son, Eric Chia, joined United Motor Works (Malaya), Kuala Lumpur.

United Motor Works (Penang) Sdn Bhd was established.

The agency for Pennzoil lubricant products was acquired from Pennzoil Products Company, USA.

United Motor Works Ltd, forerunner of UMW Group, was established in Singapore.

Founder Chia Yee Soh set up his own automotive repair shop in Orchard Road, Singapore, known as United Motor Works.