Automotive Ecosystem in Malaysia - A Conceptual Model to Explain Vehicle Ownership and Car Maintenance Issues

As a government agency focusing on road safety research, MIROS has regularly involved in policy-making exercises which blend together the great understanding of technical, legislative and social framework. This paper recapped the development of a conceptual model of the Malaysian automotive ecosystem with special reference to car maintenance issues, particularly with regard to one of the NAP measures - "Gradual phase-out of imported used parts and components". The methodology of the study was designed into two focus group discussions (FGD) and extensive literature reviews. Internal FGDs were conducted as the study precursor and external discussions involved other ministries' and agencies' reps. Extensive literature reviews include journals, proceedings, unpublished reports, as well as web-based sources. A conceptual model of the domestic automotive ecosystem is proposed in this paper together with the discussion on NAP measures and relevant future research within the model's framework.