PETALING JAYA: Car e-commerce platform Carsome yesterday launched Carsome Certified Lab, the largest car refurbishment facility in Southeast Asia.
The 185,000 sq ft facility can refurbish up to 2,000 pre-owned cars every month, which Carsome said is an unprecedented scale across the region.
Carsome Certified CEO Mei Han said there are 500,000 transactions for pre-owned cars every year in Malaysia, which offers a great playing field to the company.
“After the pandemic, there are challenges and opportunities in used and pre-owned car markets. The demand for used cars is healthy due to the pandemic, cars have become a necessity for people in Southeast Asia.
“Besides, due to the global chip shortage issue, new cars were out of supply. Therefore, more people bought used cars for their daily use. This is a good opportunity for Carsome’s expansion,“ he told reporters at the virtual…
