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VISA RETAIL INNOVATION AWARD 2015

Prashant Aggarwal from VISA announcing and crowning the winner
for VISA Retail Award 2015

"Visa Retail Award aims to recognise an innovative and young business that has high level of customer engagement, demonstrates innovation and use of technology to successfully transform their business for both in-store and online. We also look to award the retail partner for their growth in in business and investment in their people. This retail award celebrates and recognise promising young leaders in the modern-day retailers segment that provides a seamless shopping experience while maintaining the integrity of their brand".

My new technology startup, CarBengkel was one of the five start-ups that was shortlisted to pitch for the Visa Retail Innovation Award on 10 December 2015. We submitted a 13 pager pitch in-time for the 13 November 2015 deadline and was the second company to present. The other 4 companies that was shortlisted were Ash Be Nimble, Kakitangan.com, Sangkaya and BloomThis.com.

The pitching for the award was done at VISA head office, Level 32, Suite C, Menara Maxis, KLCC. We were the first to arrive being excited. These pitching for the SME Innovation Challenge, Visa Retail and previous for Cradle Fund are all new experience which I had never done before. Naturally, I was filled with anxiety and excitement. 

I have also been acquainted with other founders that was pitching for the same award namely Ashish & Hui Matthews from Ash Be Nimble, Effon Khoo of Kakitangan.com, John Isaac Ho & Sangrida Kaya from Sangkaya and Gidden Lim & Penny Choo from BloomThis. They are all truly amazing and inspirational. Their business concept are admirable and it did not feel as if we were actually competing. It felt as if we were working and was there to support each other. 

ECHELON THAILAND A WOW..


Our new tech start up, Carbengkel was recently shortlisted as the top 10 qualifier a the Echelon Thailand 2015 but unfortunately, it was on the same date as the SME Innovation Challenge 2015 Top 6 pitching date. We had to split our team with me pitching in Kuala Lumpur and, Anny and Amnan in Bangkok.

Our main purpose and objective for participating in the Echelon Thailand was to have some preliminary market validation for us to launch CarBengkel in Thailand next year. We have a booth attended by Amnan and the feedback we received was very encouraging and positive. Our booth was like pasar malam packed with so many people. Thailand automotive market is huge and the biggest in the region. Thailand automotive market was not new to me. My former company, Jackspeed was a tier-1 vendor in Thailand to various automotive manufacturers. While we cant wait to launched CarBengkel in Thailand and have even translated our apps in Thai but we are not rushing. We want to thoroughly understand the consumer behaviour there first and Amnan took the first step with gathering feedback.


CARBENGKEL MEDIA LAUNCH AT THE CRADLE FUND SDN BHD

On behalf of the CarBengkel team, we are grateful to all the media and guests that attended our small and simple product launching in conjunction with the upcoming festive season at the Cradle Fund office yesterday.

CarBengkel is a product of Cradle CIP Catalyst pre-seed funding. Being a recipient of government grant for the development of the application, the first thing we learn was to budget and to operate within a very limited budget. Naturally, our media launching was not held at five star hotels or expensive restaurants but at the training room at Cradle itself.

My journey with Cradle has been very educational and exciting.


When we first approach Cradle, we knew exactly what we wanted to do! We have the idea, the experience and the business plan. We did not have the product but we have everything else.... and so we thought!!

When we thought we knew and had everything, Cradle further completes it. Cradle had completed and make concrete whatever idea we have. The grant is actually a smaller contribution to what Cradle provides as a package.

Many new start up failed because they are their own bosses and being our own bosses, sometimes we feel we are right and that we knew everything. Cradle broadens our perspective and thinking methodology. It is not just the fund that came with Cradle but the support system that became our brainstorming partners.

At Cradle, we have to convinced alot of people who knew nothing about our business and some of them can be critical. This is very important because now I know, if anyone can convinced Cradle, they can actually convinced anyone. You cannot bullshit these professionals.

I am most grateful to Eizar Supiar and Dalena Zulkifli whom were the Cradle business managers assigned to us and would like to extend our big thank you for their tireless effort working with us on weekends and in discussion with us till late night. All the officials are with us on personal handphone basis. That was how committed they are.

20 MILLION CAR OWNERS TO BENEFIT FROM CARBENGKEL MOBILE APPLICATION


Malaysian government through the national Automotive Policy (NAP 2014) & Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) have placed a high emphasis to improve and enhance the services in the automotive ecosystem for the benefits of the public. The NAP 2014 focusses to give consumers greater benefits that include costs transparency, enhanced level of repair and services with proper procedures and qualification of mechanics, spare parts standardization, insurance coverage and others.

NAP 2014 would fulfill the need to standardize the local automotive after-market industry, as this industry has a direct impact on the consumer. The NAP 2014 initiatives will assist to set proper systems to standardize all of the stakehoders in the after-market that includes workshops (independent or franchised), tyres and accessories shops, spare parts dealer (new and used parts) and car dealers.

Part of the initiatives taken by MAI for the automotive aftermarket is to support the car workshope to be more competitive, proficient and customer-centric. MAI initiative through its primary app MAGIS (MAI Automotive Garage Information System) and its complementary Carbengkel app for workshop enables workshop to compete in term of competitive pricing, fast service, better customer service as well as retention and transparency. 

APA SEBENARNYA "MAI AFTERMARKET APP" ATAU "APLIKASI AFTERMARKET" INSTITUT AUTOMOTIF MALAYSIA?

YAB Perdana Menteri Malaysia, YAB Dato Seri Mohammad Najib bin Tun Hani Abdul Razak telah melancarkan aplikasi "MAI Aftermarket App" di Pekan pada 25 May 2015 di majlis Gegar Autoria tetapi tidak ramai yang tahu sebenarnya apakah aplikasi MAI aftermarket itu?

Aplikasi MAI Aftermarket terbahagi kepada dua aplikasi iaitu CarBengkel dan MAGIS. CarBengkel merupakan aplikasi baru berteraskan teknologi GPS, PUSH dan teknologi mudah alih bertujuan untuk memudahkan pemilik kereta untuk mendapatkan perkhidmatan servis dengan harga paling berpatutan. Ciri ciri aplikasi CarBengkel akan di terangkan dengan lebih lanjut. MAGIS pula merupakan sistem pengurusan bengkel berasaskan awan pintar. 

MAI CEO, Madani Sahari menerangkan ciri-ciri CarBengkel kepada Timbalan Menteri Kewangan

Aplikasi CarBengkel melalui teknologi GPS membolehkan pemilik kereta untuk mendapatkan perkhidmatan servis atau baik pulih kereta dimana-mana sahaja ia berada. 

Pihak Institut Automotif Malaysia (MAI) faham masalah-masalah yang dihadapi oleh pemilik kereta untuk menyelenggarakan kereta mereka dari segi masa, bajet dan juga untuk mencari bengkel yang bertauliah. 

LAUNCHING OF CARBENGKEL MOBILE APPLICATION AT THE GEGAR AUTORIA

Its the final countdown for us at CarBengkel to be officially launched by YAB Dato Sri Mohamamd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia Prime Minister on 23 May 2015.

We have been working closely with the Malaysian Automotive Institute (MAI) for a solution to the automotive aftermarket sector. YAB Prime Minister is scheduled to launched CarBengkel at 12:25pm, 23 May 2015 (see event itinerary below) at the biggest educational showcase of the national automotive industry open to public.

Gerak Auto Ria is one of MAI public educational programs with the participation of various automotive stakeholders showcasing their respective outputs, services and achievements in their respective automotive related business and developmental endeavors. It will be the best event for you to socialize and meet the movers of the automotive industry.

CarBengkel mobile application is a registered trademark and copyright with the Malaysia Intellectual property Organisation under the company Car Smart Apps Sdn Bhd, the owner, author and promoter of CarBengkel.


KHAS UNTUK SEMUA PENGUSAHA-PENGUSAHA BENGKEL KERETA OEM DAN BENGKEL KERETA BEBAS

Saya cukup faham masalah masalah mengusahakan bengkel kereta samada bengkel kereta OEM seperti pusat servis kereta Proton Edar dan juga bengkel kereta bebas seperti rangkaian 43 pusat servis Fasfik yang pernah saya terajui beberapa tahun lepas. Dalam beberapa industri yang saya ceburi, industi otomotif ialah industri yang paling saya minat bukan kerana keuntungan yang tinggi tetapi kerana cabaran industri otomotif ini semakin hari semakin mencabar!

Diantara masalah utama ialah dari segi pekerja. Pekerja yang mempunyai sijil atau seorang graduan yang berpengalaman amat susah untuk diambil bekerja. Gaji pun kenalah setaraf dengan kelulusan dan pengalaman. Yang menjadi beban, apabila kita dapat mencari pekerja yang amat bagus tetapi bengkel kita pula kosong tiada pelanggan. Pelanggan pusat servis kereta ini mengikut musim. beberapa minggu/hari sebelum musim perayaan atau cuti am, memang bengkel akan penuh. Kalau tak, mekanik kat kedai duduk terlopong, sibuk menyapu dan meluangkan masa main handphone; tak ke rugi?


Masalah mengendalikan pusat servis OEM seperti Proton Edar pula, alat-ganti tulen kena beli dan simpan dalam stok. Kalau tak simpan dan nak beli hanya apabila ada pelanggan, harga kos alat-ganti menjadi lebih tinggi. Bila simpan stok, kewangan kita pulak ketat. Situasi menjadi lebih parah kalau stok yang dibeli tidak dapat dijual dan tersimpan dalam bilik stor berbulan bulan atau mungkin bertahun. Kadang kadang duit keuntungan langsung tak ada, semua habis beli dan simpan stok. Kalau beli dengan kredit, nanti interest pula kena bayar atau akaun kredit kena blok apabila tempoh kredit telah tamat dan stok alat ganti tidak dibayar kerana stok alat ganti itu tidak dapat dijual. Kalau bengkel kita sentiasa tidak putus dengan pelanggan, masalah ini dapat di elak.

CLOSING THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY GAP WITH CARBENGKEL

If there is an industry gap in the automotive that can be addressed, what would it be? Yes, that would be the mismatching of car owners budget and convenient to the thousands of car workshops nationwide. Car loan is any household's second biggest expenditure after the housing loan and of course, every household would put aside a budget for these loan repayment but rarely does anyone actually set aside budget to repair and/or service their car.

A car is akin of our health. When we are healthy, we rarely go for a medical check-up even when we do know (or unbeknown) of those symptoms for common critical illnesses but when we are sick, we would immediately seek for the best clinic or hospital. Similarly, we would drive around confidently with our car until the car had a heart attack and it just drop dead... the engine I mean. Unlike our health, these medical expenses can be sorted with a medical insurance (Call my friend Affiq Zakie at 0102315911 for immediate coverage if you do not have one) but there is no medical insurance of sort, to cover for our cars.

If we fainted, breakdown or had a heart attack, we can call 999 or 911 for an ambulance but there is no 999 or 911 if our car drop dead in the middle of no where! What do we do? Call Daddy? Darling? Friend? err.. no!! Post for help on Facebook?

Living in a hectic society with inevitable traffic jam, we simply do not have the time even if we do want to service our car regularly and attend to car repair. However, did you know that many workshop provides pick-up service from your house or home to the workshop, service or repair your car then send it back? Well, they do but how would we know which one does and which does not? and how would we know if we can trust the workshop to take our car without disappearing?
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