PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Bhd is strengthening its presence across Asia-Pacific, aiming to create wider opportunities for Malaysian talent and businesses through its regional operations.
From mining regions in Australasia to automotive markets in China and Southeast Asia, the group is demonstrating how a homegrown company can compete, lead and create value across the region.
Sime operates across 18 countries and territories and employs approximately 29,000 people.
The group was Malaysia’s largest listed company by revenue in 2025, with 64% of its revenue generated outside Malaysia, underscoring the scale of its regional and international operations.
Sime’s regional footprint is supported by long-standing partnerships with global automotive and industrial brands.
The group is one of the world’s largest Caterpillar and BMW dealers, with partnerships spanning 97 years with Caterpillar and 58 years with BMW.
Its motors division operates more than 200 outlets across 10 Asia-Pacific markets, covering vehicle assembly, distribution, retail, after-sales and rental.
Together, Sime Motors and Sime UMW provide the group with a presence across the full automotive spectrum, with Sime UMW strengthening its leadership in Malaysia through Perodua and Toyota.
Sime Industrial, meanwhile, supports customers in mining, construction, infrastructure and data centres across key markets including Australia, China, Malaysia and Singapore.
Group CEO Datuk Jeffri Salim Davidson said the group’s broad regional presence shows that Malaysian companies and talent can operate successfully in major Asia-Pacific markets.
“Sime is proudly Malaysian, but our business and our people compete across some of the largest and most demanding markets in Asia-Pacific.
“Our wide geographical presence demonstrates that Malaysian companies and talent can operate successfully on the regional stage,” he said.
He added that Sime aims to bring knowledge and perspectives gained in regional markets back to Malaysia, develop the local talent pool and create more opportunities for Malaysian businesses to grow with the group.
This, he said, is aligned with the national GEAR-uP agenda and its focus on building a more competitive and resilient Malaysian economy.
In Malaysia, Sime is strengthening the local automotive manufacturing ecosystem through Inokom in Kulim, Kedah.
Supported by a fully Malaysian workforce, Inokom undertakes local assembly for global automotive brands including BMW, MINI, Hyundai, Mazda, Porsche and Chery, helping Malaysian employees build specialised technical expertise while meeting the standards required by global principals.
Sime’s contribution also extends through its Malaysian network of suppliers, vendors, dealers and service providers.
In 2025, the group supported more than 980 Bumiputera vendors and local businesses and spent nearly RM2.5 billion on procurement, contributing to employment, capability development and economic activity across the value chain.
“Our growth across Asia-Pacific is not just about expanding our business footprint.
“It is about bridging opportunities for Malaysia by connecting local talent, businesses and communities to wider regional and global markets,” Jefri said.
