DRB-HICOM

DRB-HICOM Berhad

Type	Public (Bursa Malaysia: DRBHCOM)
Industry	Automotive, Services and Property & Infrastructure
Predecessor	The New Serendah Rubber Company Limited (1910-1980) The Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad (1980-1996) Diversified Resources Berhad (1996)
Founded	1996
Headquarters	Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Key people	Tan Sri Dato' Sri (Dr) Haji Mohd Khamil Jamil (Chairman) Dato' Sri Syed Faisal Syed Ali Rethza Albar (Group Managing Director)
Revenue	14.2 billion MYR (2014)
Number of employees	14,689
Website	www.drb-hicom.com

DRB-HICOM (MYX: ) Berhad is one of Malaysia's leading corporations, involved in the automotive manufacturing, assembly and distribution industry through its involvement in the passenger car and four wheel drive vehicle market segment, the national truck project and the national motorcycle project. DRB-HICOM assembles cars in Malaysia for TATA Motors, Iveco, MAN SE, Honda, Isuzu, Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, with plans for expansion. Besides automotive concerns, the group's core business focuses are in the services and property & infrastructure sectors.

HICOM was incorporated on 11 March 1910 under The Companies Enactment 1897 as The New Serendah Rubber Company Limited. The company’s name was changed to The New Serendah Rubber Company Berhad on 15 April 1966. Subsequently, on 16 December 1993 it changed its name to HICOM Holdings Berhad pursuant to a restructuring exercise.

It was incorporated in 1980 as the The Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia Berhad (HICOM). It experienced rapid growth and in 1996 merged with Diversified Resources Berhad (DRB) to form the biggest conglomerate in Malaysia.