Perodua is the largest Malaysian vehicle manufacturer, specialising in environmentally friendly, economical cars for busy urban situations. With Daihatsu the leading Japanese manufacturer as a major shareholder Perodua vehicles are able to exploit key technologies from the entire Daihatsu empire.

Perodua cars are carefully targeted to acheive low running costs and easy "driveability". The standard of manufacture is extremely high for both the Kelisa CityCar and the Kenari MiniMPV, the two entry level vehicles available in the UK.