History

Sime Darby Berhad has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Columbia Asia Healthcare Sdn Bhd for the disposal of its interest in Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care Sdn Bhd for RM5.7 billion, marking its exit from the healthcare business.

Sime Darby expanded its Australian industrial portfolio through the acquisition of Cavpower Group. 

Sime Darby Berhad continues to grow its presence in Asia Pacific with the acquisition of Onsite Rental Group, a joint venture with PT Performance Motors Indonesia and announced a partnership with Chery Automobile for vehicle assembly.

Sime Darby Berhad exits the logistics business with sale of Weifang Port, Jining Ports in Shandong, China. 

Sime Darby continues to expand its portfolio in the electric vehicle sector in Malaysia by launching KINETA as its subsidiary. 

Sime Darby Berhad acquires Australia’s Salmon Earthmoving Holdings.

Sime Darby Berhad Disposes 11 per cent Stake in E&O for RM93.5 million.  

Sime Darby Berhad acquires three car dealerships representing the BMW, MINI, Volkswagen, Jaguar and Land Rover marques in Parramatta, Sydney

Sime Darby Industrial expanded its footprint to New Zealand with the acquisition of Gough Group Limited, whose business interest include the New Zealand Caterpillar dealership.

Sime Darby Motors appointed as Rolls Royce Motor Cars dealer for Brisbane, Queensland.

Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care established a Day Surgery Centre in Hong Kong. 

Transformation of Sime Darby Berhad from a conglomerate to three independent entities: Sime Darby Plantation Berhad, Sime Darby Property Berhad, and Sime Darby Berhad (consisting of Industrial, Motors, Logistics, Healthcare, and other businesses).

Terberg Tractors Malaysia Sdn Bhd (TTM) awarded an RM88 million contract by Westports Malaysia to strengthen its terminal tractors fleet.

China Engineers Limited opened its new provincial headquarters in Fujian, China.

Sime Darby Motors acquired Brisbane BMW Group in Australia.

Sime Darby Motors was appointed as sole distributor and dealer of McLaren vehicles in Malaysia.

Inokom commenced assembly of Mazda vehicles for export to Thailand.

Sime Darby Motors appointed as the sole Kia distributor in Taiwan

Rolls-Royce’s Macau dealership commenced operations.
Sime Darby Motors Thailand expanded its retail operation for Ford.

Caterpillar acquired Bucyrus in December 2011. Hastings Deering became the first Cat dealer in the world to sell, service, and support the new range of Caterpillar underground and surface mining equipment.

Sime Darby Auto Performance Sdn Bhd commenced operations as the distributor and retailer of Porsche branded motor vehicles, spare parts, and accessories including provision of related services in Malaysia.

Sime Darby Hyundai Sdn Bhd acquired the remaining 60% equity interest in Oriental-Hyundai Sdn Bhd, making it a subsidiary Sime Darby Berhad.

Sime Darby brings together its healthcare businesses, namely the Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC), Megah Medical Specialists Group, and the SJMC Academy of Nursing and Health Sciences under one division.

The newly joined Sime Darby, Guthrie, and Golden Hope re-entered the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange under the name of Sime Darby with a market capitalisation of RM59.5 billion – nearly 80% more than its original RM31.6 billion at the start of the merger process.

Tractors Malaysia was de-listed from Bursa Malaysia.

Sime Darby Motors finalised the acquisition of Hyundai businesses in Malaysia from Berjaya Group, adding the Hyundai brand to its marques.

Sime Darby Hong Kong Ltd was renamed Sime Darby China Ltd and its regional headquarters was relocated from Hong Kong to Beijing, China.

BMW Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between the BMW Group and Auto Bavaria Sdn Bhd, was officially established.

China Engineers Limited was appointed as a Cat dealer in the Xinjiang Region in China.

Caterpillar Inc assigned the service territory of Maldives to Tractors Singapore Limited.

Sime Darby and Tesco signed an agreement to set up a chain of hypermarkets in Malaysia, with Sime Darby taking up 30% share.

Tractors Malaysia’s headquarters moved to the Tractors Engineering Complex, Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia.

Sime Darby Motors entered China with the acquisition of distribution rights for the BMW motor vehicle franchise in the Guangdong and Hainan provinces.

The first Malaysian-assembled BMW 730iL rolled out of the Associated Motor Industries plant, making Auto Bavaria the first BMW importer to assemble the vehicle outside Germany.

Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.

Auto Bavaria Sdn Bhd, a member of the Pernas Sime Darby Group, was appointed as the authorised sole importer and distributor of BMW products in Malaysia.

Tractors Malaysia began manufacturing and assembly operations.

China Engineers Limited is appointed as a Cat dealer in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan province.

Guthrie Corporation Limited's plantation interests came home to Malaysia. Plantation assets in Malaysia and overseas together with the marketing and distribution network companies in the UK and the US were transferred to Kumpulan Guthrie Sdn Bhd.

Land Rover Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the sole franchise holder in Malaysia and Brunei, was set up by Pernas Sime Darby Holdings and Land Rover Ltd of the UK.

The Dawn Raid: Permodalan Nasional Berhad, through Rowe & Pitman and Khalid Ibrahim, gained control of Guthrie Corporation Limited (GCL) through the implementation of a dawn raid on GCL shares, bringing GCL under Malaysian control.

Performance Motors Ltd gained dealership rights of BMW cars and motorcycles in Singapore.

Sime Darby Berhad was incorporated in Malaysia and set up its head office in Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur.

Guthrie Corporation Limited transferred its plantation interests from UK subsidiaries to Malaysian incorporated companies and expanded to the Philippines, China, and Africa.

China Engineers Limited became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sime Darby Berhad.

Sime Darby Motors acquired BMW Concessionaires (HK) Ltd, the sole importer and distributor of BMW cars and motorcycles in Hong Kong and Macau.

Joint venture with the Australian Government for entry into the virtually uninhabited Papua New Guinea.

Kumpulan Guthrie Sdn Bhd was incorporated to serve as the local agent for Guthrie Estates Agency Ltd to manage the vast holdings. Diversified into oil palm.

World War 2: The operation of Sime Darby & Co branches in Malaya were transferred to Singapore due to the war.

Sime Darby & Co moved headquarters from Malacca to Singapore.

Sime Darby, through Sarawak Trading Company, was appointed as a Caterpillar dealer for Sarawak.

Shaw, Darby and Co, a conglomerate based in London, was formed with profitable interests ranging from the far to middle East and Africa.

Sime, Darby & Co becomes agent and secretary for five rubber plantations with a total of 12,437 acres. Sime Darby & Co. diversified into timber, preservatives, and motor insurance.

William Middleton Sime, Henry d’Esterre Darby, and Herbert Mitford Darby founded Sime, Darby & Co., Ltd. in Melaka.