1998 Background The Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sendirian Berhad (English: Second Automobile Manufacturer Private Limited), usually abbreviated toPerodua), is Malaysia 's second largest automobile manufacturer after Proton . It was established in 1992 and launched their first car, the Perodua Kancil in August 1994. [1] 'M2’ was refers to the codename which