INTERVIEWPORSCHIST
Interview with Clement Chong, Managing Director of Porsche Centre Brunei
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Today we have an appointment with Clement Chong, the dynamic managing director of Porsche Centre Brunei. Clement is good-natured, energetic and funny. Just before the interview, we drove to the palace of the Sultan for a photoshoot in the lava orange Boxster that Clement had put at our disposal. To our great surprise, we were allowed to park the car just in front of the gate of the royal residence. "As long as you do not disturb the coming and going of the ministers," was the only comment from the military guards. This is truly exceptional. In other countries we are not even allowed to slow down when we approach the residence of the ruler.
We have been here for a few days now and it is clear that Brunei has no shortage of expensive cars. No, that's right. There are many imported cars with a hefty price tag on the Brunei roads. Brunei is a prosperous welfare state and almost everyone owns a car. Public transport is therefore non-existent. Yet there is very little traffic. Well, Brunei is only a small country with few inhabitants. About ten years ago you saw almost no cars on the road here. Today there are many more, but you will never sit in a traffic jam here. By the way, there are only twelve traffic lights and only one highway in Brunei! How long has Porsche Centre Brunei been in existence? We first opened the doors in 1999. I came to work here in 2006. Today my team consists of 24 employees. What is the most popular Porsche model in Brunei? That is without doubt the Macan. This model sells very well in Asia. The reasons for this are simple: the car is not extremely expensive, it is the perfect family car and it remains a sports car.