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The JVC will help expand Malaysia’s EV charging network to support the rise in electric vehicle adoption.

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The facility features cutting-edge automated systems, including the first global deployment of Automated Case-handling Mobile Robots, Goods to-Person Robotics, and Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems.

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