IPOH, MALAYSIA - The Perak and Selangor governments yesterday received their fleet of Toyota Camrys for their state officials.

Perak took delivery of nine of the 16 cars ordered, while Selangor received the whole fleet of 14 cars.

Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said the nine cars would be allocated to those who had the most problems with their Proton Perdana V6.

The remaining seven cars would be delivered to the state government at a later date, he said here yesterday.

"The Camrys were purchased at about RM157,000 a unit, while the old Perdana would be traded in for about RM30,000 to RM40,000 each."

This would mean that the 16 cars would cost some RM2.5 million, excluding savings made from trading in the old fleet of cars.

Nizar pointed out that the cars would have cost some RM80,000 each or about half the total amount, but the state was not exempted from paying taxes.

It was previously reported that maintenance costs for the Perdana V6 amounted to more than RM1 million since they were bought in 2004.

Those entitled to use the new cars are Nizar, 10 state executive councillors, three state ex-officios (state secretary, state financial officer and state legal officer), state speaker and state mufti.

Meanwhile a spokesman for the Selangor menteri besar's office said only several of the state executive councillors took their cars yesterday.