BYD is projected to reach a total of 10,000 units in Malaysia within the next two months. This estimate is based on registration data from the Road Transport Department (JPJ), which indicates that as of June 2024, BYD has registered 8,873 units. While BYD's initial presence in Malaysia was through bus registrations, the number of these vehicles is not significant enough to impact the projection. The bulk of registrations have come from passenger cars, with deliveries beginning in early 2023 foll

Sime Darby Beyond Auto, the distributor of BYD cars in Malaysia, has hit a new monthly sales record, with 1,045 units sold in May 2024. This is the first time BYD has crossed 1,000 units monthly sales milestone in Malaysia. May’s sales were 62.3% higher than April 2024, making BYD one of the biggest winners last month, albeit from a low-base sub-1,000 units sales figure. For comparison, May 2024’s total new car sales in Malaysia were 18% higher than April, as normal business operations resumed f

The Ministry of Transport is expected to make an announcement regarding the much-anticipated revised road tax for battery EVs (BEVs) in Malaysia as early as tomorrow (Tuesday, 4-June 2024). Currently, Malaysia’s road transport department (JPJ) calculates the road tax – legally referred to as the Motor Vehicle License (LKM) fee - for BEVs based on their power output. This formula was first developed in 2009, for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which produced just 49 kW (67 PS). However, BEV technology has

Neta Auto Malaysia has rung up 100 bookings of the Neta V EV at the recently-concluded Malaysia Autoshow 2023. Deliveries are expected to start in Q3 2023. "We are pleased to have reached our milestone of 100 bookings during the Malaysia Autoshow 2023. We are grateful to Puan Muhaya Salleh, for being our hundredth customer, and we look forward to delivering her NETA V soon", said Mohd Norazli Mohd Salleh, Group Chief Strategy Officer of the GoAuto Group. With prices starting from RM 99,800 (on-t

November's buzzword is the BYD Atto 3, and after our initial spotting of a camouflaged unit we now have some preliminary facts and figures of the battery-electric (BEV) SUV in Malaysia, thanks to our sources close to the matter. Two variants will be offered; the Standard and the Extended range. The Standard range will approximately start from RM 150k, while the Extended is said to be priced from RM 170k. These are still not set in stone just yet, so do account for slight differences in their fin

Available with only one battery version - 60.48 kWh Front-mounted motor with 204 PS/310 Nm, 420 km range Price equivalent to RM 146k Rêver Automotive, Thailand’s authorised distributor for BYD cars, has launched the BYD Atto 3, priced at THB 1,199,900 (around RM 146k). Unlike in Australia, the Atto 3 is offered only in the Extended Range variant for Thailand, which has a capacity of 60.48 kWh that gives a WLTP-rated range of up to 420 km. The front-mounted electric motor provides 204 PS/310 Nm,