The KLIA Terminal 1’s Aerotrain service has been out of service since March 2023. Aerotrain service will only resume by March 2025. Explaining how we ended up in this situation is beyond the scope of this website, but you may be interested to know that a fleet of fully electric BMW i7s will be stepping in to assist in passenger transfers. Starting 1-February, passengers of Malaysian Airlines holding Enrich Platinum frequent flier status, or those flying in Business Suite / Business Class, will e

CKD Mercedes-Benz EQS 500 4Matic is now assembled in Pekan Priced at RM 648,888, deliveries to start in March 2023 108.4 kWh battery, up to 695 km (WLTP) range, makes 449 PS of power The fully-imported (CBU) from Germany Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ has now been superseded by the locally-assembled (CKD) Mercedes-Benz EQS 500 4Matic. Priced from RM 648,888, the CKD model is RM 50k cheaper than the CBU model. Being a higher range variant, the EQS 500 4Matic also makes more power, at 449 PS / 828 Nm, whi

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia reckons that although Thailand appears to be ahead of the region in terms of policies to boost EV adoption and localization, Malaysia is still more or less on par. “If you are talking about localizing efforts or sales, I think both countries have an equal opportunity at the end of the day to showcase electric vehicles. I would say right now they are more or less on par, in terms of bringing more electric vehicle models, in terms of sales adoption, so let’s wait and see how

Under the current tax structure, CBU EVs are exempted from import and excise duties till the end of 2023, whilst CKD EVs will enjoy the same tax cuts until end-2025. Though these tax cuts are already proving to be effective and will definitely spur further EV adoption, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) says that more time is needed, if the Government is serious about boosting CKD production of EVs. To recap, these are the current tax incentives for BEVs: Tax incentive for BEVs in Malaysia CKD CBU Imp

2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS now on MBM's site EQS 580 could be offered here Priced higher than the S580e? About a month ago, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) announced that they will be launching two electric vehicles (EVs) this year. The first EV to be launched by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia is the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQA, which made its debut here exactly a week ago, priced from RM 278,201. Also Read: Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 launched in Malaysia – RM 278k, 190 PS/370 Nm, 429 km range As for the second EV, it c

Mercedes-Benz has given us a quick sneak peek of their upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQS! The full-electric luxury sedan is slated to make its world debut in early 2021. The EQS is the fully electric member in the new S-Class programme. Hence why the model will be produced alongside other S-Class models, soon to include the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, in Factory 56 at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen (Germany). From what we can see of the EQS, the limo will have a sloping coupe roof and a shorter