Bermaz Motor is expected to launch a new locally assembled (CKD) Mazda CX-30 in the first quarter of next year, according to a report by RHB Investment Bank.

The investment bank added that the CX-30 now contributes around 4 to 21 percent of Mazda’s total sales in Malaysia, and the new CKD model is expected to increase this further.

Currently, the Mazda CX-30 is imported (CBU) from Japan. Prices are as below:

• 2.0G Core: RM 149,000
• 2.0G High: RM 164,000
• 2.0G Ignite: RM 173,000
• 1.8D High: RM 173,000
• 2.0G Ignite AWD: RM 185,000

No price estimates for new 2023 CKD Mazda CX-30 have been given but our own sources at Mazda’s dealer network say that a circa 10 percent reduction, at least, is a reasonable estimate.

Specifications of the CKD model will more or less remain the same, but some say the sunroof – available on all CBU variants except the entry Core model - could be dropped.

The CKD model will be produced at Mazda Malaysia’s plant in Kulim. Mazda Malaysia is a 70:30 joint venture between Mazda Motor and Bermaz Motor, and is responsible for local assembly of Mazda vehicles at the Inokom automotive manufacturing campus, where the Mazda plant is located.

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