2022 is here and it will be an interesting year, as multiple car companies have lined out their plans for a host of electric vehicle (EV) launches in Malaysia. As announced during the 2022 Budget, sales of electric vehicles will be exempted from both import and excise tax. The tax-free period is only for a very short time, specifically 2 years, between 1-January 2022 and 31-December 2023 for fully imported (CBU) models. Charge up and strap in. Chery eQ1 –Soon-to-be Malaysia’s cheapest EV? Kickin

This is the fully-electric (EV) Volvo XC40 Recharge P8, displayed at the 38th Thailand International Motor Expo 2021. In Thailand, the XC40 EV is fully-imported (CBU) from China and is priced at 2,590,000 baht (around RM 323k). Note that under the ASEAN-China FTA, the Thai government does not impose any tax on EVs from China. The Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 has a total power output of 408 PS and total torque of 660 Nm. Power goes to all four wheels via the dual-motor setup. 0-100 km/h sprint time is

We previously reported that Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) has plans to launch the locally-assembled (CKD) Volvo XC40 T5 Recharge plug-in hybrid (PHEV) in the country, now VCM has released a photo on their official Facebook page teasing the arrival of the new PHEV variant. The Volvo XC40 is the last model in Malaysia that has yet to offer buyers with a plug-in hybrid variant. Currently, the XC40 is offered only in one T5 R-Design AWD variant, priced from RM 241,450 (SST-exempted, valid until 30 June 2

Volvo Car Malaysia today paved a new path for customers with the launch of its 360 total-care used car programme known as Volvo SELEKT. The programme is created for the discerning customers in mind, who want the same uncompromising excellence and quality of a new Volvo car but at a price point they desire. Each pre-owned Volvo car under the Volvo SELEKT programme is guaranteed to be under five years old and has less than 100,000 km in mileage. Once it qualifies under the programme, the car will

As part of the motoring media, we are required to jump into many cars and drive around to test out the real world practicality of cars available on the market. Sometimes we are given cars for more than the standard 3 days. Like the Volvo XC40 T5 that Volvo Malaysia has kindly loan me for video purposes for a total of 10 days. The XC40 has a recorded fuel consumption at 7.7 litres/ 100km and I think it’s totally believable as the SUV made the trip from KL to Melaka and back left me with a little

Volvo is stern in its direction towards the electric future with the introduction of the fully electric XC40. Going from combustion engines to electric is the biggest change yet in the history of the automobile. It means exhaust pipes or grille openings are things of the past, while the removal of combustion engine creates extra room for even more storage space under the bonnet. As such, the electric XC40 has a covered front grille in body colour as it needs less air flow for cooling purposes. T