Starting July 1 of this year, local tariffs for imported EVs to Malaysia will increase based on the value of the vehicle. Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said in a statement earlier this month, May 2026, that the significant policy shift is designed to protect national automakers … [continued]
Malaysian national carmaker Proton achieved its highest quarterly sales volume since 2004 by delivering 49,140 units in the first three months of the year. This meant 40.1 percent year-on-year growth, a feat made more impressive by the fact that the broader Malaysian automotive market actually contracted by 4.9 percent during … [continued]
Will Proton’s electric gambit be more successful than the e.MAS7 Malaysia’s automotive landscape is shifting beneath the surface, and Proton is betting everything on being ahead of the curve rather than chasing it. The company’s latest electric venture, the e.MAS 5, isn’t just another EV launch — it’s a calculated … [continued]
Coming home from New York, I did a quick detour to the Malaysia Auto Show last May. The week-long show was full of EVs (reporting on that too), and as usual, I didn’t fully cover the show because I was in Malaysia for a technology and energy activity. The side … [continued]
