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Pameran Auto Malaysia 2025 (MAS 2025) melabuhkan tirainya dengan kejayaan luar biasa apabila menarik seramai 294,062 pengunjung dan merekodkan potensi jualan sebanyak RM1.72 bilion, menjadikannya acara automotif paling berjaya dalam sejarah negara setakat ini.

Sepanjang berlangsung dari 9 hingga 15 Mei di Taman Ekspo Agro Malaysia Serdang (MAEPS), MAS 2025 dianjurkan oleh Institut Automotif, Robotik dan IoT Malaysia (MARii) dengan sokongan Kementerian Pelaburan, Perdagangan dan Industri (MITI). Bertemakan “Memindahkan Masa Depan,” acara ini menzahirkan aspirasi Malaysia untuk menjadi peneraju dalam perbincangan mengenai mobiliti masa hadapan, sejajar dengan peranan negara sebagai Pengerusi ASEAN bagi tahun 2025.

Menerusi keluasan lebih 50,000 meter persegi, pameran ini menghimpunkan lebih 200 peserta pameran dan lebih 500 model kenderaan. Peningkatan jumlah kehadiran sebanyak 31 peratus berbanding edisi terdahulu disumbangkan sebahagiannya oleh pelanjutan acara selama dua hari tambahan. Sambutan menggalakkan ini mencerminkan minat rakyat terhadap teknologi automotif yang lebih bersih, pintar dan inovatif.

Antara pencapaian utama, sebanyak 3,194 tempahan kenderaan telah direkodkan, bersama 1,512 cadangan tukar beli, serta lebih 18,800 petunjuk jualan. MAS 2025 turut menyaksikan pelancaran atau pratonton 48 model kenderaan baharu dan pelaksanaan 10,916 sesi pandu uji. Menariknya, lebih separuh daripada model yang dipamerkan adalah berasaskan elektrik, termasuk kenderaan elektrik bateri (BEV), hibrid dan hibrid plug-in — memperkukuh komitmen negara terhadap mobiliti lestari.

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Seorang wakil dari ibu pejabat Tesla di Amerika Syarikat akan mengadakan mesyuarat dengan Kementerian Pelaburan, Perdagangan dan Industri (Miti) Malaysia pada 22 Ogos. Mesyuarat ini bertujuan untuk membincangkan rancangan pelaburan syarikat di Malaysia dan menjelaskan komitmen serta rancangan masa depan Tesla di rantau ini, menurut Menteri Tengku Zafrul Aziz yang dilaporkan oleh FMT.

Perkara Utama:

  • Agenda Mesyuarat: Perbincangan akan tertumpu pada strategi pelaburan Tesla serta mengesahkan sebarang komitmen terdahulu yang telah dibuat oleh syarikat. Kenyataan rasmi akan dikeluarkan selepas mesyuarat untuk memberikan penjelasan mengenai rancangan Tesla.
  • Operasi Semasa: Walaupun terdapat laporan baru-baru ini, pusat servis sedia ada Tesla di Malaysia akan terus beroperasi seperti biasa. Tesla kini mengendalikan empat pusat pengalaman di Malaysia.
  • Laporan Terkini: Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim baru-baru ini mencadangkan bahawa Tesla menghadapi cabaran untuk bersaing dengan pengeluar kenderaan elektrik (EV) dari China dan mengalami masalah kewangan. Anwar mendakwa Tesla telah berkongsi maklumat ini dengan Miti.

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A representative from Tesla’s headquarters in the US will meet with Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry (Miti) on August 22 to discuss the company’s investment plans in Malaysia. The meeting is expected to clarify Tesla’s commitments and future plans in the region, according to Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz as reported by FMT.

Key Points:

  • Meeting Agenda: The discussion will focus on Tesla’s investment strategy and confirm the continuance of any previous commitments made by the company. An official statement will be issued after the meeting to provide clarity on Tesla’s plans.
  • Current Operations: Despite recent reports, Tesla’s existing service centres in Malaysia will continue to operate as usual. Tesla currently operates four experience centres in Malaysia.
  • Recent Reports: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recently suggested that Tesla has struggled to keep up with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and has faced financial difficulties. Anwar claimed that Tesla shared this information with Miti.

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Kementerian Pelaburan, Perdagangan dan Industri (MITI) telah menolak laporan daripada akhbar Thai, The Nation, yang mendakwa Tesla, pengeluar kereta elektrik (EV) dari Amerika Syarikat, telah menghentikan rancangan untuk menubuhkan kilang di Asia Tenggara, termasuk Malaysia.

Menurut laporan FMT, sumber dari MITI mengesahkan bahawa laporan The Nation, yang memetik sumber kerajaan yang tidak dinamakan, tidak mewakili kenyataan rasmi daripada Tesla dan tidak mempunyai pengesahan daripada syarikat itu sendiri. “Laporan yang dipetik bukan kenyataan rasmi daripada Tesla, dan pengesahan perlu datang terus daripada Tesla,” tegas sumber MITI.

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The Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry (MITI) has dismissed a report by Thai daily The Nation alleging that US electric car maker Tesla has abandoned its plans to establish factories in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia.

According to FMT, a source from MITI stated that the report, which cited an unnamed government source, does not reflect an official statement from Tesla and lacks confirmation from the company itself.

“The report cited is not an official statement from Tesla, and confirmation would need to come directly from Tesla,” the MITI source emphasised.

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Kementerian Pelaburan, Perdagangan dan Industri (MITI) telah mengumumkan bahawa tambahan sebanyak 268 stesen pengecas kenderaan elektrik (EV) telah mula beroperasi sehingga Mac 2024. Dengan penambahan ini, jumlah Mata Pengecasan Kenderaan Elektrik (EVCB) kini mencapai 2,288 unit.

Seperti yang dilaporkan oleh Bernama, Menteri MITI, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, menekankan bahawa kementerian tetap komited dengan matlamatnya untuk menambah 10,000 stesen pengecas baru. Selain itu, sasaran untuk stesen Pengecasan Pantas Arus Terus (DC) juga telah dinaikkan kepada 1,500 daripada 1,000 sebelumnya.

Tambahan pula, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul menyebut tentang pertumbuhan pesat pasaran EV di Malaysia, dengan hampir 11,000 kenderaan elektrik bateri (BEV) dan hibrid telah dijual sehingga Mac 2024.

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The Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry (MITI) has announced that an additional 268 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have commenced operations until March 2024. This development brings the total number of Electric Vehicle Charging Points (EVCB) to 2,288 units.

As reported by Bernama, MITI Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz highlighted that the ministry remains committed to its goal of adding 10,000 new charging stations. Additionally, the target for Direct Current Fast Charging (DC) stations has been increased to 1,500 from the previous 1,000.

Furthermore, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul mentioned the rapid growth of the EV market in Malaysia, with nearly 11,000 battery electric vehicles (BEV) and hybrids sold until March 2024.

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The government is emphasising the development of the electric vehicle (EV) sector as a significant sub-sector within the New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030). Deputy Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong stated that policies concerning EVs would be regularly reviewed to bolster the sector’s growth.

According to Bernama, to support the EV sector’s progress, a National EV Steering Committee (NEVSC) meeting will be convened soon. Additionally, plans include the initiation of EV’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs in early 2024.

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It is undeniable that the Malaysian government has introduced a number of EV-specific incentives to promote the use of electric vehicles (EVs), including complete import and excise duty exemptions that are valid through the end of 2025.

Despite this, EVs remain prohibitively expensive for the bulk of the population for one key reason, which is the price of buying one. EVs presently cost above RM100,000 in Malaysia. This is supposedly caused by regulations put in place by the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry (MITI), not because EVs are costly by nature, but something entirely different.

According to a report by SoyaCincau, a new Completely Built Up (CBU) EV may only be imported into Malaysia in accordance with MITI’s Franchise AP policy which states that an EV can only be imported if its list price in our market exceeds RM100,000. This policy will be in effect until December 31, 2025, much like the exemptions from import and excise taxes that we previously indicated.

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While the move towards electric vehicles (EVs) has been going on over the past decade, it has only recently gained more attention from the Malaysian government which sees increased use of EVs as one way to meet its carbon neutrality goal by 2050.

While promotion of EVs and providing incentives like tax exemption are approaches being taken, government agencies also need to have a greater understanding of these new energy vehicles in order to formulate the appropriate policies for years to come.

The auto industry is also playing its part to help in different aspects and GWM Malaysia, the local subsidiary of China’s Great Wall Motors, is among those keen to work closely with the authorities. As an example of the support it can give, GWM Malaysia recently presented an ORA GOOD CAT 500 Ultra to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to use for test-drives over the next few months to learn more about EVs.

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