KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Motors, the official distributor of BYD cars in Malaysia, has achieved a significant milestone with the sale of over 10,000 BYD vehicles across the country in less than two years.

To celebrate the achievement, it organised a drive event called "BYD Dream Drive Melaka 2024" for BYD owners.

Melaka was chosen to coincide with this year’s 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China, making it an apt destination given its historical connections with China dating back to the 15th century.

The convoy featured over 60 BYD cars and was flagged off from the BYD showroom in Ara Damansara, bringing together BYD owners for an exciting 2D1N trip to Melaka.

In Melaka, the participants enjoyed a cultural highlight with a visit to Encore Melaka, where they attended a mesmerising performance of the Puteri Hang Li Po Musical Theatre.

Inspired by the historical tale of Sultan Mansur Shah and the Ming Dynasty princess Hang Li Po, this performance honoured the golden anniversary of Malaysia-China diplomatic relations, adding a deeper cultural dimension to the event.

Sime Darby Motors managing director of Southeast Asia, Jeffrey Gan, said the milestone reflected the growing adoption of electric vehicles in the region and Sime Darby’s strong position as a leader in EV.

“Our commitment to providing the best experience and services through this strategic partnership with BYD has contributed to this success," he said.

BYD Malaysia managing director Eagle Zhao said the milestone reflected the trust and support that customers had in embracing the future of mobility with BYD.

"It’s been an incredible journey with Sime Darby Motors and we look forward to elevating sustainable driving experiences in Malaysia," he said.

BYD Cars Malaysia is now targeting on reaching the next 10,000 cars milestone in a shorter timeframe as it continues its journey towards becoming a market leader in electric mobility.

BYD has established itself as the No.1 electric vehicle brand in Malaysia, largely attributed to its strong focus on network development and customer experience. Sime Darby Motors, the automotive arm of Sime Darby Bhd, was picked as the distributor of BYD passenger electric vehicles on Dec 8, 2022.

The BYD network now includes 26 outlets comprising 16 3S centres and 10 1S centres.

BYD aims to increase the number of outlets to 30 by the end of the year.

https://www.carsifu.my/news/byd-in-malaysia...u_YLswIhYOyBOUw

Can sell XR Dolphin at RM100k already or not?

Bayak sudah Bei Yan Diu.

Topkek Eagle Zhao

i think malaysian still don't have faith in EV and our charging facilities
part of it is also pricing

it took them so long to reach 10k

average npc traffic

Gg. EV fires soon cause jam kao2

If got this price, I think sales would have doubled.

Can only do that in 2026 because our government will only lift the requirements after Proton and Perodua come out with their EV.

Ppl always arguing gomen is gatekeeping EV at 100k.

But that doesn’t stop them to sell more proper EV at 100k.

XR is as low as 90k in Thai, I don’t see how MY can’t sell it closer to 100k.

This post has been edited by msacras: Oct 9 2024, 08:48 AM

Our petrol price still affordable...

Gomen want to give more time to P2. P2 need to be protected...

Not for long.

Fuel is still cheap and why do people wanna change how they use their cars.. also it's a brand people don't know and new brand hard to penetrate the market

What byd need is bring in hybrid models but no ckd is prices not gonna be good.

You are right.. I just checked... https://bydchaengwatthana.com/new-byd-dolphin/

The Dolphin extended range is 709,900 THB which is RM 90,840
and their standard range is 569900 THB which is RM 72,925

Sime could have just ignore the standard range and sell the XR at 100k and still make a huge profit and when the ceiling 100k is lifted, they could bring in the SR selling for less than 100k.

This post has been edited by Capt. Marble: Oct 9 2024, 08:56 AM

We got sime darby here to control BYD price

Cause BYD Thai dynamically lowering the price of their models.

Meanwhile simebarbie just launch an official price and stick with it till now, long due for discounts/rebates (AFAIK unofficially there’s some rebate, but they don’t explicitly advertising it).

and the fact that 3rd party charger is known to be not that unreliable
and the fact that petrol car love to go park there as well

Thai lower price because it’s CKD there? They have a BYD factory, right?

I think so.....

If gomen really want to reduce petrol subsidy, income tax should be reduced also.. I hope la... Lol...

Got visit Fan Bingbing?

Penang BYD owners got go directly to Melaka?

P2, their mother company also failed badly in EV, how P2 can successful?

JV with tongsan 😆

their ego is still there, and maybe will piss off hardware supporter.

BYD seagull will be the one to watch out as it’s going to be below 100k. By 2026, they might have a newer version of seagull if they release in Malaysia.

The other one will be the Wuling Mini EV. Its the perfect first EV for people who just need cars for neighbourhood drive.

This post has been edited by 30624770: Oct 9 2024, 10:15 AM

pricing plus even the 40k axia can get great fuel economy

Don’t worry, CCP tok about money before ego.

If you’re paying big moolah, you can get even ask them to call you daddy.

Any used BYD on market

Just curious their resale value here

https://www.carlist.my/used-cars-for-sale/b...mAaAiDJEALw_wcB

I guessed byd has better RV than Chery Omoda (ICE)