Volkswagen Malaysia to CKD EVs, export to ASEAN

At yesterday’s Audi Q7 CKD start-of-production ceremony held at DRB-Hicom’s Pekan plant, Volkswagen Group Malaysia MD Dr Susanne Lehmann revealed that the company is planning to assemble hybrids and EVs here and export them to other ASEAN nations.

“We are working very hard with partners in government agencies and with our colleagues in HQ, and have put together a product portfolio, including exports and EV production from next year on.

“This (Audi Q7) is only the first step with MHEV (mild hybrid) to bringing in more PHEV (plug-in hybrids) and then completely EV in the following years,” she said.

Although she was tight-lipped on the specific models in question and which countries these would be exported to, a slide was shown depicting an ID.4 EV (which was officially previewed in Malaysia years ago) and the flags of Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

“We’re not going only for volume; we want to strategically extend and expand our portfolio, and suggest everyone to go electric step-by-step. We need to train people for new technologies to prepare the way for electrification,” Susanne said.

There’s the 3, 4, 5, 7 (6 for now is China-only), the unique Buzz, GTX versions and possible 1, 2 and 8 in the future. With so many IDs to choose from, which do you think is/are most suitable for Malaysia?

Volkswagen ID.4 previewed in Malaysia in 2022

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