Distributor for BYD passenger autos in Malaysia, Sime Darby Past Auto (SDBA) has emerged to be the best-selling electrical automobile model within the nation, the corporate has introduced.

In keeping with knowledge from the Malaysian Automotive Affiliation (MAA), the model has offered 3,728 electrical autos in 2023, marginally surpassing its market rival BMW which sold 3,600 electric vehicles last year.

“Our achievement of the best EV automobile gross sales in 2023 displays the robust assist and belief by Malaysian shoppers in BYD. Our complete community of after gross sales assist nationwide is a key differentiator in our success,” mentioned Sime Darby Motors MD Southeast Asia Jeffrey Gan mentioned in a press release.

“With the approaching arrival of the extremely anticipated BYD Seal, SDBA stays devoted in fostering the adoption of EV in Malaysia and is assured that it will additional solidify BYD’s place as a frontrunner within the nation’s evolving automotive panorama,” Gan added.

In Malaysia, the model sells the Dolphin and the Atto 3, which was launched on the Malaysian market in December 2022. Its line-up in Malaysia will probably be joined by the Seal, which has been previewed locally and is open for pre-booking.

This comes in opposition to the backdrop of battery-electric automobile gross sales in Malaysia which reached 10,159 units in 2023, representing a 286% leap over the 2,631 units of BEVs sold in 2022.

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