Malaysia

On July 15, 2025, Sarawak, Malaysia began testing its first off-site green hydrogen refueling station at the second PETROS Multifuel Station in Batu Kawa, which offers petrol, EV charging, and hydrogen refueling. The hydrogen is produced at the Darul Hana plant. Full operations are expected soon, pending final approval from KPDN Kuala Lumpur.

Led by SEDC Energy (SEDCE), the project is crucial for pilot programs and future growth of Sarawak’s hydrogen economy. Currently, hydrogen vehicles in Sarawak are mainly commercial vehicles undergoing trials.

According to the Sarawak Deputy Premier, the Toyota Mirai FCEV, for example, can be refueled with 2 kg of hydrogen in 3 minutes, enabling up to 700 km of driving range on a full 5-kg tank.

(From Sarawak Deputy Premier social media updates on July 15, 2025)

Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced that new car sales of 54,832 units in June decreased by 5.7% over the same month in 2024. PV (passenger vehicles) sales decreased 5.2% to 49,804 units. CV (commercial vehicles) sales decreased 10.0% to 5,028 units.

New car sales for the first six months of 2025 decreased 4.6% from the same period in 2024 to 373,636 units.

The number of Malaysian car production for June increased 4.3% over the previous year to 52,067 units. New car production for the first six months of 2025 decreased 10.1% from the same period in 2024 to 352,626 units.

MAA expects that sales in July to be higher than in June 2025 due to an increase in number of working days. MAA is maintaining its full-year sales forecast of 780,000 units.

(Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA)'s press release and multiples sources on July 16)

Reported on July 11, 2025, data from Malaysia’s Road Transport Department (JPJ) revealed the top 20 electric vehicle (EV) brands registered in Malaysia during the first half of 2025.

The top four rankings remained unchanged, with BYD leading the pack with 5,400 units registered. Proton followed in second place with 4,003 units of its eMas 7, while Tesla secured third with 2,397 units, ahead of BMW’s 902 units. 

XPeng ranked fifth with 637 units, followed by Denza with 615, Zeekr with 530, Chery with 402, and Porsche with 359 units. MINI completed the top ten with 305 units.

Further down the rankings, MG recorded 274 units, Volvo 258, Mercedes-Benz 207, and GWM 200 units. smart and Hyundai registered 134 and 102 units respectively, while Leapmotor reached 87 units, Dongfeng 76, and Neta 75. Audi rounded out the top 20 with 35 units.

(From an article of Paul Tan on July 11, 2025)