Malaysia

Reported on October 21, 2025, KINETA announced a strategic partnership with Powerbee and Vestech Energy, subsidiaries of Solarvest Holdings Bhd, to integrate solar energy with EV charging, supporting Malaysia’s expanding clean energy landscape.

Through this collaboration, the companies aim to promote solar adoption among customers via Vestech’s home energy solutions. Vestech will offer training, product guidance, and technical assistance to KINETA’s sales and service teams, helping customers lower both their carbon footprint and energy expenses.

The Sime Group subsidiary, specializing in EV charging solutions, will also collaborate with Powerbee to explore solar-powered charging stations, green mobility hubs, and corporate sustainability initiatives. Additionally, users of the KINETA Charge and Powerbee apps will benefit from roaming services, allowing seamless access to each other’s charging networks.

(From KINETA social media updates and an article of Paul Tan on October 21, 2025)

On October 20, 2025, Pro-Net teased on social media, “10 days to go — an EV for every Malaysian,” officially revealing that the Proton eMas 5 EV will launch on October 30.

On October 23, the company revealed that since bookings opened, the eMas 5 has received over 4,000 reservations, averaging about 150 per day.

(From Proton e.Mas social media updates and an article of Paul Tan (I / II))

Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced that new car sales of 58,490 units in September increased by 0.2% over the same month in 2024. PV (passenger vehicles) sales were increased 0.3% to 53,352 units. CV (commercial vehicles) sales were decreased 0.5% to 5,138 units.

New car sales for the first nine months of 2025 decreased 2.8% from the same period in 2024 to 579,336 units.

The number of Malaysian car production for September increased 5.5% over the previous year to 58,413 units. New car production for the first nine months of 2025 decreased 6.9% from the same period in 2024 to 552,129 units.

MAA expects sales in October 2025 to rebound, supported by strong year-end promotional campaigns and a rush to purchase fully imported electric vehicles before the tax exemption expires at year end.

(Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA)'s press release and multiples sources on October 21)