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Volvo Car Malaysia announces all-electric future

Volvo Car Malaysia plans to get 75% sales from electric vehicles by 2025, aims to be a fully electric company by 2030

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 16 Mar 2022 4:00PM

Volvo Car Malaysia announces all-electric future
Sweden Ambassador to Malaysia Joachim Bergström; Senior Minister, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali; managing director of Volvo Car Malaysia, Charles Frump; and Chief Executive Officer Malaysia Automotive, Robotics & IoT Institute (MARii) Datuk Madani Sahari; posing with the newly-launched and locally assembled XC40 Recharge Pure Electric. – Pic courtesy of Volvo Car Malaysia, March 16, 2022

VOLVO Car Malaysia officially steps into an all-electric future with the introduction of the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric for the Malaysian market. This is part of Volvo’s global ambition of becoming a fully electric company by 2030. To date, Volvo is the only automotive maker in Malaysia with a full range of locally assembled (CKD) Plug-in Hybrids.

Volvo Car Malaysia aims to accelerate its transformation towards electrification with a 75% contribution from its pure electric line-up by 2025. Through this ambitious goal, Volvo looks to become the leading car maker of premium EVs in Malaysia. To kick off this new chapter of electrification, Volvo Car Malaysia has introduced the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, its first fully electric car. 

Frump said: “Volvo Car Malaysia is ready to implement Volvo’s global plan for a fully electric line-up by 2030, starting with the launch of the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric today (yesterday). The XC40 Recharge Pure Electric is just one of our many steps to encourage consumers to adopt electric vehicles for a more sustainable future. By mid-decade, we’re aiming to reduce our overall CO2 lifecycle emissions per car by 40%. This means more than simply reducing tailpipe emissions – electrification is not enough. We must reduce CO2 emissions across our operations and supply chain.”

Based on the XC40 small premium SUV, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric features a fully electric all-wheel-drive powertrain that offers a range of up to 418 km** on a single charge. The debut of the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric is a milestone for Volvo Car Malaysia, as it works towards becoming a climate-neutral company by 2040.

Continuing Volvo Car Malaysia’s historic achievement, the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric for the Malaysian market is a CKD that is locally assembled. The premium automotive maker will also export fully electric vehicles to markets within the Asean region soon. With its capabilities to assemble pure electric vehicles through its own local assembly plant, Volvo Car Malaysia will now launch a new electric vehicle in Malaysia every year for the next five years. 

The Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric will be available for viewing at all authorised Volvo dealers in Malaysia from April 4. Deliveries of the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric will start from the end of April 2022 onwards, for all locations throughout Malaysia. – The Vibes, March 16, 2022

* Hassle-free price is Volvo Car Malaysia’s recommended retail price for the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric and includes the convenience charging cable, service package, 5-year vehicle warranty, 8-year HV battery warranty and 5-year Road-side assistance. Volvo Car Malaysia does not determine the retail price between customers and authorised Volvo Dealer. The actual drive away price that a customer pays for the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric will be agreed by the customer with the selected Authorised Volvo Dealer and set out in the vehicle sale agreement between the customer and the selected Authorised Volvo Dealer.

** Range figures as per Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) derived from laboratory testing. Real world range can differ from the stated figures.

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