Denza Malaysia has moved to reassure potential consumers that costs for its sole present mannequin, the D9 electrical MPV, will stay unchanged for 2025 models, that are nonetheless accessible.
These automobiles will keep tax-free regardless of being CBU imports, as EVs introduced in earlier than December 28 proceed to qualify for import and excise obligation exemptions. That’s excellent news for a automotive that’s been claimed as Malaysia’s best-selling luxurious MPV, with over 1,200 models bought since its February 2025 launch.
Present models of the Toyota Alphard/Vellfire rival will proceed to retail at RM259,000 for the single-motor front-wheel-drive mannequin and RM309,000 for the dual-motor all-wheel-drive model. These costs are nett with out registration or on-the-road prices, and prospects will nonetheless should pay barely extra this 12 months because of the reintroduction of highway tax for EVs (RM335 for FWD, RM485 for AWD). For now, it’s unclear if there shall be 2026 models shall be introduced in, and whether or not these will carry larger costs.
The announcement comes because the Malaysian Automotive Affiliation (MAA) revealed the new tax construction for CBU EVs. The bottom price is 30% import obligation, 10% excise obligation and 10% gross sales tax, which means that some automobiles shall be taxed as a lot as 50%. Nonetheless, automobiles from China (just like the D9) obtain a preferential import obligation price of simply 5% because of the ASEAN-China Free Commerce Settlement (ACFTA), leading to a complete tax of 25%.
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