The Volvo ES90which was revealed in March, has been slated for Malaysia, with the all-electric sedan set to make its approach right here someday in early 2026. Nonetheless, in contrast to the SUV equal, with the brand new EX90 and facelifted XC90 providing Malaysian patrons alternate options by way of powertrain selections, the ES90 will fly the sedan flag alone when the time comes, as there aren’t any plans to retain the ICE variation right here.
In accordance with Volvo Automotive Malaysia & Thailand MD Chris Wailes, the 2025 S90 faceliftwhich has been closely reworked for its second refresh, won’t be launched to exchange the current S90 faceliftof which shares had been exhausted early this yr and for which there is no such thing as a longer any CKD manufacturing in 2025. Regardless of the only real strategy, Wailes is optimistic about how Malaysian patrons will understand the ES90 when the time comes.
“It’s very totally different to what’s obtainable available in the market in the present day, and I feel that ought to hopefully give prospects that usually purchase sedans, of which there are quite a bit in Malaysia, to alternative to rethink that one thing like this is able to work a little bit bit higher for them,” he mentioned.
Given his point out that Malaysian prospects are nonetheless in search of sedans, we requested him if there have been any plans for the automaker to fill the gaps that might be left by the departure of the S60 and, now, the S90. “We’ve acquired numerous prospects which have previously purchased not simply the present technology of S60, however earlier generations as effectively, and we’re not simply going to allow them to disappear,” he mentioned.
“Within the product plan all the best way previous 2030, there’s quite a bit coming. A lot is occurring behind the scenes, and there’s numerous information that’s going to return over the subsequent months and years. Watch this house is the quick reply,” he added.
One certainty is that the Malaysian market has seen the final of the station wagon, or property, within the native product portfolio, no less than within the foreseeable future. “For the quick time period, sure, that’s not going to function. Nonetheless, we might want to recalibrate that and we are going to then have a look at one thing new that’s barely totally different to what we’ve in the present day, however will give, I feel, the patron much more than what’s there presently,” he mentioned.
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