Passenger EV sales in Malaysia to expand rapidly in 2023, says Fitch Solutions

Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research expects passenger electric vehicle (EV) sales in Malaysia to expand rapidly in 2023, albeit from a low base, due to the introduction of incentives to boost adoption.

Fitch Solutions国家风险与行业研究部预计，由于引入了促进采用的激励措施，马来西亚的乘用电动汽车（EV）销量将在2023年迅速增长，尽管基数较低。

In a report on 30th November, , the firm forecast passenger EV sales to increase by 45.6% in 2023 to reach an annual sales volume of around 4,449 units.

在11 月 30 日的一份报告中，该公司预测乘用电动汽车销量到 2023 年将增长 45.6%，年销量将达到约 4,449 辆。

“We expect plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to lose market share in 2023, as the introduction of more battery electric vehicles (BEVs) offer consumers additional models to choose from.

“我们预计插电式混合动力汽车 (PHEV) 将在 2023 年失去市场份额，因为更多纯电动汽车 (BEV) 的推出为消费者提供了更多车型可供选择。

“We forecast that total EV sales as a percentage of total sales to breach the 1% mark by 2024, as an expected strong performance in both PHEVs and BEVs accelerates EV adoption,” it said.

“我们预测，到 2024 年，电动汽车总销量占总销量的百分比将突破 1% 大关，因为 PHEV 和 BEV 的预期强劲表现将加速电动汽车的采用，”它表示。

Fitch Solutions said Malaysia has unveiled measures to promote and stimulate EV adoption through incentives.

Fitch Solutions表示，马来西亚已经公布了通过激励措施促进和刺激电动汽车采用的措施。

It said a road tax exemption for EVs has now been implemented, along with a subsidy of RM2,500 for EV charging infrastructure purchases by consumers.

它表示，现在已经实施了电动汽车的道路税豁免，以及消费者购买电动汽车充电基础设施的 2,500 令吉补贴。

Furthermore, it said a 100% reduction in import duties on completely built-up EVs lasting up to 31st December 2023 has been introduced.

此外，它还表示，已经实施了持续到 2023 年 12 月 31 日的完整电动汽车 100% 的进口关税减免。

Completely knocked-down EVs will be eligible for the suspension of duties until 31st Dec ember 2025, along with sales tax and excise duty exemptions, which will further improve the affordability for consumers due to the inherently high taxes on importing vehicles into the country.

完全拆解的电动汽车将有资格在 2025 年 12 月 31 日之前暂停征收关税，同时豁免销售税和消费税，这将进一步提高消费者的承受能力，因为进口车辆到该国的税收本来就很高。

Fitch Solutions said Malaysia is well positioned to increase the assembly of battery packs, as existing players in the country take advantage of potentially higher demand for batteries due to automakers ramping up their EV offerings.

Fitch Solutions表示，马来西亚处于增加电池组组装的有利位置，因为该国现有参与者利用了由于汽车制造商增加电动汽车产品而对电池的潜在更高需求。