KUALA LUMPUR: BMW Group has assembled and delivered over 4,500 units of the BMW 330e, X5 xDrive40e and 740Le xDrive in Malaysia, the highest not only in the country but in Asean and the world in comparison to the percentage of total number of vehicles delivered in the country.
The BMW Group recently announced that its worldwide sales of electrified vehicles in the first three quarters of 2017 had exceeded those achieved in the whole of 2016.
For September alone, electrified vehicles sales topped the 10,000 mark for the first time in a single month.
“Here in Malaysia, we are the most successful premium hybrid brand in the country with over 50 per cent of our total vehicle deliveries now comprising of Hybrid vehicles with eDrive technology, the highest share not only in Malaysia but in Asean and the world,” BMW Group Malaysia managing director and chief executive officer Han Sang Yun said in a statement today.
Han added that Malaysia is once again leading the way in the introduction of the Mobility of the Future in the premium automotive industry.
“This is not only a great achievement for us at BMW but for the Malaysian automotive industry as it is a clear proof point of success of the initiatives by the Malaysian Automotive Institute to promote energy efficient vehicles (EEV) and new technology for the automotive industry.”
BMW Malaysia is running a campaign to provide new customers of BMW iPerformance models with a complimentary BMW i Wallbox Plus and BMW i AC Fast Charging Cable.
“While working on our various projects to install the BMW i Wallbox at public venues which we are currently spearheading with our network of dealer partners as well as with the ChargEV program with GreenTech Malaysia, we realised that we still need more public charging facilities to further promote this new technology for premium vehicles.
“We also wanted to reward our customers for helping us achieve these milestones with the technology. This campaign enables us to address both these objectives,” said Han.
Only recently, Seong Hoe Premium Motors, the premium automaker’s representative in the state of Melaka installed a dedicated BMWi Wallbox at the Holiday Inn Melaka and The Equatorial Melaka respectively while Regas Premium Auto Sarawak, BMW Malaysia’s authorised dealer partner in the state of Sarawak installed two BMWi Wallbox solutions at the CityONE Megamall in Kuching, the first public charging infrastructure in the state.
The new campaign for the BMW iPerformance vehicles also offers a new complimentary and comprehensive insurance program, Ultimate Protection Programme+ (UPP+) courtesy of BMW Credit Malaysia and underwritten by Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Bhd.