In March 2026, Nissan officially launched the sixth-generation Serena e-Power in Malaysia. As an evergreen in the local family MPV market, the new model features a 1.4L e-Power drivetrain, with prices starting from RM154,800.

In the first half of 2026, Malaysia's MPV market contracted by 11%, with total sales dropping from around 34,000 units in the same period last year to 30,182 units. Meanwhile, SUV sales surged by 19% to reach 118,837 units.

On 29 January 2026, GWM Malaysia officially launched the WEY G9 Hi4 PHEV at MITEC, Kuala Lumpur. This marks the first MPV model from Great Wall Motor's luxury brand, WEY, and represents GWM's second CKD (locally assembled) model in Malaysia, following the Haval H6 HEV.

GWM’s story in Malaysia has shifted gear. Once known mainly for the ORA Good Cat electric hatchback, the brand has spent the past eighteen months building a broader new-energy portfolio that now spans affordable EVs, hybrid SUVs and, most significantly, a premium plug-in hybrid MPV assembled locally. The WEY G9 Hi4 PHEV, which officially entered the market in January 2026 at RM269,800, is the clea

GWM Malaysia today officially handed over the first locally assembled GWM WEY G9 Hi4 PHEV to national icon Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza, marking a pivotal milestone in the brand’s New Energy journey in Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur, 11 February 2026 – GWM Malaysia today announced that the newly launched WEY G9 Hi4 PHEV has secured over 800 bookings within its first week, reflecting strong early demand for Malaysia’s first locally assembled luxury New Energy MPV and growing confidence in intelligent hybrid mobility.

Kuala Lumpur, 29 January 2026 – Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia today officially launched the GWM WEY G9 Hi4 PHEV, marking a significant milestone in the brand’s New Energy development in Malaysia. As the first Chinese luxury New Energy plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) MPV to be assembled locally, the WEY G9 Hi4 PHEV reflects GWM’s long-term commitment to Malaysia as a strategic manufacturin

GWM Malaysia has announced a major milestone, with the first locally-assembled (CKD) Wey G9 MPV units exported to Thailand – less than a month after the model’s official CKD rollout in Malaysia.