Despite the government’s efforts to bring in more electric vehicles into Malaysia, it appears that Chinese vehicles like BYD are still overpriced due to duties imposed on them. Their Dolphin variant costs around RM100,000 in Malaysia, while it’s only RM64,000 in Thailand.
X users asking why BYD cars are more expensive in Malaysia?
An X user comments that everything that comes to Malaysia from overseas would suddenly turn into a luxury item. This is despite these brands making efforts to normalise eco-friendly vehicles. Some state that this could possibly be done to protect our car brands. At the same time, the user questions on the pricing of these local cars.
Others state that in the free market, the best product should win. It seems that social media users are tired of “protecting” brands who aren’t offering a similar or better item for their protected pricing. But some state that it is important to have localised brands as it boosts our local economy.
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