Chery Malaysia to start exports in 2025

SHAH ALAM: Chery will start exporting vehicles produced at its facility in Shah Alam, Selangor in 2025.

It will become the first Chinese marque to begin vehicle exports from the country.

In a statement, the Chinese marque said Chery Corporate Malaysia Sdn Bhd will begin exporting vehicles to Southeast Asia (SEA) markets this year.

The first phase of exports from Malaysia to Vietnam will comprise Jaecoo internal combustion engine (ICE) sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

Chery said exports to other SEA countries will also follow, including Thailand, Brunei, the Philippines and Singapore.

The company also said in preparing to scale-up production for future growth, Chery has also established strategic partnerships with its other local assembly plants in Malaysia.

In 2024, the Chery Group had achieved record-breaking annual sales of over 2.6 million vehicles, a 38.4% year-on-year increase, with exports reaching 1.1 million units, up 21.4% from 2023.

“Chery is progressing well towards establishing Malaysia as our production and research and development hub in Southeast Asia. Expanding our exporting capabilities enhances our production capacity to meet the region’s growing demand. Furthermore, Chery is excited to play a role in boosting Malaysia’s economy, develop local talent and strengthen our supply chain. We are confident in achieving our goal to make Malaysia the leading export hub for Chery vehicles which includes our premium sub-brand Jaecoo,” said Chery Corporate Malaysia executive vice president Leo Chen.