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Malaysia's Auto Industry Is Splitting Into Two Separate Markets

Perodua is cutting battery costs and localising hybrid lines — while imported EVs are about to breach RM300,000. Big money is moving in opposite directions at once, and the brands that read this bifurcation correctly will own the next five years.

Malaysia Property 2026: When Data Centres Move Into the Developer's Playbook

Property developers are no longer just building homes — they are building the infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence. The question is whether traditional buyers and investors know how to read the new map.

Malaysia's Housing Market Has a Demand Problem, Not a Supply Problem

Developers are building. Buyers want in. Yet loan rejection rates are climbing and sales are softening — the bottleneck in Malaysia's property market is not concrete, it is credit.

Proton's Export Push Is Rewriting Malaysia's Auto Supply Chain

Proton just posted a 40.9% sales surge and landed its X50 facelift in Brunei — but the more consequential story is the supply chain architecture being quietly assembled behind it.

Proton's Export Push Is Bigger Than It Looks

Proton just posted a 40.9% sales surge and shipped its facelifted X50 to Brunei as its first export market — but the more consequential move is the dedicated export company sitting quietly behind both headlines.

Proton's Export Push Is the Story Malaysia's Auto Industry Needed

Proton just posted a 40.9% sales surge, set up a dedicated export company, and landed its X50 facelift in Brunei — all within weeks. Malaysia's national carmaker is no longer just defending domestic turf.

Proton's Export Push Is Only Half the Story of Malaysia's Auto Shift

Proton's numbers are turning heads — but the harder question is whether Malaysia's auto supply chain is being rebuilt fast enough to support the ambition behind them.

Malaysia's EV Market Is Moving Fast. Can Local Industry Keep Up?

Proton now commands 46% of Malaysia's EV market and local EV registrations crossed 9% of TIV in January alone — but the harder question is whether Malaysian industry infrastructure can scale fast enough to match the demand it helped create.

Malaysia's EV Market Is Moving Fast. Can Local Industry Keep Up?

A foreign EV brand has outsold every local nameplate for three straight years — and Malaysia's own carmakers are only now finding the right response.

Malaysia's EV Supply Chain Is Being Rebuilt From the Ground Up

Malaysia's carmakers are not just launching new models — they are rewiring the entire supply chain beneath them. The next 18 months will determine whether the country assembles or actually builds.

Malaysia's Property Market Is Betting on Infrastructure. Here's Why That's the Right Call.

Big capital is aligning behind transit, technology, and brand — and Malaysia's property developers are finally building in the same direction as the infrastructure.

Malaysia's EV Race Has a Business Model Problem Nobody Priced In

Proton just put an EV in Malaysia's top five bestselling cars — and Perodua is writing lease clauses that can remotely lock you out of your own vehicle. The 2026 auto market isn't just electrifying; it's restructuring every assumption brands made about Malaysian car buyers.