Perodua hybrid will be cheapest in Malaysia at launch – will it be Bezza or Myvi Hybrid?
Perodua is considering the possibility of introducing a hybrid electric vehicle, and this will be a price-conscious commitment as it aims to maintain its leading position in terms of affordability.
“Our goal, if we wanted to introduce a [hybrid model] going forward, is to bring the cheapest hybrid vehicle to be sold in Malaysia without compromising on safety,” Perodua President and CEO Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said at a press conference last week. .
The company’s president and CEO added that the company is still conducting research to figure out the best way to introduce an entry-level hybrid model.
Electrification is officially available in Perodua, although this has undergone a rental plan with Ativa Hybrid that is by invitation, to study and evaluate purpose, rather than for the outright sale and private ownership of hybrid vehicles.
The Ativa Hybrid is the most obvious candidate, as it is the only electrified model in the Daihatsu lineup. Daihatsu Rocky e-Smart Hybrid.
However, the company’s president and CEO also revealed that their first hybrid vehicle will be a variant of the complete makeover, meaning it will be part of the rollout. brand new next generation car model. This then excludes the hybrid version of Ativaas the first launch is in March 2021 and so the whole model change will be even further.
That also excludes the Alzathat has it FMC last July and Newly launched second generation Axia definitely supported by ICE. Therefore, the next line for a whole model change should be the Bezza sedan, already available Released in 2016 and then innovation in 2020. Or it could be Myvi third generationwhich upgrade in 2021?
An automotive investor note issued by RHB Investment Bank near the beginning of this year said Perodua will launch its first hybrid model by 2024, which echoes what the national carmaker has said. based in Rawang said early 2019. This means a period of four or five years when viewed in the lifecycle of Myvi and Bezza.
