Earlier this week, we reported on Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) managing director Dentyu Bostandzhiev’s remarks regarding the company’s planned 50th anniversary celebrations for the Golf. At the time, we assumed this meant the new Golf Mk8.5 The facelifted model is not expected to arrive in Malaysia until next year at the earliest. This makes sense, as production has yet to start, and it would take time for the tooling to be installed for CKD local assembly.
In case you didn’t know, the Hicom plant in Pekan, Pahang is the only facility to assemble the Golf outside VW’s Wolfsburg headquarters and FAW in China.The later timeline for the Mk8.5’s introduction will also give VPCM a bit of a reprieve with regard to the, Bostandzhiev said this was due to production issues related to the hot hatch’s trick all-wheel-drive system, adding that it will go on sale in “a couple of weeks.”After trying to pursue a career in product design, Jonathan Lee decided to make the sideways jump into the world of car journalism instea
Volkswagen Malaysia Golf Mk8.5 Production Issues All-Wheel-Drive System
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Volkswagen Golf Mk8.5 facelift coming to Malaysia this year – special 50th anniversary edition GTI tooUPDATE: Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has confirmed that the Volkswagen Golf Mk8.5 won’t be coming to Malaysia this year. Instead, the 50th anniversary special edition mentioned in this article will be based on the …
Source: paultan - 🏆 22. / 51 Read more »
Volkswagen Golf Mk8.5 not coming to Malaysia 2024, says VPCM – 50th anniversary edition is of Mk8 GTIEarlier this week, we reported on Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) managing director Dentyu Bostandzhiev’s remarks regarding the company’s planned 50th anniversary celebrations for the Golf. At the time, we assumed this meant the new …
Source: paultan - 🏆 22. / 51 Read more »
Malaysia Airlines' decline blamed on 1972 decision, says Malaysia Aviation Group MDThe Malaysia Aviation Group managing director said the 1972 decision set up MAS to fail on the very first day. Malaysia Aviation Group managing director Izham Ismail said Malaysia Airlines is currently reinvesting in hardware such as seats and upgrading its in-flight dining and cabin services.
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »
MG Malaysia Announces Release of MG ZS EV in MalaysiaMG Malaysia reveals the release of the MG ZS EV in Malaysia, with one variant and an estimated price tag. The ZS EV comes in four different colours and has a 130kW electric motor.
Source: Soya_Cincau - 🏆 16. / 55 Read more »
Volkswagen Introduces New High-Torque Motor for Electric CarsVolkswagen has announced a new high-torque motor for its electric cars, which will provide significantly higher power and torque compared to the current options. The motor will be installed as a single motor rear wheel drive configuration and will output up to a maximum of 286 PS and 550 Nm of torque. This opens the possibility of an even more powerful total output if the new motor is used in a dual motor setup.
Source: paultan - 🏆 22. / 51 Read more »
2024 Volkswagen Touareg R-Line 3.0 TSI V6 facelift in Malaysia – first CKD out of Europe, priced at RM472kThe Volkswagen Touareg is back in Malaysia! This flagship five-seater SUV uses the same engine and platform as the Porsche Cayenne but is RM130k cheaper.
Source: paultan - 🏆 22. / 51 Read more »