Sime Darby Motors and BYD to Bring the World's Leading EV Brand to Malaysia

Commemorating the Distribution Agreement between Sime Darby Motors and BYD to bring the world's leading NEV brand to Malaysia.

Sime Darby Motors (SDM) Malaysia, today entered into a Distribution Agreement with BYD Group for the distribution of BYD’s electric passenger vehicles in the Malaysian market. BYD is the world's leading manufacturer in the new energy mobility field.

The Distribution Agreement was formalised with a signing ceremony between SDM’s Managing Director of Retail and Distribution, Jeffery Gan and Eagle Zhao, Managing Director of BYD Malaysia Sdn Bhd and PT. BYD MOTOR INDONESIA. 

The ceremony was held at SDM City, Ara Damansara and was witnessed by Andrew Basham, Managing Director of Sime Darby Motors, and Liu Xueliang, General Manager of BYD Asia Pacific Auto Sales Division. This agreement would entitle SDM distributorship rights for two BYD models namely ATTO 3 and new e6.

According to Andrew Basham, “In line with our commitment to encourage EV adoption amongst Malaysians, we are pleased to welcome BYD to our stable of world-class brands, enabling us to continue growing our EV pipeline of models. BYD is the world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles and this partnership will bring BYD’s expertise to the Malaysian market through a wide range of EV models. Our collaboration with BYD is one of the steps Sime Darby Motors is taking towards our aim of becoming a leader in EV. This is also aligned with the Malaysian government’s push towards low carbon mobility.”

Andrew Basham, Managing Director of Sime Darby Motors [far right] and Liu Xueliang, General Manager of BYD Asia Pacific Auto Sales Division [far left], witnessing the signing ceremony between Jeffrey Gan, Managing Director of Retail & Distribution of Sime Darby Motors Malaysia [second from right] and Eagle Zhao, Managing Director of BYD Malaysia Sdn Bhd and PT. BYD MOTOR INDONESIA [second from left].

Liu Xueliang commented, “Malaysia is a key market for our expansion, as there are vast opportunities for the EV ecosystem to grow and evolve. Given its proven track record and well-established presence in the automotive sector in the Asia Pacific region, we look forward to partnering with Sime Darby Motors to serve Malaysia’s growing EV demand.”