Volkswagen Group Malaysia has issued an official response to our query over its recent range-wide price increase. It reads as such:
Volkswagen’s revision of its car prices by less than 1% increase comes after a few years of price stability. It is far below Malaysia’s inflation and it covers only a portion of the recent currency developments. Additionally, the car prices for existing stock remain unchanged.
On October 17, VGM released a new price list for its local vehicle lineup, which included price hikes ranging from RM1,000 to RM6,000 over various models. Take a look at the latest prices for all Volkswagen vehicles below, or read our original report on the matter here.
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