Launched earlier this week, the all-electric BMW iX3 arrived in Malaysia priced from RM317,360 on-the-road without insurance. It appears to be eagerly anticipated by buyers, as half of the first 30 units of the facelifted electric SUV sold with the complimentary Power Package have been spoken for in just three days, BMW Malaysia revealed at a roundtable briefing today.
Normally a cost option, the Power Package is comprised of a 22 kW BMW i Wallbox and a BMW i Standard Charging Cable and is priced at RM5,000 before installation. In addition to its inclusion free of charge, the first 30 iX3 customers in Malaysia also receive complimentary installation of the i Wallbox up to RM2,000, as well as one year of complimentary access to the BMW charging network worth RM240.
There will not be a limit placed on the volume of battery-electric vehicles sold in the country, said BMW Malaysia. Two variants of the iX3 are offered in our market – Inspiring and Impressive – the latter being the higher-specification variant and is priced at RM336,360 on-the-road without insurance.
Currently, prices include sales and service tax (SST) as customer deliveries will only begin next year after the ongoing tax exemption has ended. This is however expected to carry on into 2022.
Those are prices for cars bought with the standard two-year, unlimited mileage warranty; an upgrade to a five-year warranty with service package increases prices to RM330,800 and RM349,800 for the Inspring and Impressive trim variants, respectively.
Built at BMW’s joint venture manufacturing facility in Shenyang, China, the iX3 is equipped with a 73.8 kWh lithium-ion battery offering a range of between 453 km and 461 km on the WLTP cycle, and charging takes 7.5 hours to fully replenish its battery from an 11 kW AC outlet. Fast charging from a DC outlet of up to 150 kW enables a recharge to 80% state-of-charge in 32 minutes.
Meanwhile on the subject of battery longevity, the German brand is just as confident in its products’ performance in this region as in Europe; the eight-year, 160,000 km battery warranty on the iX3 is the same as that offered in Europe, the company said.
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Expected!! Even someone already said. Even I have thoughts too. Good job, Bmw Malaysia. Bring more unlimited units like iX, instead of 30.
When is the i4 launching?
Interesting car. Does this mean BMW will phase out all the combustion car already? Kudos to BMW. Taking every chance to be a leader in this turn of car evolution to EV car. Continue to launch more model.. wider entry range price like 100-150k with 4-500km… and who know maybe will overtake jepun car brand position here. OEM to proton and perodua to use your technology also.
Why only 30 units? Weird….
Allocation. Could be due to global chip supply shortages
The 2022 Malaysian Budget announced today mentioned 100% exemption from import duties, excise duties and even road tax for locally assembled CKD EV models from 2022.
Will there be any brands be locally assembling their new EV models in 2022?
BMW iX3 is a CBU model assembled in China. Will there be also an iX1 EV model launch soon? How will the newly announce tax exemptions affect pricing? How about Volvo XC 40/60/90 new Full electric EV models.