smart Malaysia’s Facebook page has gone live following its partnership with Proton after the two signed a general distributorship agreement (GDA) in August. The partnership will see Proton selling and servicing smart vehicles in Malaysia and Thailand.
In its first Facebook post, smart is welcoming everyone to have open discussions about the future of electric mobility. The page will also serve as a platform to learn more about the brand and for everyone to get in touch with smart vehicle owners and enthusiasts. Exclusive content on smart products and their features will be shared on the page, and Malaysians are encouraged to share their stories, opinions and experiences about smart and EVs.
Following the GDA signing, Proton New Energy Technology or Pro-Net – a fully-owned subsidiary of Proton – was established to handle the sales and distributorship of smart vehicles and its own new energy vehicle (NEV) offerings. NEV is a term used for electrified vehicles – including mild hybrids and PHEVs – in China.
The #1 will be the first smart vehicle to be launched in Malaysia and it’s expected to arrive early Q4 of 2023, making our country the first in the ASEAN region to get the #1 in right-hand drive form. Proton is expecting to enter the Thailand market by mid-2024. Proton aims to sell between 800 to 1,000 units of smart vehicles in Malaysia, with a long term cumulative goal of 10,000 units by 2027.
The fully electric smart #1 was unveiled in April and while it’s styled by Mercedes-Benz, it is built on Geely’s Sustainable Electric Architecture (SEA). The EV produces 272 PS and 343 Nm of torque from a rear-mounted electric motor that’s powered by a 66 kWh battery. The #1 boasts an EV range of up to 440 km on the WLTP cycle.
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Who cares of buying smart car, Smart car is mainly for poor and hopefully people don’t choose to buy smart. Should have choose honda for clever people than smart car
Poor species having anger and anxiety due to poor sale can’t hit target
It looks very good to me. Say, at pricing of 190K with similar range would beat offering by other premium brands easily RM280-350K. Is just the key how to manage charging only, especially U’re going long distances. Or would U buy EV just for town-drive without outstation?
Yeah, who cares about you honda troll, you can’t really admit that what was wrong on honda when others have already move forward. Yet, honda trolls always have been denying for using tools for toyota/p2 fanboys to hate proton and others but we already knew that you are big liar like other honda trolls by not admitting that they are honda trolls, it is just like what happened to news on RedBull FIA yesterday, denying for any wrongdoings by end up in the public, everyone knows RedBull FIA are lying.
Noted: Only RedBull are lying but not for FIA
This car should be name as SMART ONE. In Malaysia PROTON can work with JPJ/MOT to have the number plates beginning with SMART 1 to SMART 9999. THERE will be alot of takers with the numbers to be tendered off.
Proton Pandai 1?
Proton Cerdik 1?
I would suggest to register those who are interested to buy,until such time when booking is opened.By this way proton can estimate the number of cars to be imported during the first year of buisness.
Not selling but rental like perodua also ok, for Rm500 a month for 5 years. Customer no need worry about maintenance, resale value…
Tesla battery replacement on your own after warranty cost US$20-35K ( do the math X RM4.6 ) You can buy a brand new ICE car with it.
Only for rich ppl. I will buy if it’s around 50K, otherwise bye bye. Charging more expensive than petrol and have to wait hours…. Noobs in the making….
It is okay. Some fool will demand for cheap EV to buy and if manufacturers cannot make them cheap enough for him somehow it is gomen fault.
Chinese car, Uncle’s favourite.
+100 social credit score everytime they praise the CCP in car
but -200 everytime they talk bad about CCP’s favourite crony aka. BN