- The EX30 is Volvo’s best-selling fully electric car this year and winner of multiple international accolades
- Launching soon in Malaysia; register now to be the first to know.
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 August 2024 – The Volvo EX30 – a fully electric SUV made for every moment in life – will be launched soon in Malaysia and you can register now to be the first to know.
Featuring the fastest acceleration of any Volvo car to date, the Volvo EX30 comes equipped with the latest technology that powers a new automatic parking feature, a contextual user interface with Google Built-in, upgraded semi-autonomous Pilot Assist functionality, and 360° environmental awareness from its multiple cameras, sensors and radars.
A premium, luxury electric vehicle, the Volvo EX30 was designed, tested, and built with significant attention to detail, using inspiration that every moment matters from making the car to driving it. Its compact proportions are perfect for urban driving with a surprising amount of smarter storage space, plus new active safety technology features to keep drivers, passengers and other road users safe.
Apart from producing zero tailpipe emissions, it has been developed with a focus on keeping its carbon footprint to a minimum across the car’s complete lifecycle. In addition to cutting its CO2 footprint to 75 per cent of Volvo’s existing electric models, the Volvo EX30 also features the highest levels of recycled and sustainable material in a Volvo production car.
The Volvo EX30 has already won more than 20 major accolades, winning the prestigious Car Design Award 2024 by Auto & Design magazine, being named the 2024 World Urban Car at the World Car Awards, and receiving the prestigious Best of the Best Product Design 2024 at the Red Dot Design Award.
Since its reveal, the Volvo EX30 has rapidly proven to be a very popular car with Volvo’s customers. Volvo Cars expects it to be one of its best-selling models this year, with almost 48,000 cars delivered globally in the first half of 2024.
“The Volvo EX30 embodies Volvo Cars’ design values and is a showcase in premium Scandinavian design where form follows function,” said Jim Rowan, chief executive officer of Volvo Cars. “The EX30 shows the lowest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date and is designed to be as safe as you’d expect from a Volvo car. It is packed with cutting edge technology and a perfect fit for today’s market as a growing number of car buyers switch to electric cars.”
Customers can register their interest to be the first to know at https://bit.ly/VolvoMY-EX30KMU. For more information on the Volvo EX30, visit www.volvocars.com/my or follow Volvo Car Malaysia on Facebook at bit.ly/VolvoMY-FB and Instagram at bit.ly/VolvoMY-IG.
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About Volvo Car Malaysia
Volvo Cars established its presence in Malaysia in the early 1960s before formally establishing Volvo Car Malaysia in 1999. Since then, Volvo Car Malaysia has gone from strength to strength and built a network of 14 dealers across the country.
The popularity and demand for Volvo cars locally had led to the establishment of the Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia in 1967, which is now Malaysia’s oldest and longest-running vehicle assembly plant. In 2016, Volvo Car Malaysia was the first market to locally assemble the XC90 PHEV outside of Sweden, paving the way for the assembly of other Volvo PHEVs whilst continuously providing a sustainable and safe driving experience. Volvo Car Malaysia sells premium-segment car models in two versions: sedans (S60 and S90) and SUVs (EX30, C40, XC40, XC60 and XC90).
As of February 2021, it became the first automotive brand in Malaysia to offer a full range of PHEVs for all its models. In line with its global vision of becoming climate neutral by 2040, Volvo Car Malaysia is committed to bringing greater awareness on the current climate challenges to Malaysians and aims to become a leader in sustainability in the automotive industry through its product offerings, business operations, and local initiatives.
Volvo Cars in 2023
For the full year 2023, Volvo Car Group recorded a record-breaking core operating profit of SEK 25.6 billion. Revenue in 2023 amounted to an all-time high of SEK 399.3 billion, while global sales reached a record 708,716 cars.
About Volvo Car Group
Volvo Cars was founded in 1927. Today, it is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales to customers in more than 100 countries. Volvo Cars is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange, where it is traded under the ticker “VOLCAR B”.
“For life. To give people the freedom to move in a personal, sustainable and safe way.” This purpose is reflected in Volvo Cars’ ambition to become a fully electric car maker by 2030 and in its commitment to an ongoing reduction of its carbon footprint, with the ambition to be a climate-neutral company by 2040.
As of December 2023, Volvo Cars employed approximately 43,400 full-time employees. Volvo Cars’ head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars’ production plants are located in Gothenburg, Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu, Daqing and Taizhou (China). The company also has R&D and design centres in Gothenburg and Shanghai (China).
Contact Details:
Volvo Car Malaysia
Ezra Low
Email: yung.yau.ezra.low@volvocars.com
Izzat Khairuddin
