Xpeng just did it, and Malaysia is now firmly on the map
Months behind schedule, but the milestone is real: Malaysia just became Xpeng's third overseas production base after Austria and Indonesia.
Xpeng has done it. The first locally assembled G6 electric crossover has just rolled off the line at the EP Manufacturing Bhd (EPMB) plant in Malaysian Melaka — even though the Bursa Malaysia filing originally pencilled in the start of production for March 31, 2026. A couple of months late, sure, but the fact stands: Malaysia is now Xpeng’s third overseas foothold, right behind Austria and Indonesia.
For now, the G6 is sold in the country only in its imported CBU form, shipped over from China. And the sticker climbs sharply as you move up the range: RWD Standard Range goes for 160,000 ringgit (roughly $38,000), RWD Long Range Pro asks 180,000 ringgit ($42,700), AWD Performance sits at 192,000 ringgit ($45,500), and AWD Black Edition tops things off at 196,000 ringgit ($46,500).
The big question now is what locally assembled cars will cost. And whether all four trims survive the switch to CKD, or whether some quietly disappear. Another open thread: will the local G6 launch line up with the debut of the facelifted X9 in CKD form?
Xpeng picked its Malaysian assembly partner back in December — that’s EPMB. Alongside the G6 and X9, the Melaka plant is also gearing up to build the X9 PowerX with its REEV range-extended powertrain. The logic is plain: tax breaks on fully imported EVs are winding down in Malaysia, and whoever localises in time stays on the field. Xpeng, it seems, is making it.