Zeekr Group has no plan to launch the Lynk & Co brand in Malaysia for the time being. The Gothenburg-based brand was originally established in 2016 through a joint venture between Volvo and Geely, but a restructuring exercise late last year has resulted in Zeekr Group obtaining controlling stakes in Lynk & Co.
This was confirmed to SoyaCincau.com by Mars Chen, the Vice President of Zeekr Group, when asked whether Malaysians can expect to see Lynk & Co in our market soon. The conversation took place during a roundtable session with media members from Malaysia and Singapore during Zeekr Group Night in Shanghai last week.
“This is another challenge for Lynk & Co because if its only EV, I think it doesn’t make sense in this moment.
If it is hybrid, then it is facing the challenge in (terms of) the tax. So, Lynk & Co for right-hand drive market, we don’t have plan in a short time.
Instead of bringing a new brand, how about we bring some new models for Zeekr?” – Mars Chen, Vice President, Zeekr Group.
Zeekr is the group’s focus brand for Malaysia at the moment
It was quite clear from Mars’ remarks that Zeekr remained the brand that the company want to push further in Malaysia. When asked about what he thought of Zeekr’s performance in Malaysia, this was what he had to say:
“Personally, I’m happy because just in the same moment last year, we were not so optimistic…when there was no e.MAS, when BYD is selling very low, (and) even Tesla.
But now we see, especially for 009…I was in the showroom in Petaling Jaya, receiving different group of customers coming with Porsche Taycan (and the likes) – we get to know their reaction, their feedback…I think we are doing very well.
We have some idea, plan to enhance our operation, the coverage of network, service…a lot of things we will do in a systematic way. In a word, Malaysia is better than anyone expected in EV.” – Mars Chen, Vice President, Zeekr Group.
Zeekr X and 009 were previewed in October last year, but they were launched a few months later in December. Hence, their position in Malaysia’s EV market can only be seen from January 2025 onwards.
Based on the vehicle registration data from JPJ for Q1 2025, Zeekr is currently the 5th most popular EV brand in Malaysia with 269 units. Zeekr 009 is the brand’s lead model over here with 235 registered units which makes it the 8th most popular EV model in Malaysia for that quarter.
As for Zeekr X, the market reaction to the electric SUV is slightly lukewarm. It still managed to be part of the top 30 EVs in Malaysia for Q1 2025 althought it was ranked at 27th place with 34 units.
When it comes to new models, Zeekr Group has already confirmed that the Zeekr 7X will be released in Malaysia. If you are in the market for a D-segment electric SUV, make sure to stay tuned for its arrival later this year.
