Malaysia Invests Heavily in EV Production: Proton's New Plant, EPMB's Facility, and Samsung's Battery Manufacturing

February 7, 2025, Malaysia: Proton initiated construction of a new EV production plant in Tanjung Malim, targeting completion by year-end with an 82 million ringgit ($18.46 million) investment. Initial capacity: 20,000 units/year, expanding to 45,000 based on demand. The plant will produce multiple models based on the Global Modular Architecture (GMA) platform, starting with the Proton e.MAS 7. EPMB plans to establish an automotive manufacturing facility in Melaka, aiming for 30,000 vehicles annual production capacity by the end of 2024, creating 1,000 jobs. February 12, 2024, Samsung Electronics invested RM7 billion ($1.3 billion) in Seremban for EV battery production, with partial production of 21700 cylindrical batteries slated for this year. EVE Energy plans a factory in Kulim District, Kedah, by 2027 for cylindrical NMC battery cells.