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Malaysia's car industry is dominated by two local manufacturers which are heavily supported by the government through National Car Policy e.g. trade barriers. These local manufacturers are Proton and Perodua. [2] These excise duties imposed on foreign manufactured cars have made them very expensive for consumers in Malaysia.
During the Second World War, BMW produced the BMW R75 motorcycle with a motor-driven sidecar attached, combined with a lockable differential, this made the vehicle very capable off-road. [49] [50] In 1982, came the K Series, shaft drive but water-cooled and with either three or four cylinders mounted in a straight line from front to back.
HICOM Automobile Manufacturers (1983–present) manufactures and distributes for the following companies in Malaysia: Mercedes-Benz; Volkswagen; Isuzu (Isuzu HICOM Malaysia) Inokom (1992–present) manufactures and distributes for the following companies in Malaysia: BMW; Hyundai; Mazda; Kia; Chery; Sime Darby Motors. Porsche (Sime Darby Auto ...
Most are right-hand drive cars from the United Kingdom, Japan, Malaysia, or Hong Kong, though some are brought in from the US (as left-hand drive cars). [ citation needed ] Mercedes-Benz Thailand, an authorised distributor, does exist, but many Mercedes-Benz cars are imported and sold by grey importers.
BMW M models of X Series and Z Series models typically just have the model name "M" (e.g. X6 M, Z4 M). "M Performance" models have the letter "M" inserted after the series, followed by the rest of the naming convention for the non-M models (e.g. X6 M50d). BMW M logo, used as a badge on M models
The second line was built at the cost of RM382 million, and doubled annual production capacity from 50,000 to 100,000 units annually. [131] Honda Malaysia's second line also became the first outside Japan to feature Honda's Smart Welding Machine technology. [131] Honda Malaysia produced its 600,000th unit in March 2017. [132]
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The BMW M5 is a high-performance variant of the BMW 5 Series marketed under the BMW M sub-brand. It is considered an iconic vehicle in the sports saloon category. [1] [2] The M5 has always been produced in the saloon (sedan, US English) body style, but in some countries the M5 has also been available as an estate (wagon, US English) from 1992 to 1995, from 2006 to 2010, and since 2024.