Gary Zhou 
Key Points
- 🚗 Tesla’s refreshed Model 3 units have arrived at a delivery center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, following the U.S. automaker’s launch of EV sales in the country earlier this year.
- 🌍 Expected to arrive last month, Gigafactory Shanghai-built Model 3 units have been spotted in Malaysia, with deliveries scheduled for next week.
- 📷 Bryan Lee, an X user, shared photos of the vehicles at the delivery center and loaded on semi-trucks in a Malaysian Whatsapp group.
- 🌐 Tesla was approved to import vehicles into Malaysia in February and officially started sales in July, with the refreshed Model 3 featuring redesigned features.
- 🇲🇾 The upgraded Model 3, internally called the “Highland,” has been delivering to various countries in Asia, Europe, and beyond, with improvements in headlights and interior aspects.
Tesla’s refreshed Model 3 units have arrived at a delivery center in Malaysia after the U.S. automaker launched sales of its electric vehicles (EVs) in the country earlier this year.
Although the vehicles were expected to arrive in the country last month, Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai-built Model 3 units have been spotted at the automaker’s delivery center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, as spotted by X user Bryan Lee on Saturday. Lee posted photos of the vehicles at the delivery center and loaded up for delivery on semi-trucks, as found in a Malaysian Whatsapp group.
Many Model 3 buyers have pointed out that their deliveries are scheduled for next week, including Lee, whose delivery is currently estimated for delivery on December 8.
Tesla was approved to begin importing its vehicles into Malaysia in February, officially opening sales for its vehicles in the country in July. The vehicle is not yet available in North America, though there have been a handful of sightings in the U.S. and it’s expected to launch on the continent in the coming months.
In September, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he assured Tesla CEO Elon Musk that he didn’t need to worry about some of the bureaucratic factors slowing the automaker down in other countries.
“And I made it clear and blunt to [Elon Musk] to say that he does not need to worry about all the other nitty-gritty, bureaucratic encumbrances that he may face in dealing with some other countries,” Anwar said.
The upgraded Model 3, internally dubbed the “Highland” during development, has been delivering to several countries in Asia, Europe and elsewhere over the past couple of months. The vehicle includes a number of redesigned features, from its headlights to several aspects of its interior.
