The Lepas brand will officially land in Malaysia in the first half of next year, Chery Corporate Malaysia has revealed to Malaysian media at the ongoing 2025 Chery International User Summit at its headquarters in Wuhu, China.
The Lepas model that will lead the brand’s entry into the Malaysian market has yet to be determined, however Chery Corporate Malaysia has indicated a preference for the L8, presently the largest model from Lepas, to maximise the distinction between itself and other SUV products from the Chery and Omoda | Jaecoo brands.
There has yet to be indicative Malaysian pricing for the L8. Other models within the Lepas line-up presently consists of the L6, a C-segment SUV, and the L4, the smallest of the trio, targeting the A0 segment.
With the Lepas brand officially launched earlier this year at Auto Shanghai 2025 following its initial introduction in October last year as a brand that is aimed at the “next-generation urban elites focusing on family,”, the first Lepas vehicle to roll off the production line was the L8, which rolled out in April this year.
Lepas L8 at GIIAS 2025
The Lepas L8 is a two-row, five-seater SUV that will get a range of powertrain types, including a 1.5 litre turbocharged petrol inline-four cylinder plug-in hybrid. This outputs 279 PS and 365 Nm, driving the front wheels through a stepless DHT transmission.
Early details on the Lepas L8 state that the five-seater model will get a 18.4 kWh LFP battery, which is claimed to be a newer iteration of the 18.3 kWh LFP unit found in the Tiggo 8 PHEV.
Models under the Lepas banner are designed following what the company calls ‘Leopard Aesthetic’, and the Lepas brand name is a fusion of the words ‘leap’ and ‘passion’. An example of how the name is pronounced is found in official Lepas International communication here.
GALLERY: Lepas L8 at the 2025 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show 
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