Malaysia January 2012: Perodua Myvi at 18%, Peugeot shines
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The Malaysian car market starts off 2012 on the wrong foot: down 26% on January 2011 at 39,345 registrations. Leader for the last 6 years, the Perodua Myvi confirms its supremacy this month with a mammoth 18.1% market share thanks to 7,107 sales. In fact the Top 5 is back to its 2011 order after a few turbulences in December: the Proton Saga is #2 at 13.4%, followed by the Perodua Viva (9.1%), Proton Persona (8.2%) and Perodua Alza (7.4%).
The Proton Exora is up one spot to #6 thanks to the arrival of Bold version, making the 6 best-selling models in Malaysia this month 100% national. Other good performers this month include the Naza Forte up to #11, Ford Fiesta up 28 spots to #15, Nissan Sylphy up 25 ranks to #16 and Hyundai Tucson up 24 spots to #22.
Peugeot has a fantastic month, placing 3 models in the Top 40. The 207 is up 8 ranks on January to a best-ever 23rd place (vs. #50 over the Full Year 2011), the 308 is up 10 spots to #39 and the 508 breaks into the Malaysian Top 50 for the very first time at #40 with 90 sales.
Previous post: Malaysia Full Year 2011: Perodua Myvi and Proton Saga rule
One year ago: Malaysia January 2011: Proton Saga, Inspira shine
Full January 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Malaysia January 2012:
| Pos | Model | Jan | % | Dec | 2011 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Perodua Myvi | 7,107 | 18.1% | 1 | 81,904 | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2 | Proton Saga | 5,281 | 13.4% | 3 | 74,258 | 12.4% | 2 |
| 3 | Perodua Viva | 3,596 | 9.1% | 2 | 60,675 | 10.1% | 3 |
| 4 | Proton Persona | 3,221 | 8.2% | 5 | 46,415 | 7.7% | 4 |
| 5 | Perodua Alza | 2,921 | 7.4% | 4 | 37,402 | 6.2% | 5 |
| 6 | Proton Exora | 2,176 | 5.5% | 7 | 21,064 | 3.5% | 8 |
| 7 | Toyota Vios | 2,145 | 5.5% | 6 | 29,820 | 5.0% | 6 |
| 8 | Toyota Hilux | 1,487 | 3.8% | 8 | 21,471 | 3.6% | 7 |
| 9 | Nissan Grand Livina | 916 | 2.3% | 10 | 12,204 | 2.0% | 9 |
| 10 | Proton Inspira | 716 | 1.8% | 9 | 9,840 | 1.6% | 11 |
| 11 | Naza Forte | 495 | 1.3% | 15 | 5,829 | 1.0% | 17 |
| 12 | Mitsubishi Triton | 492 | 1.3% | 12 | 8,299 | 1.4% | 12 |
| 13 | Suzuki Swift | 490 | 1.2% | 13 | 5,143 | 0.9% | 19 |
| 14 | Toyota Innova | 485 | 1.2% | 14 | 4,767 | 0.8% | 20 |
| 15 | Ford Fiesta | 323 | 0.8% | 43 | 4,206 | 0.7% | 24 |
| 16 | Nissan Sylphy | 288 | 0.7% | 41 | 2,672 | 0.4% | 30 |
| 17 | Hyundai i10 | 264 | 0.7% | 17 | 2,776 | 0.5% | 29 |
| 18 | Honda Insight | 261 | 0.7% | 30 | 4,566 | 0.8% | 21 |
| 19 | Hyundai Sonata | 206 | 0.5% | 34 | 2,928 | 0.5% | 28 |
| 20 | Isuzu D-Max | 196 | 0.5% | 11 | 5,961 | 1.0% | 16 |
| 21 | Nissan Navara | 170 | 0.4% | 16 | 3,911 | 0.7% | 26 |
| 22 | Hyundai Tucson | 160 | 0.4% | 46 | 2,004 | 0.3% | 42 |
| 23 | Peugeot 207 | 157 | 0.4% | 31 | 1,664 | 0.3% | 50 |
| 24 | Chery Eastar | 156 | 0.4% | 33 | 2,662 | 0.4% | 31 |
| 25 | Nissan Teana | 155 | 0.4% | 25 | 4,430 | 0.7% | 23 |
| 26 | Toyota Avanza | 150 | 0.4% | 50 | 6,985 | 1.2% | 14 |
| 27 | Mazda2 | 149 | 0.4% | 22 | 2,061 | 0.3% | 40 |
| 28 | Toyota Camry | 142 | 0.4% | 29 | 7,575 | 1.3% | 13 |
| 29 | Hyundai Starex | 140 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 30 | Toyota Fortuner | 131 | 0.3% | 36 | 1,761 | 0.3% | 49 |
| 31 | Honda Accord | 129 | 0.3% | 40 | 4,487 | 0.7% | 22 |
| 32 | Toyota Hiace | 119 | 0.3% | 21 | 2,056 | 0.3% | 41 |
| 33 | Toyota Rush | 113 | 0.3% | 23 | 2,476 | 0.4% | 33 |
| 34 | Toyota Corolla Altis | 111 | 0.3% | n/a | 5,612 | 0.9% | 18 |
| 35 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 97 | 0.2% | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 36 | VW Polo | 96 | 0.2% | 18 | 1,791 | 0.3% | 48 |
| 37 | Ford Ranger | 95 | 0.2% | 26 | 2,349 | 0.4% | 36 |
| 38 | VW Golf | 94 | 0.2% | 20 | 2,551 | 0.4% | 32 |
| 39 | Peugeot 308 | 91 | 0.2% | 49 | 1,891 | 0.3% | 45 |
| 40 | Peugeot 508 | 90 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 41 | VW Passat | 89 | 0.2% | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 42 | Chevrolet Cruze | 85 | 0.2% | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 43 | Kia Sportage | 81 | 0.2% | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 44 | Naza Citra | 79 | 0.2% | 39 | 1,896 | 0.3% | 44 |
| 45 | Suzuki Alto | 78 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 46 | Peugeot 3008 | 75 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 47 | Kia Sorento | 75 | 0.2% | - | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 48 | Lexus CT200h | 73 | 0.2% | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 49 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 65 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Suzuki SX4 | 65 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: www.motortrader.com.my









