Malaysia February 2012: Suzuki Swift in Top 10 for first time
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! There is a month data delay *
Car sales in Malaysia are back into positive, up 8% year-on-year in February at 42,397 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 81,742 units, down 11% 0n 2011. The Top 4 best-selling models this month are unchanged vs. last month and the Full Year 2011: the Perodua Myvi leads at 17.4%, followed by the Proton Saga (12.9%), Perodua Viva (10.5%) and Proton Persona (6.8%).
Toyota is back in shape and places the Vios at #5 (+2), Hilux at #7 (+2), Avanza at #11 (+16), Camry at #16 (+13) and Corolla at #18 (+18). The Suzuki Swift breaks into the Malaysian Top 10 for the very first time at #10 with 527 sales, the VW Passat gains 15 spots on January to #22, the Peugeot 207 stays very robust at #26, the Peugeot 308 breaks into the Top 30 for the first time at #30 and the Suzuki Alto is up to a best-ever #37.
There are two newcomers in the Malaysian Top 50 this month: the Kia Optima multiplies its January sales by 3 to reach 152 units for a flamboyant 29th position and the Honda CR-Z goes from 26 sales last month to 81 in March in 44th place.
Previous month: Malaysia January 2012: Perodua Myvi at 18%, Peugeot shines
One year ago: Malaysia February 2011: Perodua Myvi keeps Proton Saga at bay
Full February 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Malaysia February 2012:
| Pos | Model | Feb | % | Jan | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Perodua Myvi | 7,369 | 17.4% | 1 | 14,476 | 17.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Proton Saga | 5,459 | 12.9% | 2 | 10,740 | 13.1% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Perodua Viva | 4,465 | 10.5% | 3 | 8,061 | 9.9% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Proton Persona | 2,876 | 6.8% | 4 | 6,097 | 7.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota Vios | 2,777 | 6.5% | 7 | 4,922 | 6.0% | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Perodua Alza | 2,738 | 6.5% | 5 | 5,334 | 6.5% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Toyota Hilux | 2,295 | 5.4% | 8 | 3,782 | 4.6% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Proton Exora | 1,968 | 4.6% | 6 | 4,144 | 5.1% | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Nissan Grand Livina | 1,043 | 2.5% | 9 | 1,959 | 2.4% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Suzuki Swift | 527 | 1.2% | 13 | 1,017 | 1.2% | 11 | 19 |
| 11 | Toyota Avanza | 497 | 1.2% | 27 | 647 | 0.8% | 15 | 14 |
| 12 | Mitsubishi Triton | 486 | 1.1% | 12 | 978 | 1.2% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Naza Forte | 445 | 1.0% | 11 | 940 | 1.1% | 13 | 17 |
| 14 | Proton Inspira | 443 | 1.0% | 10 | 1,159 | 1.4% | 10 | 11 |
| 15 | Toyota Innova | 416 | 1.0% | 14 | 901 | 1.1% | 14 | 20 |
| 16 | Toyota Camry | 390 | 0.9% | 29 | 532 | 0.7% | 19 | 13 |
| 17 | Isuzu D-Max | 337 | 0.8% | 20 | 533 | 0.7% | 18 | 16 |
| 18 | Toyota Corolla Altis | 329 | 0.8% | 36 | 440 | 0.5% | 22 | 18 |
| 19 | Ford Fiesta | 279 | 0.7% | 15 | 602 | 0.7% | 16 | 24 |
| 20 | Hyundai i10 | 276 | 0.7% | 17 | 540 | 0.7% | 17 | 29 |
| 21 | Nissan Navara | 268 | 0.6% | 21 | 438 | 0.5% | 23 | 26 |
| 22 | VW Passat | 258 | 0.6% | 37 | 363 | 0.4% | 24 | n/a |
| 23 | Mazda3 | 193 | 0.5% | 26 | 348 | 0.4% | 25 | 43 |
| 24 | Toyota Fortuner | 185 | 0.4% | 31 | 316 | 0.4% | 28 | 49 |
| 25 | Nissan Sylphy | 183 | 0.4% | 16 | 471 | 0.6% | 20 | 30 |
| 26 | Peugeot 207 | 183 | 0.4% | 24 | 340 | 0.4% | 26 | 50 |
| 27 | Toyota Hiace | 181 | 0.4% | 34 | 300 | 0.4% | 29 | 41 |
| 28 | Honda Insight | 180 | 0.4% | 18 | 441 | 0.5% | 21 | 21 |
| 29 | Kia Optima | 152 | 0.4% | n/a | 197 | 0.2% | 37 | n/a |
| 30 | Peugeot 308 | 141 | 0.3% | 43 | 232 | 0.3% | 36 | 45 |
| 31 | Nissan Urvan | 133 | 0.3% | 33 | 257 | 0.3% | 34 | 47 |
| 32 | Mazda2 | 130 | 0.3% | 28 | 279 | 0.3% | 31 | 40 |
| 33 | Hyundai Tucson | 124 | 0.3% | 23 | 284 | 0.3% | 30 | 42 |
| 34 | Toyota Rush | 121 | 0.3% | 35 | 234 | 0.3% | 35 | 33 |
| 35 | Hyundai Sonata | 114 | 0.3% | 19 | 320 | 0.4% | 27 | 28 |
| 36 | Chery Eastar | 105 | 0.2% | 25 | 261 | 0.3% | 33 | 31 |
| 37 | Suzuki Alto | 105 | 0.2% | 48 | 183 | 0.2% | 42 | n/a |
| 38 | Nissan Teana | 104 | 0.2% | 22 | 268 | 0.3% | 32 | 23 |
| 39 | VW Golf | 100 | 0.2% | 42 | 194 | 0.2% | 39 | 32 |
| 40 | VW Polo | 98 | 0.2% | 39 | 194 | 0.2% | 38 | 48 |
| 41 | Lexus CT200h | 93 | 0.2% | 51 | 166 | 0.2% | 45 | n/a |
| 42 | Mitsubishi Pajero Sport | 91 | 0.2% | 41 | 186 | 0.2% | 41 | n/a |
| 43 | Mitsubishi ASX | 88 | 0.2% | 55 | 149 | 0.2% | 48 | n/a |
| 44 | Honda CR-Z | 81 | 0.2% | n/a | 107 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
| 45 | Nissan X-Trail | 73 | 0.2% | 54 | 134 | 0.2% | 50 | n/a |
| 46 | Chevrolet Cruze | 71 | 0.2% | 45 | 156 | 0.2% | 47 | n/a |
| 47 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 69 | 0.2% | 38 | 166 | 0.2% | 44 | n/a |
| 48 | Ford Ranger | 69 | 0.2% | 40 | 164 | 0.2% | 46 | 36 |
| 49 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 64 | 0.2% | 52 | 129 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Toyota Prius | 64 | 0.2% | 56 | 124 | 0.2% | n/a | 34 |
| 51 | Kia Sorento | 60 | 0.1% | 50 | 135 | 0.2% | 49 | n/a |
| 52 | Suzuki SX4 | 56 | 0.1% | 53 | 121 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
| 53 | Peugeot 3008 | 50 | 0.1% | 49 | 125 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
| 54 | Hyundai Starex | 48 | 0.1% | 30 | 188 | 0.2% | 40 | n/a |
Source: www.motortrader.com.my









