Malaysia March 2012: Perodua Alza up to #4
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! There is one month data delay *
Malaysian car sales are down 18% year-on-year in March to 50,248 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 130,001 units, down 15% on 2011. Traditionally extremely stable, the models ranking podium stays unchanged for the 4th consecutive month and is also identical to the Full Year 2011 ranking: the Perodua MyVi leads the way with 7,737 sales and 15.4% share, followed by the Proton Saga at 6,474 units and 12.9% and the Perodua Viva with 4,751 sales and 9.5%.
However the 4th best-selling model in the country is now the Perodua Alza both this month with 3,474 units and 6.9% and year-to-date at 9,656 sales and 7.4%, passing the Proton Persona. The Toyota Avanza, boosted by the new generation, more than doubles its market share vs. February at 2.6% and #9 thanks to 1,314 sales.
Other great performers this month include the Kia Sportage up from outside the Top 50 last month to #23, the VW Passat beautifully holding itself within the Malaysian Top 25 at #24, the Honda CR-Z up 16 spots to #28 and the Peugeot 308 staying robust at #30. There are 2 newcomers in the Top 50, both in their first full month of sales in the country: the Nissan NV200 at #41 and the Toyota Prius c at #42.
Previous month: Malaysia February 2012: Suzuki Swift in Top 10 for the first time
One year ago: Malaysia March 2012: Perodua Myvi leads, Honda Insight up to #14
Full April 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Malaysia April 2012:
| Pos | Model | Mar | % | Feb | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Perodua Myvi | 7,737 | 15.4% | 1 | 22,213 | 17.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Proton Saga | 6,474 | 12.9% | 2 | 17,218 | 13.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Perodua Viva | 4,751 | 9.5% | 3 | 12,812 | 9.9% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Perodua Alza | 3,474 | 6.9% | 6 | 9,656 | 7.4% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Proton Persona | 3,462 | 6.9% | 4 | 9,559 | 7.4% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Toyota Vios | 2,979 | 5.9% | 5 | 7,901 | 6.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Toyota Hilux | 2,469 | 4.9% | 7 | 6,251 | 4.8% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Proton Exora | 2,358 | 4.7% | 8 | 6,502 | 5.0% | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Toyota Avanza | 1,314 | 2.6% | 11 | 1,961 | 1.5% | 10 | 14 |
| 10 | Nissan Grand Livina | 1,003 | 2.0% | 9 | 2,962 | 2.3% | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Toyota Camry | 949 | 1.9% | 16 | 1,481 | 1.1% | 14 | 13 |
| 12 | Suzuki Swift | 740 | 1.5% | 10 | 1,757 | 1.4% | 11 | 19 |
| 13 | Mitsubishi Triton | 672 | 1.3% | 12 | 1,650 | 1.3% | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Naza Forte | 646 | 1.3% | 13 | 1,586 | 1.2% | 13 | 17 |
| 15 | Toyota Corolla Altis | 607 | 1.2% | 18 | 1,047 | 0.8% | 18 | 18 |
| 16 | Nissan Navara | 497 | 1.0% | 21 | 935 | 0.7% | 21 | 26 |
| 17 | Toyota Innova | 486 | 1.0% | 15 | 1,387 | 1.1% | 16 | 20 |
| 18 | Isuzu D-Max | 460 | 0.9% | 17 | 993 | 0.8% | 19 | 16 |
| 19 | Ford Fiesta | 372 | 0.7% | 19 | 974 | 0.7% | 20 | 24 |
| 20 | Honda Insight | 356 | 0.7% | 28 | 797 | 0.6% | 22 | 21 |
| 21 | Nissan Teana | 341 | 0.7% | 38 | 1,080 | 0.8% | 17 | 23 |
| 22 | Honda City | 337 | 0.7% | - | 342 | 0.3% | 43 | 10 |
| 23 | Kia Sportage | 325 | 0.6% | n/a | 419 | 0.3% | 36 | n/a |
| 24 | VW Passat | 301 | 0.6% | 22 | 664 | 0.5% | 25 | n/a |
| 25 | Proton Inspira | 289 | 0.6% | 14 | 1,448 | 1.1% | 15 | 11 |
| 26 | Nissan Livina X-Gear | 284 | 0.6% | n/a | 512 | 0.4% | 30 | n/a |
| 27 | Toyota Fortuner | 277 | 0.6% | 24 | 593 | 0.5% | 26 | 49 |
| 28 | Honda CR-Z | 262 | 0.5% | 44 | 369 | 0.3% | 40 | n/a |
| 29 | Nissan Sylphy | 240 | 0.5% | 25 | 711 | 0.5% | 24 | 30 |
| 30 | Peugeot 308 | 226 | 0.4% | 30 | 458 | 0.4% | 33 | 45 |
| 31 | Toyota Prius | 223 | 0.4% | 50 | 347 | 0.3% | 42 | 34 |
| 32 | Peugeot 207 | 217 | 0.4% | 26 | 557 | 0.4% | 27 | 50 |
| 33 | Toyota Hiace | 211 | 0.4% | 27 | 511 | 0.4% | 31 | 41 |
| 34 | Toyota Rush | 211 | 0.4% | 34 | 445 | 0.3% | 34 | 33 |
| 35 | Hyundai Sonata | 204 | 0.4% | 35 | 524 | 0.4% | 29 | 28 |
| 36 | Mazda3 | 199 | 0.4% | 23 | 547 | 0.4% | 28 | 43 |
| 37 | Hyundai i10 | 195 | 0.4% | 20 | 735 | 0.6% | 23 | 29 |
| 38 | VW Golf | 193 | 0.4% | 39 | 387 | 0.3% | 38 | 32 |
| 39 | Hyundai Tucson | 180 | 0.4% | 33 | 464 | 0.4% | 32 | 42 |
| 40 | Kia Optima | 170 | 0.3% | 29 | 367 | 0.3% | 41 | n/a |
| 41 | Nissan NV200 | 167 | 0.3% | n/a | 179 | 0.1% | 51 | - |
| 42 | Toyota Prius c | 163 | 0.3% | n/a | 188 | 0.1% | 50 | - |
| 43 | Suzuki Alto | 155 | 0.3% | 37 | 338 | 0.3% | 44 | n/a |
| 44 | Mazda2 | 145 | 0.3% | 32 | 424 | 0.3% | 35 | 40 |
| 45 | Mitsubishi Pajero Sport | 138 | 0.3% | 42 | 324 | 0.2% | 45 | n/a |
| 46 | Nissan Urvan | 136 | 0.3% | 31 | 393 | 0.3% | 37 | 47 |
| 47 | Honda Jazz | 127 | 0.3% | n/a | 157 | 0.1% | 55 | n/a |
| 48 | Lexus CT200h | 126 | 0.3% | 41 | 292 | 0.2% | 46 | n/a |
| 49 | Mitsubishi ASX | 120 | 0.2% | 43 | 269 | 0.2% | 47 | n/a |
| 50 | Chery Eastar | 119 | 0.2% | 36 | 380 | 0.3% | 39 | 31 |
| 51 | Honda Stream | 112 | 0.2% | n/a | 127 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
Source: www.motortrader.com.my







