Malaysia April 2012: Proton Prevé makes its first appearance
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The car market in Malaysia is down 7% year-on-year in April at 45,771 registrations, bringing the 2012 year-to-date total to 178,993 units, down 12% on 2011. Traditionally very stable, the Malaysian models ranking is no different this month with the Top 4 identical to last month and the 2012 year-to-date ranking: the Perodua Myvi leads at 14.5%, followed by the Proton Saga at 11.2%, the Perodua Viva at 10.1% and the Perodua Alza at 6.5%.
The Toyota Hilux new generation is up two spots to a brilliant 5th place with 2,683 sales and 5.9% while the big event this month is the arrival of the all-new Proton Prevé at #16 with 494 units and 1.1% share. Other great performers in April include the Honda Accord at #17, the Honda CR-V at #21, the Toyota Prius c up 20 spots to #22 and the Hyundai Elantra up to #26.
Previous month: Malaysia March 2012: Perodua Alza up to #4
One year ago: Malaysia April 2011: Proton Saga leads the way
Full April 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Malaysia April 2012:
| Pos | Model | Apr | % | Mar | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Perodua Myvi | 6,619 | 14.5% | 1 | 28,832 | 16.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Proton Saga | 5,129 | 11.2% | 2 | 22,347 | 12.5% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Perodua Viva | 4,625 | 10.1% | 3 | 17,437 | 9.7% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Perodua Alza | 2,985 | 6.5% | 4 | 12,641 | 7.1% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Toyota Hilux | 2,683 | 5.9% | 7 | 8,934 | 5.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Toyota Vios | 2,665 | 5.8% | 6 | 10,566 | 5.9% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Proton Persona | 2,540 | 5.5% | 5 | 12,099 | 6.8% | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Proton Exora | 1,563 | 3.4% | 8 | 8,065 | 4.5% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Toyota Avanza | 1,161 | 2.5% | 9 | 3,122 | 1.7% | 10 | 14 |
| 10 | Nissan Grand Livina | 638 | 1.4% | 10 | 3,600 | 2.0% | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Naza Forte | 582 | 1.3% | 14 | 2,168 | 1.2% | 13 | 17 |
| 12 | Mitsubishi Triton | 579 | 1.3% | 13 | 2,229 | 1.2% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Toyota Innova | 540 | 1.2% | 17 | 1,927 | 1.1% | 14 | 20 |
| 14 | Suzuki Swift | 539 | 1.2% | 12 | 2,296 | 1.3% | 11 | 19 |
| 15 | Toyota Corolla Altis | 535 | 1.2% | 15 | 1,582 | 0.9% | 17 | 18 |
| 16 | Proton Prevé | 494 | 1.1% | - | 494 | 0.3% | 47 | - |
| 17 | Honda Accord | 487 | 1.1% | n/a | 656 | 0.4% | 33 | 22 |
| 18 | Honda City | 457 | 1.0% | 22 | 799 | 0.4% | 28 | 10 |
| 19 | Isuzu D-Max | 444 | 1.0% | 18 | 1,437 | 0.8% | 18 | 16 |
| 20 | Nissan Livina X-Gear | 437 | 1.0% | 26 | 949 | 0.5% | 23 | n/a |
| 21 | Honda CR-V | 413 | 0.9% | - | 415 | 0.2% | 50 | n/a |
| 22 | Toyota Prius c | 404 | 0.9% | 42 | 592 | 0.3% | 39 | - |
| 23 | Ford Fiesta | 372 | 0.8% | 19 | 1,346 | 0.8% | 19 | 24 |
| 24 | Nissan Navara | 359 | 0.8% | 16 | 1,294 | 0.7% | 21 | 26 |
| 25 | VW Polo | 296 | 0.6% | 52 | 593 | 0.3% | 38 | 48 |
| 26 | Hyundai Elantra | 294 | 0.6% | - | 294 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
| 27 | Honda Jazz | 268 | 0.6% | 47 | 425 | 0.2% | 49 | n/a |
| 28 | Toyota Fortuner | 262 | 0.6% | 27 | 855 | 0.5% | 25 | 49 |
| 29 | VW Golf | 247 | 0.5% | 38 | 634 | 0.4% | 34 | 32 |
| 30 | Nissan Teana | 245 | 0.5% | 21 | 1,325 | 0.7% | 20 | 23 |
| 31 | Honda Insight | 227 | 0.5% | 20 | 1,024 | 0.6% | 22 | 21 |
| 32 | Toyota Camry | 203 | 0.4% | 11 | 1,684 | 0.9% | 15 | 13 |
| 33 | Nissan Sylphy | 192 | 0.4% | 29 | 903 | 0.5% | 24 | 30 |
| 34 | Mazda3 | 185 | 0.4% | 36 | 732 | 0.4% | 29 | 43 |
| 35 | Toyota Hiace | 185 | 0.4% | 33 | 661 | 0.4% | 32 | 41 |
| 36 | Proton Inspira | 179 | 0.4% | 25 | 1,627 | 0.9% | 16 | 11 |
| 37 | Toyota Prius | 176 | 0.4% | 31 | 523 | 0.3% | 44 | 34 |
| 38 | VW Passat | 174 | 0.4% | 24 | 838 | 0.5% | 26 | n/a |
| 39 | Hyundai Tucson | 170 | 0.4% | 39 | 634 | 0.4% | 35 | 42 |
| 40 | Kia Optima | 166 | 0.4% | 40 | 533 | 0.3% | 43 | n/a |
| 41 | Hyundai Sonata | 158 | 0.3% | 35 | 682 | 0.4% | 30 | 28 |
| 42 | Toyota Rush | 156 | 0.3% | 34 | 601 | 0.3% | 36 | 33 |
| 43 | Kia Sportage | 152 | 0.3% | 23 | 571 | 0.3% | 40 | n/a |
| 44 | Nissan Urvan | 149 | 0.3% | 46 | 542 | 0.3% | 41 | 47 |
| 45 | Honda CR-Z | 139 | 0.3% | 28 | 508 | 0.3% | 46 | n/a |
| 46 | Peugeot 308 | 138 | 0.3% | 30 | 596 | 0.3% | 37 | 45 |
| 47 | Mitsubishi Pajero Sport | 135 | 0.3% | 45 | 459 | 0.3% | 48 | n/a |
| 48 | Chery Eastar | 133 | 0.3% | 50 | 513 | 0.3% | 45 | 31 |
| 49 | Peugeot 207 | 124 | 0.3% | 32 | 681 | 0.4% | 31 | 50 |
| 50 | Mazda2 | 110 | 0.2% | 44 | 534 | 0.3% | 42 | 40 |
| 51 | Hyundai i10 | 100 | 0.2% | 37 | 835 | 0.5% | 27 | 29 |
Source: www.motortrader.com.my
Note: this ranking excludes sales of Mercedes, BMW and Mini models are these were not communicated.







