The Perodua Bezza holds 14.2% of the Malaysian market in August. Today is a big day: for the first time since 2016 we have access to detailed models data for Malaysia, with brands also available. In August, 74,955 new cars hit Malaysian roads. Perodua is the most popular carmaker in…
The Perodua Bezza is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in 2023. Discover close to 40 years on Malaysian Historical Data here. According to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA), new vehicle sales in Malaysia are up 10.9% year-on-year in 2023 to an all-time high 799,731 units, eclipsing the previous record of…
The Proton X50 is a rebadged Geely Coolray. The Malaysian new car market gains 10.3% year-on-year to 366,037 units. Note 2022 was a record year in the country with 720,658 sales, up 41.6% on the year prior. According to local manufacturers association MAA, the robustness of the automobile sector in…
The new Ativa (aka Daihatsu Rocky) couldn't prevent Perodua's fall in 2021. Note Full Year 2020 data is also included in this article. The Malaysian new vehicle market is down -4.5% year-on-year over the Full Year 2021 to 508,911 units vs. 533,129 in 2020. Note Mercedes and Peugeot have stopped…
YTD Proton sales are now up vs. the same period in 2019. Picture paultan.org 25/09 update: Now with total market actuals. According to final data by the Malaysian Automobile Association, the Malaysian new car market records a third consecutive year-on-year gain in August at +3.2% to 52.800 units, meaning the…
The Proton X70 breaks its all-time volume record this month. Picture paultan.org The Malaysian new car market continues to be boosted by the government's stimulus plan in July, with sales surging +13.2% year-on-year to 57.552 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -33.1% to 232.245. The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA)…
Perodua hits its second highest-ever market share at home in June. 27/08 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands. Malaysia is turning out to be one of only a handful of worldwide markets to deliver a quick V-shaped recovery post-lockdown: after stopping in April (-99.7%) and dropping -62.5% in May, new car…
The Proton Saga is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in May. 2/07 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands ranking. After grinding to a complete halt in April (-99.7%), new car sales in Malaysia are estimated to drop -62.5% year-on-year in May to 22.800 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -49%…
Malaysia was under a nationwide lockdown during April. Picture Vincent Than/AP The Malaysian nationwide “Movement Control Order”, a partial lockdown, was initiated to stem the spread of COVID-19 on March 18 and extended to May 12. The rise in confirmed cases has been drastically slowed, with 6.002 as of April 30…
Malaysia is under a Movement Control Order since March 18. On March 18, a nationwide "Movement Control Order" which equates to a partial lockdown, was implemented to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Originally scheduled to last until March 31, it was later extended to April 14, April 28 then May…
Perodua hits its 2nd highest ever market share at 46.8%. Image paultan.org The Malaysian new car market edges up 1.4% year-on-year in February to 40.403 registrations, however due to a weak result in January (-12%), the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -5.9% to 83.055. Perodua (+9.8%) is boosted…
Proton is at its highest level in 6 years at home. New vehicle sales in Malaysia drop -12% year-on-year in January to 42.623 due to the Lunar New Year falling in January this year vs. February 2019. Brand leader Perodua (-13.1%) roughly follows the market and remains ultra-dominant at 41%…
The new Saga helps propel Proton back up to #2 brand at home. Discover 35 years of Malaysian Historical Data here. 26/02 update: Now with actuals for the Top 10 models. The Malaysian new vehicle market edges up 0.9% year-on-year in 2019 to 604.287 registrations, its first time above the…
Proton sales double year-on-year in November. New vehicle sales in Malaysia soar 8.9% year-on-year in November to 52.584 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down just -0.2% to 549.445. Perodua (-3.3%) goes against the grain, falling to 38.8% share vs. 40.4% so far in 2019 whereas Proton (+100.1%) exactly doubles…
Perodua is back above 40% share of the Malaysian market. Picture paultan.org The Malaysian new vehicle market continues to benefit from weak year-ago volumes and gains 14% year-on-year to 53.870 registrations in October, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.1% to 496.861. Perodua (+16.8%) slightly outpaces the market to reach…