Malaysia November 2016: Proton resists best in market down 12.5%

Proton sales are lifted by the new generation Persona. 

* See the Top 45 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title *

The Malaysian new car market continues to struggle: after dropping 14% in October, it is down another 12.5% in November to 49.085 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down 14% to 515.293 units. For once, Proton (+2%) is the manufacturer in the Top 6 to resist the best to this adversary environment: it is even the only one registering a year-on-year gain. Market leaders Perodua (-9%) and Honda (-4%) outpace the market but below Proton, Toyota (-33%), Nissan (-18%) and Isuzu (-13%) fare worse. Mercedes (+5%) and most impressively BMW (+22%) fare the best in the Top 10. Further down, Hino (+24%), Subaru (+49%), Mitsubishi Fuso (+19%), Volvo (+48%) and Chevrolet (+28%) shine inside the Top 20.

Previous month: Malaysia October 2016: Perodua, Honda, Proton resist, market at -14%

One year ago: Malaysia November 2015: Discover the Top 80 models (BSCB Exclusive)

Full November 2016 Top 45 All-brands ranking table below.