Malaysia January 2025: Perodua Axia snaps first place, Proton eMas 7 launches

The Proton eMas 7 is the best-selling EV in Malaysia for its first month in market.

54,332 new light vehicles hit Malaysian roads in January. Perodua continues to suffocate the brands charts with a splendid 42.8% share vs. 41.8% over the Full Year 2024 which was an annual record. Proton also progress vs. last year at 17.8% of the market, back above Toyota (15%) which was #2 last month. Honda stays at #4 while Mitsubishi is up one spot on December to #5 and Chery up two to #6. After four straight months at a record #5, newcomer Jaecoo falls back to a more reasonable 7th place this time. As a reminder it ranked #12 over the Full Year 2024. Haval impresses at #15 vs. #27 over FY24 and MG is up to #18 vs. #24.

Model-wise, the Perodua Axia passes traditional leader the Perodua Bezza for the first time since last September, doing so in a definitive manner at 13.1% share vs. 9.4% for the Bezza. The Perodua Myvi reclaims the third position it held over the FY24 for just 3 sales above the Proton Saga. The Alza and Ativa ensures there are 5 Peroduas in the Top 6 as it was the case over the FY24. #5 in December, the Toyota Hilux falls back to #11 this month while the Honda City is down from #7 to #13. We welcome the Proton eMas 7 aka Geely EX5 at #26, directly landing at the #1 spot among EVs. 

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Full January 2025 Top 49 All brands and Top 229 All models below.