Malaysia April 2026: Proton up 47.9%, total volume up 20.9%

The Proton e.MAS 5 ranks #11 in Malaysia in April.

Note: February and March data is also included in the data section of this article.

The Malaysian new car market is estimated to total 78,100 units in April, up a fantastic 20.9% year-on-year. This way, the year-to-date tally tilts into positive territory at an estimated 269,800 units, up 3.1% on 2025. Perodua (+17.1%) holds a strong 41.1% share but fellow local Proton (+47.9%) advances faster once again to 23% of the market. Toyota (-9.7%) and Honda (-8.3%) both suffer while Omoda Jaecoo (+78.5%) brilliantly rounds out the Top 5 ahead of Mitsubishi (+57.8%) and Mazda (+109.4%) also in great shape. BYD (+34.8%) and newcomer Jetour (#9) also manage to insert themselves into the Top 10. iCaur (aka iCar) also impresses at #14.

Model-wise, after being knocked down by the Proton Saga in in January, the Perodua Bezza (+25.3%) reclaims the top spot from February onwards and ranks #1 year-to-date with sales up 4.9%. Meanwhile the Saga (+61.9%) continues to shine at 10.5% share vs. 11.1% so far this year despite falling to #3 in March. The Perodua Axia (+10.3%) closes the podium ahead of the Myvi (+4.7%) and Alza (+14.1%). The Proton X50 aka Geely Coolray is up 34.3% YTD to #6 vs. #10 over the Full Year 2025 while the Proton S70 aka Geely Emgrand is up 33.4% YTD to #8 vs. #14 over FY2025. Four newcomers are inside the Top 20: the Perodua Traz (#9), Proton e.MAS 5 aka Geely EX2 (#11), Mitsubishi Force (#15) and Jetour T2 (#20).

Previous post: Malaysia January 2026: Proton at 29.2% share, places Saga at #1 and e.MAS 7 at #5

One year ago: Malaysia April 2025: Proton up to 18.8% share, e.MAS 7 in Top 20

Full February, March and April 2026 Top 20 brands and Top 20 models below.