Proton hits its highest market share at home in 5.5 years. New vehicle sales in Malaysia benefit from a particularly weak year-ago result due to the end of a no-GST period to soar 43% year-on-year in September to 44.666 registrations, with the year-to-date tally now down -2.6% to 442.991. Brand…
Proton hits its highest market share at home since July 2015. For the third consecutive month, the Malaysian new vehicle market suffers from an unusual high year-ago comparison base as GST was temporarily scrapped between June and August 2018. As a result this month's sales drop -22% year-on-year to 51.148…
The facelifted Saga helps keep Proton sales in positive in July. New vehicle sales in Malaysia continue to suffer from an artificially high year ago comparison set linked to the temporary scrapping of GST then, with July volumes down -25.7% on what was the 2nd largest volume in history in…
Proton sales are up 23.4% in a market down -29.4%. In June the Malaysia new vehicle market suffers from an artificially high comparison base in June 2018 when the GST was removed and drops a heavy -29.4% year-on-year to 45.526 units, yet the H1 tally is in positive at +2.3% to…
The Proton Saga topped Malaysian charts from 1986 to 1993, peaking at 52.2% share in 1992. 18/07/2019 update: Now with All-brands and All-models data from 1990 to 2006 (15 additional articles). Historical data spanning the past three decades is available on BSCB. Witness the oppressing domination of Proton during the…
Proton hits its highest volume and share in almost 4 years at home. The Malaysia new vehicle market surges 41.4% year-on-year in May to 60.780 units, the result of sales held a year ago in the wake of a June 1 GST scrapping, with the year-to-date volume now up 12.7%…
The new X70 lifts Proton to #2 brand at home. New vehicle sales in Malaysia are up 6.1% year-on-year in April to 49.964 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.9% to 193.028. Brand leader Perodua (+11%) easily outpaces the market to deliver its 2nd highest market share ever at…
The new X70 (a rebadged Geely Boyue) is boosting Proton sales this year. The Malaysian new vehicle market is perking up in March at +9.6% year-on-year to 54.776 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.9% to 143.064. Brand leader Perodua once again outperforms its home market with a 12.3% surge…
Proton posts the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 15 at +37%. New vehicle sales in Malaysia edge down 1.8% year-on-year in February to 39.838 units, yet the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +3.7% to 88.288. Market leader Perodua (+0.7%) once again outperforms the market to a strong 43.3% share,…
The all-new Aruz SUV helps Perodua up 13.7% this month. The Malaysian new car market is up a sturdy 8.5% year-on-year in January to 48.450 units, and brand leader Perodua (+13.7%) outpaces this growth to reach a very imposing 41.5% share, the third time in the past 4 months that…
The Perodua Myvi is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia. Consult close to 20 years of Malaysian Historical Data here. This post has now been updated with official Perodua models data. New vehicle sales in Malaysia gain 3.8% year-on-year in 2018 to 598.714 units, the largest annual score since 2015, with…
At 43.7%, Perodua posts its 2nd largest ever market share in Malaysia. New car sales in Malaysia drop 1.8% year-on-year in November to 48.282 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 5.5% to 550.526 units. Thanks to a 27% surge, brand leader Perodua hits its 2nd best ever market…
Perodua vastly outperforms its home market at +18% to 41.3% share. The Malaysian new vehicle market is stabilising after a few month of turbulence due to the absence of GST in July and August, then replaced by the SST in September. October sales edge up 0.5% year-on-year to 47.273 units,…
Is a rebadged Geely Boyue the key to Proton's fortune reversal at home? It would appear so. * See the Top 45 All-brands by clicking on the title * After three months boosted by the absence of GST, now that prices are back to normal the Malaysian market logically falls…
Mazda sales are up 143% year-on-year in Malaysia in August. * See the Top 45 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Malaysian new car market continues to benefit from the removal of the 6% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on all car purchases initiated on June 1, with sales…