Proton Saga 39,246 new cars changed hands this month in Malaysia, and the Perodua Myvi is #1 for the third month in a row at a strong 14.4% share. The facelifted Proton Saga comes in at #2 with 5,314 sales and a solid 13.5% market share, one percentage point above…
Proton Saga FL Solid first month of the year in Malaysia at 53,114 registrations, and Proton is back in shape with the Saga (helped by the facelifted FL model) back in #2 7,128 sales and 13.4% share, only 48 units below the Perodua Myvi. The entire Top 9 is identical to…
Perodua Myvi The Perodua Myvi finishes the year on a high at 8,289 sales and 15.6% share in December, bringing its 2010 total to 77,657 sales and 13.3% of the Malaysian market and making it the best-selling car in Malaysia for the 5th consecutive year in spite of a 14%…
For its last month before the arrival of the FL restyled version, the Proton Saga reclaims the #1 spot with an impressive 13.6% market share. However it is still #2 year-to-date with 67,779 sales (12.8%) vs. 69,368 (13.1%) for the Perodua Myvi, #2 in November at 12.2%. The Top 5…
Perodua Myvi In October the Perodua Myvi reclaims the #1 spot in the Malaysian sales with close to 15% market share (13.1% YTD). The Proton Saga drops to 2nd but still delivers a mammoth 12.9% market share, ahead of the Perodua Viva, slowing down slightly at 10.7%. The Top 5…
Proton Saga 6 Malaysian models in the Top 7 this month, with the Top 3 accounting for 38% of the market! #3 in August, the Proton Saga climbs back into the lead with 5,582 registrations and a gargantuan 13.4% market share. It is #2 year-to-date with 55,374 sales (12.7%). The…
Perodua Myvi in Malaka, Malaysia April 2008 Perodua Viva in Malaka, Malaysia April 2008 A couple of years of stability in a traditionally turbulent market, 2008 and 2009 see the continuing rule of the Perodua Myvi at 17.5% share in 2009 and close to 90,000 sales in both years. It…
The Perodua Myvi takes the lead of Malaysian charts in 2006. 2006 is a difficult year for Malaysian new car sales, down -13% to 478.469 units, the harshest year-on-year drop since 1998 during the economic crisis. In 1985 the local brand Proton was launched and topped the national sales charts for…
Perodua Kancil In 2004, new car sales in Malaysia leap up 15.2% year-on-year to break a new annual volume record at 487.313 units. After falling apart in 2003 (-26.8%), Proton stops the rot with a 7.2% uptick to 34.6% share, widening the gap with Perodua (-1.8%) at 25%, but adding…
Hyundai sales in Malaysia are up 3-fold year-on-year in 2003. After two consecutive years of record annual volumes, Malaysia takes a breather in 2003 dropping -3.8% to 423.184, still only the 2nd time in history the market is above 400.000 units. 2003 marks the year local carmaker Proton starts to…
The Proton Waja ranks #3 in Malaysia for the 2nd straight year. The Malaysian new car market signs a 4th consecutive double-digit gain in 2002 at +10.4% leading to the very first annual volume above 400.000 units at 439.814. For the first time since 1997 and only the third time…
The Proton Wira remains the most popular vehicle in Malaysia. In 2000, Malaysia continues its recovery with new car sales up 18.8% in 2000 to 343.350. Finally, the two local carmakers let go a tiny bit of their hold on their national market: Proton (+14.9%) drops its share slightly to…
The Perodua Kancil is now less than 5.000 sales off the #1 models spot. After freefalling -58.7% in 1998 due to the economic crisis hitting the country, new car sales in Malaysia bounce right back at +75.8% to 289.037 units, the highest annual volume since 1996. The two local carmakers…
The Proton Saga reclaims the Malaysian pole position in a difficult context. The financial crisis hits the Malaysian new car market full frontal in 1998: sales implode down -58.7% to just 164.402 units, the lowest annual result since 1993 (151.776). In uncertain times, consumers tend to return to trusted values…
The Perodua Kancil is up to #2 in Malaysia in 1997. New car sales in Malaysia enjoy a 4th consecutive record year at 397.643 registrations, thanks to a 4th straight double-digit gain at +11.5%. Logically Proton (+11.8%) drives its home market with a stable 49.5% share, while other local Perodua…