The Perodua Myvi ranks #2 in Malaysia in February. 66,179 new light vehicles hit Malaysian roads in February, bringing the year-to-date tally to 120,511 after two months. Perodua (+47.4%) tightens its grip on the brands charts further to an outstanding 47.4% share vs. 45.3% so far this year and a…
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…
Perodua Axia sales are up 17.1% year-on-year in 2024. Discover 40 years of Malaysian Historical Data here. It's another record year for the Malaysian new car market at +2.9% to 856,292 on a revised 2023 figure. Local behemoth Perodua (+8.4%) beats its home market to improve its share from 39.7%…
The Honda HR-V ranks inside the Malaysian Top 10 in November. The Malaysian new car market amounts to 71,818 units in November, leading to a year-to-date tally at 771,863. We have very stable rankings both for brands and models. Perodua holds 44.3% market share, a smidge below its October level,…
The Jaecoo J7 is now just outside the Malaysian Top 10. We now have access to October data for Malaysia, when 75,044 new light vehicles were registered. After falling to 38.8% share in September, Perodua climbs back up to 44.9% this month, that's still lower than the 46.3% it managed…
The Perodua Axia is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in September. Malaysia has now well and truly returned to BSCB with September 2024 data now available and October coming up soon. 61,075 new light vehicles found a buyer in the country in September. Local brand leader Perodua has a tough…
The Perodua Bezza holds 14.2% of the Malaysian market in August. Today is a big day: for the first time since 2016 we have access to detailed models data for Malaysia, with brands also available. In August, 74,955 new cars hit Malaysian roads. Perodua is the most popular carmaker in…
The Perodua Bezza is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in 2023. Discover close to 40 years on Malaysian Historical Data here. According to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA), new vehicle sales in Malaysia are up 10.9% year-on-year in 2023 to an all-time high 799,731 units, eclipsing the previous record of…
Suzuki is the best-selling carmaker in Mauritius in 2022. New vehicle sales in Mauritius surge 28.4% year-on-year in 2022 to 12,271 units, a new all-time record volume eclipsing the previous best of 11,317 established in 2018. Suzuki (+92.4%) almost doubles its year-ago volume to snap the top spot with 19%…
The Proton X50 is a rebadged Geely Coolray. The Malaysian new car market gains 10.3% year-on-year to 366,037 units. Note 2022 was a record year in the country with 720,658 sales, up 41.6% on the year prior. According to local manufacturers association MAA, the robustness of the automobile sector in…
Proton has reentered the Kenyan market in 2022. The Kenyan new light vehicle market is down -10.5% year-on-year in 2022 to 6,221 units. When adding medium and heavy commercial vehicles we come to 13,352 sales, off -6.3% on 2021. In the brands ranking and counting MCV and HCV, Isuzu reigns…
The new Ativa (aka Daihatsu Rocky) couldn't prevent Perodua's fall in 2021. Note Full Year 2020 data is also included in this article. The Malaysian new vehicle market is down -4.5% year-on-year over the Full Year 2021 to 508,911 units vs. 533,129 in 2020. Note Mercedes and Peugeot have stopped…
Kia is the most popular carmaker in Mauritius in 2021. In 2021 the Mauritian new car market rallies back up 9.7% year-on-year to 9,560 units. Kia (+33%) claims the brands top spot off Toyota (+9.6%) at 14.4% share vs. 13.4% for the Japanese manufacturer. Suzuki (+85.7%) advances two spots to…
Perodua hits its second highest-ever market share at home in June. 27/08 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands. Malaysia is turning out to be one of only a handful of worldwide markets to deliver a quick V-shaped recovery post-lockdown: after stopping in April (-99.7%) and dropping -62.5% in May, new car…
Malaysia is under a Movement Control Order since March 18. On March 18, a nationwide "Movement Control Order" which equates to a partial lockdown, was implemented to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Originally scheduled to last until March 31, it was later extended to April 14, April 28 then May…