After an encouraging performance by the automotive industry in August, September saw another month of declining sales, according to vehicle sales data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA). Sorted by brand, the statistics revealed a less-than-stellar showing by many of the big hitters, along with some surprise upswings.
All in all, some 42,644 passenger vehicles and 5,547 commercial vehicles left dealer lots last month, resulting in a total figure of 48,191 units. That’s a decrease of 7.9% compared to the 52,312 sales garnered the month before, and 5.7% down on the 51,099 units sold in July 2015. Year-to-date figures have also seen a 13.8% decline compared to the same period the year before, at 418,433 units versus 485,489 in 2015.
Perodua leads the pack as usual, but its sales have suffered a 19.3% drop to 17,147 units, compared to August’s 21,251 units. On the other hand, Proton registered a 36.7% jump in sales, from 4,436 units to 6,062 units, likely buoyed by deliveries of the new Persona. This enabled the company to leap one spot in the rankings, to third place – this before the start of sales of the new Saga.
On the non-national end, Honda held on to second, despite sales having sunk 9.4% to 7,498 units, while Toyota’s sales last month slipped behind Proton’s, dropping 13.5% to 5,680. Nissan kept its perennial fifth place with 3,049 units sold, a nominal 2.7% decline over the month before.
Further down the field, it’s surprise, surprise – Mercedes-Benz is now the sixth most popular brand in Malaysia, its sales having grown by 21.1% to 1,183 units last month. This puts it ahead of mainstream brands Isuzu and Mazda, which registered 1,025 (-10.2%) and 1,020 units (-1.2%) respectively.
Elsewhere, gainers were led by Audi (+75%), Porsche (+39.5%), Volvo (+34.1%), Volkswagen (+28.5%) and Ford (+14.8%), while Land Rover (-44.8%), Renault (-21.5%), Peugeot (-18.3%), Subaru (-13.5%) and Hyundai (-9.3%) haven’t been having such a good month.
In terms of year-to-date sales up to last month, Perodua is still ahead with a 36.1% market share (150,889 units), followed by Honda (63,629 units), Proton (50,091 units), Toyota (44,520 units) and Nissan (30,398 units). Mazda trails behind at 10,084 units, the only other carmaker here to have reached five-digit sales.
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Some Honda City, Toyota Vios & Perodua Bezza pre-buyer has go to Proton new Persona…
If you really look at the data, (excluding proton temporary spike due to new models), the overall low to mid- cost car companies are going down in sales, and the luxury and supercar companies seems to be moving in an upward curve.
This comes to show that the rich are getting richer (more purchases) and the poor are getting poorer.
Welcome to the tell tell signs of economic decline. Thanks government. You’re doing a bang-up job.
There are still a lot of slumcat millionaires.
Will a stallkeeper selling hotcat burger ultimately be able to purchase a Mercedes?
Top 5 are cars (P1, P2, Toyota, Honda, Nissan) for the B40. Ratio almost correct 230K/420K units YTD.
2050 nnt … B40 akan jadi B70
Hey hey hey don’t undermine the stall hawkers. Imagine the popular ones who sell street food managed to get around RM500 profit per day (after considering capital and rent, if any), times 6 days a week, times 4. U can get RM12000 per month!
Just stay away from along and pray that no gangsters/city enforcers are coming to ask for protection money.
Come on bro, Buy more Toyota!
UMW untung, KWSP lebeh dividen !!
Is it true..produa stopped prpduction for Bezza. Just got info from internal friend
Its true, uhuhuhuhu… My customers r cancelling their bookings. Even my special early afterlife package not gud enuff, uhuhuhuhu….. All go to Saga3 & Persona2, uhuhuhu…..
Is there a released news about perodua stopping production for Bezza or just internal gossip? Really stop production ka?
What i heard that one of their main supplier factory burnt down in Rawang…no parts supply for p2…..
Proton launching this, launching that yet still behind Honda. Talk about efficiency. Perodua is another league by its own.
Perodua is always in Champions League.
Proton is in Division 3 playing against non professionals.(sometime,matches fixed by bookies).
Here,the bookie….BAILOUT
Nevermind. Honda and Proton are still in one big company which is DRB Hicom
How can be same level with champions league if all the p2 technology is given free by other brands ie daihatsu and toyota? Very confusing here.This is called jaguh kampung who can’t even make own team by own efforts.Total Malaysian auto industry is a full of fraud,corrupted and in terribly cancerous decease.Disaster
That is a good one DRB. The only difference is one is “lean/healthy” & the other are on “Drips/ICU”.
Toyota sales are red,
Protons are blue,
If it is going to continue like this,
Habis la Sam Loo.
Good job Proton.
When data goes down, it must be true so we must bash Gov.
When data goes up, ini mesti tipoo so we must bash Gov.
With so many new models launched & yet there is a decrease of 7.9% overall. This is a sure sign of economic slow down.
Very good. I hope they start to make a profit soon.
it is not impressive for p1 again as they only sold more cars than Toyota and they only had an increase of 1626 cars compared to August so where are all the figures they gave? I was assuming to be at least 2nd. it shows all is BS and lie by DRB as usual. the main reason for Toyota sales being lower was customers waiting for new Vios to come out. all P1 staff are will be making comments check your facts. BTW you are still 12000 cars per month behind P2.
Booking and delivered are two different things. Learn to differentiate. Stupid.
if Im stupid then what are you? rude and no manners. I have right to express what I know at least Im not on petty cash pay by proton to post for them good things. FYI, I am a 68 years old automotive engineer who worked for Ford and also did some work form MAI before I retire.
68 already? Please keep up to date. he also expressing his view and opinion and yeah he is rude.. this is internet everyone rude.. if you can’t handle that. Then keep your opinion to yourself..
Then uncle please help ford,
They are dying with many manufacturing factory closing down
If Toyota commercial vehicle of 14k is not included, P1 will be in No3 spot. What is surprising is Merc sold 1183 units in Sept alone which out-sell many non luxury cars.
Waiting for butthurt bashers comment like p1 got better sales than Toyota because it is cheaper, not it is good.
Lol
Says this for japanese cars too,
Not because there are good compare to continental cars because the Japs cars are cheaper to purchase and thus can sell in higher quantity .e.g Nissan almera, vios , city compare to cheapest model from BMW , Merc ,Audi , volvo
Get the point !!!. affordability
Inb4 Proton back to No.1 is certain coz it’s P1! and Audi minuscule 70 against Merc 1,183??!
November predictions:
1.saga
2.bezza
3.persona
4.civic
5.vios
TakNak Vios. Honda City ftw!!
Lexus still better than volvo and audi…
I really do not know what the LEXUS car brand stand for
I know very well what this stands
1) Mercedes = comfort
2) BMW =handling
3) Audi = outstanding quattro
4) Volvo = Renowned safety
5) LEXUS = PODAH AND COPY CAT !! NEVER THE BENCH MARK OF THE ABOVE FOUR BRANDS VALUE STAND FOR .
LEXUS IS WORST THAN OR BELOW MERCEDES , BMW , VOLVO AND AUDI . CONGRATULATION TO LEXUS FOR BEING FIRST RATED COUNTING FROM THE BOTTOM .
Lexus copy who?
A bad year for Toyota. With 3 months to go.
The era of AP RECON USED CAR have finally reached an end point from 2016 onwards, see how MERC-BENZ perform… SOHAI –> AP !
Should be:
1. Saga(cheapest “reliable” car at the market)
2. Persona/Iriz (people are buying the premium persona and cheapest iriz)
3. Bezza (slowdown due to rear design)
4. Jazz/City (more promotion to maintain the sales)
5. Vios (J or E)
Fuel efficient/cheap price A/B segment ≥ all
1. bezza
2. saga
3. city
4. persona
5. almera
…
Vios won’t be in top 5 until next gen with better rear and equipments. Almera will continue to fight Vios just because Nissan like to give crazy offer and breaking their own RV.
And yet despite the slow down, there is still 320 Porsche, 194 Land Rover, 66 Jaguar & 6 Lambo sold till Sept 2016. This goes to show that the super rich are NOT affected at all. Some may say they are immune to economic slow down.
Mickey
You r damn right.The rich and super rich,
The super rich HAVE NEVER BEEN AFFECTED by economic slowdown.To them,buying luxury cars ….they use loose change.
For many forum contributors,the next Saga/Bezza installment is a STRUGGLE.
Coming back to the sales analysis, Proton is in SERIOUS TROUBLE.By DEc 31,P1 will sell less than 80,000units(provided they can sell 7000 units monthly for next 3 months).
Today,they r giving 6-8,000 Rm in discounts again for Suprima,Iriz,Preve.That shows these r dead ,immovable stocks.
Come April 1,2017….Proton will announce another massive loss ,at least Half Billion Rm.
So…another Bailout again.
Cos of this thing called EVERLASTING PERLINDUNGAN,ALL TAXPAYERS have to shoulder this burden.
It is becoming a NORM for BAILOUTS.Simple….just give a call to the mus.
Proton..Guiness Book Of World Records…The Private Company with the most(multiple) Bailouts.
The rich got richer. It’s always a good time for the rich to invest during the tough economy situation.
Don’t forget the corrupted ones also. They sapu millions of ringgit.
The poor will always be poor. It’s hereditary. Don’t try to overcome it, you’ll fail.
The economy is fine.
policeman, by your definition, most if not all policeman(top officer not included) are born poor hence must stay poor isit !
How come TESLA 100 units not in ? whr are dey now…
Tesla is rotting in Spanco’s yard.Pakai short while,full of repairs,bradder.Pakai Pondana (Honda) better,mah.Honda quality.
Hehe Volvo up cos we bought one here
That latest V40 has an awesome value of what you get for that price!
Volvo > all
Persona > all
Overall, 2016 has been an exciting year for Malaysian consumers, but a terrible year for car companies. Even with major all-new launches such as the Civic, Perdana, HiLux, Bezza, Persona, Saga and more… year-to-date new car sales are down 14% compared to 2015.
Even more worrying is how Mercedes-Benz has gone from strength to strength this year. There is no better proof… the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer in Malaysia.
Giving every reason for govt to claim “shopping mall penuh, kfc penuh, iphone, samsung bomb sold out, Mercedes makin laku, mana rakyat terjejas?”
And so what if the rich get richer? Our poor still much better off than before.
This is not something we should take lightly. We cannot allow the wealth disparity between the rich and poor to widen. Today, we will not feel the effects… but our children will.
Some rich people will say “So what ? I am rich man, why should I care about the poor ?” … well, you should think twice.
What happens when people get poorer ? They are increasingly deprived of basic necessities. Most will be forced to work harder and harder, overall unhappiness will increase.
Some people will become desperate, they will turn to unorthodox solutions… gambling, loan sharks, MLM, get-rich-quick scams etc.. Some will lose everything, and be forced into a life of crime.
If that someone has children, then who will provide for them ? These kids will be uneducated, they will become drug addicts, thieves and whatnot. When they grow up, they will become gang members, murderers, rapists etc..
It is all one big circle. We all need each other, rich or poor, we’re all in this together. I know this sounds cliché, but it’s true.
kek, are U referring to BR1M receiver !?
Good job Mercs! Tax the rich so no poblem.
Coz we the rich can turn brilliantly to make useful of every situation for our life! Those poor only can whine day and night at every single inconvenient to make it a big tragedy of their life.Wake up and be rich like us or sleep in hunger forever.We the richest hold the power not the poorest living in squatters.
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U dont have money but spent like a richman.. u don’t have money just stay home lor.. you can save money on petrol, tng, toll, parking n credit card already…
The rich can pay more taxes for their cars. The poor can save the environment by taking public transport. MRT is just the beginning of transport revolution in MY.
i blame bezza ugly rear for the drop of performance. people saw it on the road and cancelled their bookings
FIST, you are spot on. Many cancelled Bezza after spotting it on the street, with the back Tonggek design, a disastrous consequences to Perodua. This is the first time Perodua has designed a car (other models previously are just changing the logo) and spent a considering amount of money into doing it. They have failed miserably on the design part of the Bezza, which pissed off many potential buyers. The first thing an observer notice on Bezza when on the road – is an exclamation mark- what’s the hell is it – suspension and floor-pan can be seen from the back!! Perodua will learn from this costly mistake of their own making, and I hope they will pay more attention to the design of a car, if ever they want to design again new models in the future or just continue to changing logo, the latter seems to be a better option.
The ascending bumper (expose the suspension) is purposely designed to avoid blocking object when parking. This is good.
The rectangle rear view, like a running drawer, is a disaster. It only took 1 ugly (rear) side to destroy the other 3 nice sides (front, side).
It will be very interesting if someone from p2 can leak on the number of booking that been cancelled on bezza… hopefully, there will be one.. internet will praise him/her as our new hero!
if without commercial vehicle, toyota are dying already, commercial vehicle contribute almost half of the figure. new vios also cannot boost sale ar? honda still the best, saw a lot of new civic especially klang valley area, City HRV are already flooding our road.
Its nice to see Toyota going down the list! Pray that Toyota go down even further!
Ford sales of passenger cars have jumped 63 in Sept compared to 56 cars last month. What a “stunning” increase SDAC. Wake up and smell the coffee. Your passenger cars are overpriced compared to the competition.
Not only overpriced, but their service is left to be desired as well. When Fiesta was launched back in 2010, they sell thousands every month, now, it has became a pathetic double digits.
The reason is non other than the abysmal service by SDAC, they are on track to replace VW as the most hated conti distibutor and service center in Malaysia, what an “achievement”. SDAC has the worst logistic management among all conti brands in Malaysia. Recently, Persasa Auto, one of Ford’s dealer in Klang Valley just scrap Ford for good and now they have changed to selling…. Mazda! This chapter alone tells you what’s happening to Ford on Malaysia!
Ford should look into this serious issue and throw SDAC out of the window, let Detriot appoint some mat salleh to Malaysia and take over themself, just like what VW did in Malaysia recently, if not, Ford is destine to a constant slump. Mampus Sime Darby, Come in Ford, save this brand in Malaysia!
I notice all Naza makes not selling well. Peugeot the worst. Kia bad, even Citreon is dead. Naza brands got no quality and bad service. If Sime Darby is bad, i think Naza is worse!
Uhh, VW just change from one Mat Salleh to another Mat Salleh. Wun make a diff, definitely wun save from DSGgate & dieselgate.
John – At least VW selling better each month. Ford passenger cars used to sell in 3 figures, now just 2 figures. Peugeot, no selling at all. All those who bought are selling it off at a loss.
on average 50k cars were sold per month. 50K!! yet we complain about traffic jam. buat Highway banyak mana pon, it will never be enough when we have too many cars on the road
Betul tu. We should start scrapping plan for 5-year cars.
And yet produa still to loose their alza due to source company to stop production and proton still yet to release their small MPV model later this year
Thats why i said, Alza was dead car compared to Exora. U can see more Exoras on the road compared to Alzas.
And these fact guarantee one thing that holds true. The market will be flooded with used cars next year.
Maybe those who doing national car sales business now all go buy merc already. That’s why national car and merc sales both goes up. Logik tak ?
Logik tu logik, otak kanak2, memang logik