Honda Malaysia has announced that since its July launch, the current-gen Honda Civic has sold close to 4,400 units as well as received more than 6,000 bookings as of last month. This places it at the number one spot in the non-national mid-size sedan segment, which held a 30% market share as of September 2012.
The breakdown of bookings are as follows – 1,148 for the 2.0 litre Navi, 1,292 for the 2.0 litre, 1,493 for the Civic Hybrid and 2,138 for the 1.8 litre.
“We are pleased that Civic continues to be regarded as the most preferred choice in its segment,” said Honda Malaysia CEO Yoichiro Ueno. “As we commit ourselves to provide great joy to our customers, we strive to deliver products equipped with advanced green technology that offer higher performance, better fuel economy, affordability and fun-to drive elements for our customers.”
Four variants of the ninth-gen Honda Civic are available – 1.8 (RM115,980), 2.0 (131,980), 2.0 Navi (RM136,980) and Hybrid (119,980).
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Whatever happen to those “ewwwww…ugly design” remarks during the launch. Kinda eating ones words. I mean, its really not pleasing to the eye and on the road, its even weirder looking. But hey, its selling. Malaysians will be Malaysians.
that shows the internet community has the least saying..
doesnt affect the actual sales at all. thats why, car companies never bothered much with many opinions here, except perhaps…proton.
agree CIVIC is the best car..
more reliable than any GERMAN or CONTI CRAP..
thats why not only makes good sales but VALUE is super high for even 2nd or 3rd hand car..
Good work HONDA :)
haha good car, yeah, good car. Hope your good civic will not be ‘booked’ by buyer across the strait….heha
Bcoz German and conti cars r expensive and luxury than civic so civic is more rliable lolx cheap car is still a cheap car !
LOLX Bimmer,Merc and conti cars r sampah? if civic is better than Ferrari or bimmer,let see civic trying to parking at high class nigh club or high class place,then they will kick u out lolx world wide Honda is better coz they r cheap and many ppl can afford them ! Honda and P1 is the same segment.
Like you can own one, biker….
German and conti are way more nicer,high-tech and faster than ur honda. BTW, only in bolehland honda has good resale value ~hahahaha!
world wide still honda better
sian fan boy merc.. bimmer.. conti
sudah beli sampah lagi x ngaku
Why Lee Chong Wei no use Honda?
internet community doesn’t mean they have the buying power… those who bought and going to buy not necessary internet savvy… it’s different story…
that y proton do bad..coz opinion of those internet community…proton should follow masses not minority internet community(eg in paultan)..
Yes, the quality issues and poor after sales are just peoples imagination.
Too free to be on internet during working hours are mostly on proton, civic is just a dream for them, unless we remove the protectionism or car prices.
spot on!
wahahaha…..potong drivers are free to lurk around always
Does it mean voting for gov will also not affecting them??
WE WANT PREVIOUS VERSION BACK STUPID!
About 1500 units delivered per month in the first 3 months of launch. Not too bad considering sales will spike during initial launch. As comparison Forte’s sales is about 500-600 units monthly.
These numbers are only dreams fot kia and huundai
So what.
Civic has been around for umpteen years in many generations. Its brand power is rather strong.
Forte is a new player in the automotive industry with many things going against it, but still manages 500-600 units monthly.
Its like u making a new drink, and able to sell 1/3 the annual sales of coca cola after just 2 years. So those with some intellect tell me, which one is the success story. and which one is living and milking off its old customers.
only fan boy will buy the car. those who prefer brand name and civic legacy. good and reliable brand but that’s all.
err,
mind you forte is actually the latest incarnation of spectra despite the new name.
Stop insulting the Civic by comparing it with the Forte junk….the only thing that sells is the look by the French designer.
Why not?
Plus, better interior for forte.
better interior? oh please…forte interior looks cheap.
1500 for three months is 500 per month.. forte is 500-600 per month..
Compared with old civic,this is one very not good looking car !
At least better than Almera!
Civic compare to Almera? You must be kidding. ..
agree with you,but still hold the quality.
My newly bought Civic 9th has terrible wind noise from driver side. The foreman said could be structural defect or design flaw. Really spoil the power of dream for me.
It’s all about perspective, I’ve got Civics little bro on my driveway, the NVH is worst than my uncle’s 10 year old Unser and sometimes I think my daily 20yr old Saga have better NVH. But compared to my family’s early model Alza, you are driving a dream. You have to shout when the needles is at 100kph in the Alza.
Wait until its raining
Totally, the milo-tin is so unbearably noisy when it rains…
Totally “agree”,sorry…
if your car has window visor accesories, remove it. those are the main culprits – contributing to air swirling/turbulence causing wind noise.
No visor at all. Must be a defect somewhere since passenger side don’t have the same noise at all. I read a lot of fellow owners got the same problem but Honda Malaysia no fix yet. KNS betul.
alvin, get masking tapes… tape it to the gap between door and body. if wind noise disappear, something to do there. in my mind the weatherstrips maybe need replacing.
if noise still there, now u have 2 things to keep your speed in check.
1. wind noise
2. AES.
chill mate!!
Same to my civic. Feel disappointed on this defect.
I’ve visited to SC, the foreman has tried to tape all the gap but the noise persists. The foreman suspect the problem is cause by front windscreen, and need me visit again on weekday and let them track in details.
Most of the buyer goes for the quality and reliability, the design is secondary. I could not be bothered about a car’s the design(don’t too ugly lah, like the fiat ‘tumor’ multipla’ as long as it doesn’t give me problem and value for money, i will buy.
Korean car supporters only focus on the exterior, some just buy korean car because they want something different. They do not think long term as Korean car do not have secondhand value. not to mention korean cars consume more petrol.
Yep…they do indeed suck more petrol as the US just fined them for publishing fake FC figures….
At least they don’t try to cheat their way through court like Honda did:
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/10/the-case-of-heather-peters-and-the-honda-civic-hybrid-sets-an-al/
Who gives a F**k about resale value! We have our own decision. Different people have different taste and liking.
Good luck visiting the petrol stations so often…wahaha
Malaysians like exterior more than quality mah. Even the performance of Alvin and Vivian is better than the performance of Kia or Hyundai.
Preve will still be the benchmark of C-segment cars in Malaysia, largely due to its value of money and with more gadgets.
Knowing Proton, How long will those gadget last?
Malaysian don’t like nasi lemak…
Yeah..Malaysian don’t like Tosay and Char Kuey Tiow as well.
BS, why do Malaysian cholesterol high if they don’t take Char Koay Teow?
Power window you think how long?
Its totally a different story in other country. In Singapore sales is very much worst. Same goes to U.S and Europe, not to mention China
Seriously New Ford Focus wins the Civic all round except the interior cabin space.
Elantra has lower road noise and wind noise and its 1.8 torquey engine pulls away faster than civic 2.0, you seriously need to peddle to the mettle for civic
Upcoming new Nissan Sylphy and new Mazda 3 will sure outperform civic in every aspect
Doesn’t matter, have face and second hand value more important here #malaysianlogic
U sure Elantra pulls away faster than civic?i test drove the elantra 1.8 n i felt the overall feel of the car was bad.in terms engine yeah its higher performance on paper but on the road it sucked,not to mention the lousy handling.
Civic on the other hand had very good handling and even a SOHC engine felt much torquey and had a smooth tranmission.
The Elantra’s tranny felt rather “lost” like it didnt know when to upshift or downshift
Just my 2 cents
I’m very sure you can always try again with your stopwatch 0-100 in both of these car, nonetheless elantra at that price is what you get
You can almost buy an additional viva basic if you own navi 2.0 civic , mind you Honda Malaysia service maint is very pricey plus 2.0 SOHC its the same crv engine for cost cutting purpose
I use to be a honda fan plus i own a civic and crv but the road noise and its engine nature that you really need to rev hard to keep up in phase increases fuel consumption .
Nissan and Mazda really set their phase above Honda and Toyota plus Honda is cooperating with Proton , what on earth is happening
i dun think which car hits the 100km/h mark faster is important.as a daily drive the civic did feel much better than the elantra.Yes it is the nature of the VTEC system to be reved,but it sounds good when it is reved.
The elantra engine just sounded awful.The handling was bad as it was floaty,to me a car is not about how fast it goes in a straight line,but how it behaves around corners that makes it fun to drive.
I m not against korean,i appreciate their effort.but to say it beats the time tested civic is rather outrageous,dun forget Honda has a long history in motorsports.
As for Nissan sorry to say its rather dull n much suited for elderly age group.
The one doing a remarkable job is definetlly Mazda.
u want cars that behaves around corners?? try Preve… u will impress.. and dont ever look back to honda Civic no more…
Elantra engine is shit compared to Civic. C’mon la stop misguiding others…
forget bout SG. Ppl there buy lux conti only….they won’t fork out nearly SGD80k for the COE juz to register a cheap jap/thai/korean/china car…
I see a lot of exora there
dun bluff…a lot of exora? in proton showroom? or JB plate exora? Proton sold 47 cars (all models) in SG from Jan to Sep. P2’s report card is interesting though….
http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicationsResearch/files/FactsandFigures/M03-Car_Regn_by_make.pdf
haha…got update today. Proton SG sold another 2 (TWO) cars in Oct. Total now is 49. P2 from ZERO to 1 unit…very good result hehe…
Wonder how many Preve was sold in oz
you have a good point there
but, imho, it clearly shows how automotive industry in bolehland is isolated/insulated/protected & consumers in bolehland are muted/cheated/deprived from global automotive industry
Malaysians love sushi!
Malaysians love shin chan oso..
It’s Japanese car again,the defending champion.
Where are the Koreans and VWs,all these fanboys try so hard to convince us that Koreans and VWs are god. What happen now???
Please dont try to Compare This Carp with VW. Im sure ppl like you happy with Overpriced car.
Hate Japanese Car
You compare VW with other German brand you get a bargain …..
You compare japs with VW , most will stick to the japs, I honestly find VW ,from the polo sedan until the passat kinda under spec for a car of its price. That said, it’s a good bargain if you want something a little more Continental
Go test drive a vw golf first, no need the GTI, the puny 1.4 liter TSI is enough…….then you can make your comment. Period
What car do you drive may i ask?
Civic’s little brother T_T
civic little brother?? u mean City!!… haha, then u dare to talk about VW being under spec!! bro, focus only on ur segment please!! and go and compare ur City with Preve, no match at all.. crap!!
Up to you. It’s your choice. No one is forcing you to buy Japanese family cars. It’s your choice of buying. This is a car blog.
VW’s famous DSG is now common knowledge to many now. RV of VW cars took a nose dive. Malaysians like cars with less maintenance and reliability is key.
This is something contis and kimchis can’t do
tipu la lu Sam Loo sapa kata RV jatuh. Pi check research or kenai ngan geng2 owner 2nd hand shop..
only golf GTI has good resale value in malaysia. other models in the stable, not proven yet.
Sam Lol katak bawah tempurung..
real driver drive real car . not like those koreans & vw fanboys . hahaha
Real cronies untung through NAP, can buy any car they like, not like keyboard worriers that cannot afford a real car.
Eating their own words, what else. hehe..
Best selling doesnt means best car. Then you can say proton is better. Ops. Proton not in the equation.
This car has been selling good and always been selling good.
Plot a graph of their sales vs years and u will see its more of less constant. Malaysians will be malaysian.
However, plot a graph of the sales of Korean cars and VW cars vs years, and u will see a big change over the last 2 years. Why something as obscure as korean/VW cars are looking at double digits growth in sales while Jap cars with their 40 years of history in Malaysia, is not showing growth at all. The numbers are still high, but in terms of growth, its nearly zero, while some showing negative growth.
That is the million dollar question.
Totally agreed, the reason sales vs years took a reverse is mostly because Civic and Corolla was mostly playing in its own sandbox back in the 80s through the 90s. There was literally nothing to compete with the performance or reliability of T&H. Now recently, with all T&H bashing you probably understand that the competition has turn up to 11. T&H, while still good cars in its own rights, are unable to keep up with the competition offering.
Now selling on brand loyalty, at least in Malaysia that is, but it still surprise me how much Civic they actually sold, considering all the bashing i’am reading on the comments, I thought the Civic sales actually plummeted.
At least your comment makes sense and specific to the argument.
Not like another smart alec who is making a different point. ie: 100000 vs 10 cars a year.
Percentages comparison doesn’t make sense if we are comparing 100000 vs 10 cars a year. Thanks for pointing that out captain obvious.
But for 1500 units /mth peak sales vs 500-600 a month, comparing percentages make good sense.
Plot a graph?? plot your head better!! Where you learning your math??
If you sold 100,000 car last year and you sell 101,000 this year, it only 1% increase.
If you sold 10 car last year and you sell 11 car this year, that is 10% increase.
Plot my head? Your education or lack off is rather obvious. And where i “learning my math”? Good lord.
yup..i agree..
Very good example, these butt hurt Korean fanboys really are poor in math, they think 1500 unit is comparable to 500 unit, that is 3 times different, is US$ equal to RM?
Calling ppl butt hurt again reflects a lot on your education.
You head is thick. It doesnt matter what logic is thrown at you. Logic such as rate of change and analogies such as your drink selling at 1/3 the revenue of Coke. You will just think that civic is the best and sales numbers reflects the better car.
Then Myvi is the best car in the world. Better than Ferrari and Porsche.
You think you graduate from Harvard is it, keep on looking down on others education.
When you comparing sales figure, you have to compare with same segment and price, really bodok.
Eh kawan. I didnt point a gun to you to call ppl butt hurt right? If that is not your education, then what is it?
Civic and Forte different segment ah?
Both are C segment la kawan. One famous for so many years, sales peak at 1500 since its a new launch and u guys are already celebrating. Don;t forget, Civic is doing quite poorly in other countries VTEC or not VTEC.
Another obscure so called low RV, high fuel consumption, bad service, bad handling car still able to sell 500-600 / mth. I do like the civic, but its the fanboys which treat civic like a gift from heaven, calling other makes junk that annoys me.
You just comparing Myvi with Ferrari and Porsche butt hurt.
Cause your mind is only able to think in one dimension which is sales figures.
That comparison was meant for u. Perhaps you dont have the intellect to see that. IF sales number is all important, then myvi is a better car than ferrari then.
Think before u speak.
Sarcasm requires a higher level of intelligence to understand.
For some1 who cant see beyond sales numbers, i can understand if u cant understand that comparison was a sarcastic shot at your obsession with sales numbers.
I shall not stand to your level and resort to namecalling.
They must be licking their wounds, or spending their weekends in workshops
Are you sure? I don’t buy this sushi piece of crap
Welcome to the minority
maybe u r not afford so u can say so… buy proton dude…
Eat kimchi then!
Despite that disappointing design, I heard that it actually drive well, is it true actually? Because I didn’t drove it before.
Yeap,it does.It doesn’t really look as good as some contis and koreans out there,but the handling is where it shines and Honda has done a good job on it.
I’m not a korean car hater,but I find korean cars handling to be a bit on the weak side. Engine wise, I feel that koreans are more fuel efficient,but not as punchy as Japs.
The car have terrible road and wind noise but when it comes to handling and power it’s not the best but its good… I know because I bought one
i don’t think so,as owner of this civic definitely much improve then previous model, this model gain a much comfort element and steering sharpness despite everyone critic the design,but have to admit the interior really thumb down the time for plastic-ky material
Agreed.The wind noise is very noticable at high speed. Yeah, among its competitor in the C-class segment,it handles very well in my opinion.
So, it’s same as FD civic.
My cousin’s FD civic has very loud wind noise at the back. (On par or a bit louder than my saga flx)
My aunt’s altis and camry is very comfort. But i know the handling is shit.
So, Civic is a driver’s car and corolla or camry is a passenger car.
My dad drove us on the highway, we siy comfortably in a camry but my dad has the worst experience driving the camry.
We need one more variant for the 2.0. 6MT!
And also Civic Type R JDM
totally agree with you… there are 2 confirmed buyers for a 2.0 6MT :)
Sales ranking for compact segment in US. June 2012
1. Honda Civic: 27500 unit
2. Toyota Corolla: 26647 unit
3. Ford Focus: 21186 unit
4. Chevrolet Cruze: 18983 unit
5. Hyundai Elantra: 17655 unit
6. VW Jetta sedan: 11598 unit
7. Nissan Sentra: 9211 unit
8. Mazda3: 8835 unit
oh….why so many peoples say civic only do well in Malaysia, this will hit them very BAD ^_^
Thats in US….how about Europe or Australia? Europe is known for their higher taste in cars & handling. Over there is all about Focus/Golf/Astra
I’m surprised that more people are choosing the 1.8 than the hybrid. Surely the hybrid is better value?
the 1.8 little version is much more cheaper dude, due to the car price is so high in Malaysia, you need to be a high income person to afford to buy the civic.
Its a great car. Thats why its selling like hot cakes! As usual, all the korean fanboys in deep silence now. Elantra no where to be seen! Hahaha…
Vw was never going up against the japs, the nearest would be vw jetta and that also is about 20k more exp .
This honda civic is amzing to drive and looks better the more u look at it!
Wow, using your logic, Maserati is a damn shit car because it can’t sell like hot cat!
You’re an idiot. Nuf said.
Maserati is a shit car if compare to ferrari, please think before you type ^_^
funny that maserati is also a rubbish car. thats why bad sales value. no 2nd value.
anyway; it proof that Honda is best car in the world.
see by sales fact and figure :)
Maserati = Low RV
Only in Malaysia VWs are so expensive. If you go europe country and say “Hey, My Honda is better than your VW.” They probably gonna answer “stfu, dumbass.”
I don’t think VW is cheaper in Europre ! VW Touareg,Phaeton,R even normal version of VW,they r so expensive ! if someone say like that,the best answer is urs is cheapest and my is a bit cheap.
if vw offers much cheaper prices here, then bye bye civic. jetta much more powerful TSI engine, good handling and NVH
Agree, VW will shut up all the kimchi and sushi fanboys that make noise if they drive one.
This car has been selling good and always been selling good.
Plot a graph of their sales vs years and u will see its more of less constant. Malaysians will be malaysian.
However, plot a graph of the sales of Korean cars and VW cars vs years, and u will see a big change over the last 2 years. Why something as obscure as korean/VW cars are looking at double digits growth in sales while Jap cars with their 40 years of history in Malaysia, is not showing growth at all. The numbers are still high, but in terms of growth, its nearly zero, while some showing negative growth.
That is the million dollar question. But for change myopic ppl like you, I don’t blame u if u cant see it.
dude, not many agree with you but they can’t say much as the sales number makes the talk… else how come civic still the #1… right? hahahah i’m with you…
if a car quality is judged by its sales volume, then the best car that currently in the market in Malaysia will be the Perodua Myvi as it the best selling model in Malaysia.
Actually, Civic’s design just need to get used to it. It’s actually a not bad looking car though so many bad critics.
Well, i think it just boils down to the overall car ownership satisfaction not just the full gadget list (which the Koreans can offer at much lower price) but also the after sales service, cheaper spare parts and high resale value and this is what Honda (also Toyota) excels in in M’sia car market.
On separate issue, how come paultan did not write up an article on the false fuel economy on the korean cars that was reported recently on some local daily like the Sun, Sin Chew, etc?
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/536974
This one how?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/false-advertising-angry-hybrid-car-owner-suing-honda-saying-car-doesnt-get-51-mpg/
Honda civic also kena wor. BMW also wor. Lots of rhetoric in the car industry.
what!!!?????seriously??!!!??people buy this crappy designed car????i would have bought da 8th gen civic…the 9th gen is very fugly..
too bad FD is no longer available…
top sales? sure or not..
Hahaha another kimchi fanboys live in denial mood.
proud ford owner.. civic for breakfast
People choose the brand over everything else. Bcoz people translate brand to quality, reliability, driving pleasure etc. Honda undoubtedly has the strongest branding in Msia. So Honda will continue to rule, at least another few years.
Compare the design of The last gen civic with the latest Korean crop ,I say the civic can stand up to the competition.this I’m not so sure, but I have to say kudos to Honda for listening to the complaints on the design, in the states, the Civic is getting a major facelift after just 1 year!!
This report also shows the reality of car buyers in Malaysia ,it’s all about trustworthiness and familiarity. Although kudos for the amazing Korean to come all this way in five years, it’s still going to be Japanese market domination for some years to come.
congratulation to honda civic to become best-selling non-national C-sedan,although i’m huge nissan fan,and i hope nissan almera also can become best selling non-national B-sedan.
Malaysians buy Honda Civic simply because of the good resale value owing to people’s perception that the car is reliable, fuel efficient and power packed. Whilst they are true to some extent, Honda Civic to me is just an average car because I’ve owned the 7th and 8th generations so I know what I’m talking about. I don’t plan to own the current 9th generation simply because the design is terrible and I don’t want to convince my self that I should keep the car for a long time which I never did with my previous cars anyway.
Cars are all about branding, perception and one’s preferences whether they are Japanese, Korean or Continental. For instance, despite people’s curse, I’ve owned a Kia Spectra before and I like the car a lot eventhough it’s a Korean car. The problem is not with the car but the people who manage the company that makes the product to suffer. Honda and Toyota have a very strong branding image in this country that people would buy their cars no matter how expensive or how terrible their designs are. I bet if they put Honda or Toyota emblems on a yet to be launched Proton car, people wouldn’t hesitate to book the car without knowing it’s actually a Proton car! This shows how branding and perceptions make or break car sales. I buy cars every few months or every year, so I’ve owned and tried them all from Japanese, Korean and Continental and not forgetting our Proton and Perodua so I know differences in their quality. Like many other owners, I used to defend the cars that I buy but I sell them after a few months or a year or two after realising that the cars are not good enough despite their rave reviews! So, suit yourself!
Agree.
The brand is strong. And a strong brand selling 1500 units a month is not exactly news.
However, a weak brand with many things going against it according to ppl here ( bad RV, bad service, shit car, car losing 75 percent in a year ) can still move 500-600 a month.
Which one is the success story here?
Sure is the one that sold 1500 units.
That is the change myopia that im talking about lo.
Unable to see change and rate of change of a variable. Just the absolute value of that variable only. Take my advice my friend. Don ever ever venture into the stock market. In that market, absolute value doesn’t mean much. Its growth rate that counts.
so what you mean is that mahendra jeep is the best. selling 5 in 2011 and selling 13 in 2012. increase of 160% sales. so mvyi is the worst selling 80,000 last year, this year also 80,000. so no increase. p2 kene bungkus, sume jual nasi bungkus sbb tkde increase, bcos worst car. otak kat kepala lutut.
Saladin
U r trying to be another captain obvious. Don worry. Some1 has beaten u to it.
Refer to my reply to the first captain obvious above and u will know what i mean.
saladin…agree with you.
This butt hurt korean fanboy is trying very hard to defend with very lame and lousy logic. And if you do not agree with him, he will question you education level.
Why?
U cant counter my logic with proper argument that is why u say its lame?
Give me a mature counter argument then. Not 1500 is better than 500. Or Civic is better than junk forte.
You not even have any logic at all, counter what, counter you butt hurt?
Hahaha. Now i know, im dealing with a kid.
it dosent matter how much percentage you increase. its the percentage of market share that is important. this is about who is taking the big slice. the market is keep on increasing regardless of your sales. if you can maintain or increase your market percentage that is more important. total korean cars sales
less than 2000 over 60000 total sales monthly. that is not even 4%.
If that is the case, then the clear winner is Myvi.
Nuff said.
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Crap, some idiot just stole my AVH identity ,I was never online at 4:28 pm !!! Oh well …..
I will choose $1,500 than $500.
That is the absolute numbers.
What about trends? And rate of change?
At the end ppl know wht is the best car. Wht a silent champion!
Perodua Myvi -> Best car ever!
Mayb we shud compare civic 1.8 with polo hatch, bout the same otr price, in this case japs win
If I have the budget to buy a c segment car, civic hybrid will be my choice
Just bought one of the all-new Civic 1.8L with automatic transmission last month. It’s a wonderful car. Love it very much.
Congratulation on your new ride. Hope you still love your car when Civicpira is on the road. Enjoy ya.
somebody just jealous at you ^_^
I also book for the new civic navi, but it took me almost 5 month, just yesterday i receive a call from honda salesman that i will get in at the end of this month. Not the best looking car but it handle well on the road and corner, much much improved from 8th gen civic cos i already own it for 5 years and now to move on on the latest 9th gen. Hope it will worth the wait!!
Honda civic is an established frame car, super good car provened. Hyundai Elantra new concept and yet to be tested, with the small difference in price, surely people buy civic. If Elantra or Forte lower by 10k, then I think buyers will consider twice to buy civic.
Why not get a VW?
Because they are patriotic, want to wait for Civicpira. So share the same car
ya ya. go and support proton since they have the best preve so call international contender. you can now buy inspipariah or future civicpariah then syok sendiri there because thought of driving the ori unit.
Test drived most of the C-segment cars available in m’sia few months back before decided to buy my current car (please do not ask me which one i bought). But if civic was the choise, i’d went for the 2.0 without navi (just buy your own blue tooth hand set / garmin GPS). Hybrid cars, i still prefer prius. civic hybrid has this partial shut down engine everytime you stop. imagine driving it on Taman desa to federal every-morning. Honda SAs claim will not affect engine, but my heart sinks everytime it stop and go. altis is good family car with the leg rooms (if not mitaken, civic hybrid can’t fold down back seats d/t battery compartment). as for elantra, it still turns my head whenever i see one on the road. but once inside the car, it’s a no-no head turning. Overall these drive-trains and handling, i still have to give it to the conti cars. hence one’s preference might not be for others. old saying, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder (i still think scarlett johansen is the prettiest)
u must bought Ford Focus.
i just thumbed up your comment, especially for the last 8 words hehehe
to me, it is always uma thurman.. he he he
civic is still civic..
Facelift’s due next year, suckas.
Civic can outsell Altis simply because Altis still in older guise. Wait until Corolla Auris next year.
Many people here pretend they are supporter of VW just to make them sound unconventional, or high taste for car. But in actual fact, I bet many of them still driving a Japs or Proton (including the basher). Why? Because car price is high. Its their hard earn money. Deep in their heart they know that Japs give the value of money as well as the reliability. VW, nice to see, but expensive to maintain and full of problems. But in the cyberspace, they keeps on praising the conti and bash japs and proton. Because they know they will never own one, unless they are really rich. But how many Malaysia are really that rich.
Hahaha another kimchi fanboy live in denial. When they drive their korea cars, they think they are driving a VW. They envy VW owners and say many things(DSG problem lah, low RV etc) but do not admit they like VW more than their own car.
Honda fan dont compare your civic with VW lah. Dont tell ppl how stupid you are when we already know. Even polo has better tech and safety elements then your car.
What abt this sam loo keep saying somethg abt DSG being unreliable etc. Whr is the prove? Sam seems to love resale value alot.
Korean cars offer value and good design. So nothings wrong. These koreans are on par if not better than your citeh or civic.
Conti cars are just diff. You have the money dnt tell me you still want a camry not audi, bmw, merc or vw?. Once you have driven even an alfa, citroen or peugeot you wont want to drive a jap ever again.
Toyota will hit back their sales with the launch the all new 2013 toyota altis maybe next year.
I bought 2.0L got it 14 Sept 12. I have 1 Toyota before 3 yrs old. Not much comment for my 2.0 compare to my Toyo except sound proof and wind sound still far from my VW. Wenr back to SC, the answer “Nothing Problem that Normal” but for me with RM130k is abnormal!.
New Civic n new Camry are really ugly looking design. The same experiance when first saw previous City model.
The design is coming from old school thought engineer…they should replace the engineer first before coming with new or facelift model…else the ugliest will continue…
Yeah yeah… but T & H will not bother. M’sians will keep on buying even a kereta lrmbu as long got T & H badge. :-)
I don’t know about sales. But I know there will be more Butthurtss coming with this sales figure.
Let’s pray for Civicpira, amen.
I’d rather buy recond Toyota WISH Valvematic than this car.. Though WISH is more expensive.. Old WISH can get lower price than Civic 1.8….
Uglyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!! as ugly as the latest camry
I take a Korean car anytime than this damn stupid lousy ugly outdated specs and design. It’s expensive only fools will get into it. Korean will hit it all, juz wait. Who the hack cares of resale value, satisfaction should comes first.
How long will that satisfaction last?
Ps: real AVH
err, 20 seconds after climax.
who cares about value????? i got an optra now bought 100k+. now want to sell 30k also no one want to buy. bank loan also remaining 65k. biawak hidup betul la. dont simply say anything. learn from other people mistakes and you will be fine.
LoL 65k loan?
Then don’t consider expensive car if you’re poor..Take taxi or LRT or maybe get car suits your pocket
Is Ford a continental car?
Is Holden a continental car?
Is Cherry a continental car?
Is Volvo a continental car?
Is Tata a continental car?
Tata owns Jaguar and Landrover, so in one way – yes, Tata is continental. ha ha ha
Is proton continental since it owns lotus?
wow….bolehland suddently full with conti cars…lol
this civic or jetta.. hmmm..
The power of dream
The power of branding
Ultimately,consumers choice is the verdicts, not the cyber-trooper or butt hurt here punching on the keyboard spill out bean at their own whim and fancy!!!!!
Agree. And some of them not even can differentiate between 1500 units and 500 units.
actually the figure is not totaly accurate. it almost a year before thailand was hit by flood and there was no honda civic in production. some people will say that civic are assemble in melaka not in thaliand but most of the parts come from thai. during that period most of the civic potential buyers already booked for their new civics. what i heard is they already compile a few thousand bookings before the new civic is launch. so the record sales is actually last year customers who already booked + new buyer.
Hmmm. Really? That is a possible perspective.
So ThGH, your 1500/month might be tainted by buyers from last year before it was launched and actual “per month” numbers are actually lower. Its no longer 3 times higher, and the gap between best selling jap car and best selling korean car has just narrowed.
But la, honestly, i doubt that will change anything abt their mindset, as 1500 vs 500 is the only number that matters now to them, logic and accuracy be damned.
but it dosent mean that korean cars in good sales figures. sales figures will much depends on branding, rv, pricing, relibility, styling, advertising and most important thing is people recomendation. the thing that korean cars are lack is rv , relibility and recomendation. for more than a decade relibility still the main issue. drive a korean car for 5 years then you know the problem is. some even come after 3 years.
Many assholes simply can’t smell it to afford one, my advice is to stick with yr old guns till u save enough stop jerking around when u are far from owning one.
How’s the performance of the 1.8 civic?
Civic is a good car, it’s undenyed truth. ecellent handling and the powerful engine are selling points of this car. The design trand is performence car, that’s why it’s not really suitable for ‘old people’ to drive it.
honda US is telling the dealers to clear out the remaining civics because an emergency facelift is coming summertime, updated looks and interior, expecting a firesale for dis current one, unless malaysians havent bought them already
Upcoming 2013 nissan sylphy will beat civic sales.
a car name with no vowels hardly sells in malaysia.
* note to edaran tan chong.
haha…it just shows that most of us commenters are just busybodies, people don’t really bother with what we say, and paultan autoblog will soon be the most busybody blog in Malaysia, not bad at all:)
Anyway, I don’t have a problem with the exterior design of the new civic, I just find the interior finishing very dissapointing. The plastic used looks like the plastic people use to make those plastic stools in coffee shops. I believe the expensive yen is really killing the Japanese auto manufacturers. I am looking forward to see how the new Ford Focus compete with the Civic.
conti_lover on Nov 09, 2012 at 7:55 pm
if vw offers much cheaper prices here, then bye bye civic. jetta much more powerful TSI engine, good handling and NVH
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Blardy clown! Why dont you say IF MERCEDES OR BMW OFFER CHEAPER PRICES HERE,THEN BYEBYE CIVIC?
OH WAIT,I CAN EVEN SAY ,IF FERRARI AND MASERATI OFFERED CHEAPER PRICES HERE,BYEBYE CIVIC!
Come on lah,use ur brain before you talk. The word “IF” is so so so overused.
IF everybody can say IF this happens ,IF that happens,then the world will be a very nice place to live in!
Honda and toyota very reliable. Vw having problem with DSG?
Agree it’s very reliable but super ugly ! just cannot open the door to sit in it !
I’m driving passat and my mileage is now >19000KM and i didn’t found any problem on my DSG so far.
japanese automotive engineering at it BEST!! good work honda..see its clearly show us that europe car are not on par with japanese car..sorry guys..the sales tells us A LOT!..hahaha..europe car can compare with korean car..because same quality.
europe car no resale value summore..sad
Is pretty sad too see they cant accept the true…coz so many ppl can afford and hav no choice ofcoz sales is better lah and thought someone is the best lolx anyway still cant beat the Sagas and Myvis sales lah ! aiya driving the premium brands europe cars so no one care about the resale value lah coz most of them r rich and resale value is small potato !
For the past 10 years I saw car stickers like [Do you have a Honda], yes , I own a Honda C70. Now I’m looking for people putting up stickers says [Do you have a Hyundai?], then I will ask back [Do you have a life?]
I would ask, Do you want to be shown a Hilux when you sell your Hyundai?
Simple…A good car is a good car, thats why it still sale…although not the best car around.
Someon said that the Europe/conti car is not on par with the japs make because the japs car sell more than the conti car, the biggest joke I have ever heard .
The even bigger joke is, someone drives to a used car yard and gets shown the Hilux
somehow, the more i see this new civic on the road, the more my eyes are getting used to it :-)
as for sales of this new civic, not so surprised becoz:
1. we are in bolehland
2. it is honda
3. imho, civic is the most balanced non-national sedan compare to other c-segment contenders (ticks most boxes):
– has resale value (perception by bolehlanders)
– has after sales service (3s, 4s, 3rd party sc)
– has ride & handling (in middle between kimchis & contis, top among the sushis)
– has reliability
– has quality
– has comfort
– has technology
really shut up the european car lovers in bolehland rite?..hahhaha
no…saga just shut up civic fanboys mouth in bolehland!! more than 10x sales!
myvi is better than saga ^_^
Who said its ugly as portray by some?? Ain’t me for sure. Then must be from some sly headed American auto write up for sure. For decades, the American auto report/media tries to degrade the Japs auto market industry in whatever way they could illustrate, and many knows the American cars are not selling well in their own soil as they can’t beat the Japs in reliability and durability, look at GM, Chrylers as an eye opener. Those who have/had lives in the US should understand what i’m saying. People’s mind are easily sway for what they hear and read without being rational about these baloney shoot out.
Having a real bad experience with h**da…to those wh just bought h**da’s car, make sure u all keep all the JOBSHEETs & cash bill as a proved tat u all done records at honda service center.The service book alone not enuf t0 secure u. if anything happen after that they will said their computer never recorded any of ur complaints. at the same time make sure the JOBSHEET stated clearly all ur complaints and double check it before u left..gud luck to all new buyer !! i’m saying goodbuy to h**da forever ….
I prefer the previous Civic 2.0 with twin cam! New one single cam and underpower!!!
To those that said “Who cares about resale value!!” and “RV is shit!!”.. Oh boy, let me tell you this. After 4 to 5 years of owning your current car, when your car is value-ing at RM30k and u still owe the bank RM60k for it, remember, remember, don’t spill out these words, “Alamak! Y my car trade-in so low?! I still owe the bank so much!”… “Boss, cannot accept my car at higher price meh?!”….. Don’t ever negotiate your car’s selling price at that time, fork out thousands of ringgit more to settle your debt, sell it off like a man. Then only you are qualified of stating that RV is shit.
Make sure to check your pocket before you buy a car..First of all,car isn’t investment for profit.If you plan to change car within short period then why bother taking 7-9 years loan?you lose money one way or another.
Read between line.Thank you.
Let me tell you all a joke.
My fren boasted in fb he is buying almera. His fren commeted in fb “congrats, why dont you look out for ford instead? Im buying focus btw.”
He replied ford ah? I hear they no good woh. Technology all no good. Japanese car veli good. More solid. Focus good meh…u must buy almera!!
I wanted to vomit reading tis. Focus not good?
Die hard jap cars supporters are like that ( notice, no name calling ).
Jap cars must be good. Thats it, and the only point they can bring out is sales figures. Its some kind of herd mentality, where sales numbers are good thats why its a good car thats why i buy and thats why the sales numbers are good.
The jap cars dealers in Malaysia know this, and as a result they offer sub par offerings and knowing it will still sell. No amount of logic will change their mind regarding how good other cars are. And how far cars have advanced while theirs still stayed the same, or even moved backwards ( ie: No stab control on new camry, twin cam to single cam in this civic, etc ).
Most of them i say is in their late 30s onwards. With negative perception about non jap cars formed when they were still in their 20s, little did they realise its 2012 now, and they continue to see the auto world using a lens shaped 10-20 years ago. I have argued & exchanged snide remarks with them on pt.com for a long time to figure out their mindset.
The early 30s to late 20s gen Y are mostly onto specs, safety, sportiness, looks and something that stirs the soul. While RV is still important, its not the ultimate deciding factor anymore. Almera was brought in with a very unique price range for their lower spec ones, but the price of their high spec ones clashes with forte 1.6, a car that is one class larger, with spec almost unheard of in this price range, namely stab control.
Lets not insult proton owners here. Its bcos of cost that ppl buy proton or myvi. Tats it.
But ppl who choose jap cars blindly, deservs to be called foolish.
U can even insult conti cars you idiots just bcos u cant afford one. And what vw has to do with this so-so car civic?. Tech wise, features, vw win hands down. Even polo. So what abt dsg? 5 yrs unlimited mileage warranty. No probs so far.
Go check youtube abt vw engineering and the standards of their mfg. If u want badge buy audi.
Even peugeot308 is a better car than this overall. Just a hatchback.
Rsv? Well gp buy a second hand focus of previous generation. True no resale value but still so much better than your new civic. Go test drive one of 3 yearls old and compare the specs, handling etc with your newcivic. Educate yourswlf wat a good car is supposed to be like.
Ford is one hell of a quality for its price..Couldn’t agree more with you..Just went for a test drive yesterday..No comment about other conti car as never test one before.
Given a choice between the Almera and the Fiesta I would go with the Fiesta anyday. As well known as Nissan is, I simply cannot buy a car that does not come with vehicle stability control (VSC). I saw one at a roadshow at Curve today, turns out only the Teana 2.5 only got VSC. I ask why no VSC for the Almera, the answer is if they have VSC it will be too expensive. But how did Ford managed to keep the price competitive and still have VSC?
Sorry, but I don’t mind buying even a Preve since it has VSC.
The other competitor is Altis & Sylphy right? no wonder.
Everyone here so rich….eat sushi..
I eat roti planta only :(
and drive Proton Wira, so poor……………..
u got car so good already, so many peoples still use public transport ^_^
Yes, got car should show gratitude edi, at least can move you from A to B.
Sushi is not actually for kaya people…kaya people eat Lobster
:(
I want eat sushi also must fikir 10 times.
Poor you Bongcs. The government should initiate KR1M (Kereta Rakyat 1 Malaysia) program to help poor people like you.
Don’t worry, Bro Tony F. will come with affordable Kereta Sukan 1Malaysia (KS1M)…now everyone can own sportscar hehehe!
dun worry bongcs….sushi is overpriced in malaysia. eat nasi lemak will do.
One more painfull after driving for 2 weeks, I discovered no auto-lock. In Manual there, show how to setting based on speed limit etc, but in the setting up list. Called SC … the reply auto-lock not available in Malaysia model even 2.0L! reason bcox of the accident happened and door locked remained unopened.
Any-1 facing the same fate with me? or SC b***s*** me?
Joke of the century!!
Perhaps new cars shouldnt have doors then. That would definately fix the prob.
First no stab control in the new camry, then no DOHC, now no auto lock. When will u guys open your eyes and realise most jap cars dealers are ripping u off and bs-ing u 6 days to sunday.
yup!! conti cars got auto lock and auto unlock in the event of crash. but cost cutting el cheapo japs can give such rubbish lame excuse. better remove the windows or doors then. the window glass can scratch you or kill you in crash, so better they use plastic wrap as window. airbag can hurt u too…better use paperbag. prrrttt!
so many bashers here but i really wonder how many of u can really afford a korean car or a jap car, let alone the conti car.. haiya..go find something better to do la.. drive whatever car u like. The option is u rs
AA,
R u sure that’s no auto-lock of these car?
You r the first one who complaining the car is no auto-lock, never heard before.Better reconfirm again with your dealer. Surprise(^o^)
japanase car?? no class ler…org2 xda duit boleh le guna…..
Why Honda Civic w/o EBD & BA which are available in Honda City? Seems like safety not a concern by car buyer in Msia as nobody notice or discuss this.