The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released sales and production figures for the month of April 2018, and overall numbers for both built and retail were down compared to the month of March.
In April, a total of 47,089 vehicles were registered, down by 2,896 units or 5.79% from that managed in March. The association attributed the dip to consumers having adopted a wait-and-see attitude in response to the 14th general election in early May.
Sales were however up compared to the same period last year, an improvement of 4,343 units or 10.16% over April 2017, when 42,746 units were shifted. In terms of year-to-date numbers, that stands at 182,229 units as of the end of April, lower by 0.74% than the 183,586 vehicles managed last year.
For May, the association is expecting sales volume to increase a fair bit due to new, cheaper vehicle prices being announced following the government’s decision to zero rate the goods and services tax (GST). It added that Hari Raya festive season promotional campaigns will also add to improved sales.
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Good sign to ease traffic congestion on federal routes and cities.
More new cars means more traffic jam in the making
It is not how rich or how well being you are but every new cars on the road will constitute towards more traffic congestion and demand for morw parking space
Good sign and it is not that the economy is that bad .as potrait. Better this way…..
MAA a high pay big organization but function only report monthly TUV that can be done by a officer/admin/clerk under Transport Minister, what a joke of decades since merdeka… MAI another waste money high pay big org dunno what to do everyday, poor vision & mission lead wrong direction, not only waste money but create automotive disaster & no contribution, only can remember the man shake legs on big sofa during during press conference …
Agree
Less new car sales will EASE traffic congestion , available parking spaces less unforeseen accidents too.
Also demand for fossil fuel will not increase tremendously so fuel cost will not put into pressure.
Tis one even kindergarten student knows. Sembang lebat
Proton sure down,no doubt.
Birkin sales orso down
It applies to all vehicles including Japanese makes like Toyota and Honda — sure down too
In realistic
Very soon Volvo can close down with this type of sales volume
But before that happen.
First to go will 100% surely be jaguar, land Rover, mini, Lexus and Audi with much lower than Volvo.
And the salahan LGE meme goes on.
Inb4 salahan gov… oh wai
UMW gone overboard with their Ini kalilah bersama Perodua promo. Up to rm3.5K rebate
It’s end of May.. and Apr sales figure released.
What take it so long to get those figure?
There are bears in MAA counting.
Less new car sales means
LESS AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION AND LESS TRAFFIC JAM
Good news indeed !!!
We can live healthier in a cleaner environment without having to bear with terrible traffic congestion ..
Why do we have to make the car companies and manufacturers rich at the expense of
a) our health #
b) Traffic congestion
c) Air and noise pollution
d) Social problems due to car obstructions , illegal and double parking and loss of lives due to accidents ???? ###@@@@
e) Financial disasters – causing more bankruptcies due to loan defaults
f) Lost of country hard earned foreign exchange
A slow down is good so that the car market can digest and ease down as not contribute more problems in the making