After a slow month in February, vehicle sales picked up considerably in March, with 54,776 vehicles delivered last month. This represented an increase of 14,938 units or 37.5% from that recorded in February.
Here’s a quick breakdown on how most brands performed last month. As denoted by the green arrows in the table below, every passenger car brand improved on their performance compared to what they achieved in February. In terms of percentage gains, here’s what it looked like for the top five – Perodua (+35.0%), Honda (+44.7%), Proton (+16.1%), Toyota (+25.8%) and Nissan (+85.0%).
Others in the top 10 also did well, including Mazda (+45.1%), Mitsubishi (+77.6%) and Isuzu (+71.7%). Elsewhere, strong performances from Volkswagen (+90.9%) and Hyundai (+115.4%), but percentage-wise, it was Renault that showed the best jump from February to March, with a 1,262.5% increase.
In the premium segment, leader Mercedes-Benz (+131.4%) had a strong showing last month, but there was plenty of cheer for every player listed in the segment, including BMW (+8.9%), Volvo (+47.9%) and Lexus (+62.9%).
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Toyota sales are impressed by new Vios
I would love to have a look in UMWT’s meeting room and laugh at their product and marketing teams trade barbs on why they are failing.
Maybe we go see Chevrolet sales > Audi 1st.
Audi all close shop edi?
Audi has 0 car sale 1Q19, crazy
Looking at the sales data above, Perodua are always the leader and this March have a total of 23,286 sales (that’s almost 3X the sales of Toyota!). We can conclude that Perodua have proven itself as a game changing company and we must be proud of it.
WTF…only in 2019 u see this?
Where have u been, busy mingling woth Toyota salesman?
Bro. He not just mingling with them, he is one of them!
Even with X70 also, Proton can only sell 6000 cars. If you take out the X70, Persona, iriz, saga all tak sampai 4000 pun
BMW have 1-series, 2-series,3-series,5-series,7-series, all the series yet they only sell 920?
No need to minus any series also wont reach 1000.
Next month increase sales volume for Saga, Iriz and Persona.
Second class same category car like Volvo, VW and Peugeot are all non performing well
Please improve on your Kimchi shit brands sales like Hyundai and Kia before you give accurate condemnation on other brands .
OMG Korean cars equal Third class technologies. Eight million Korean junks on the road each year globally.
Volvo is a Premium brand and even non Oremium brand like VW sells better than your Korean shit brands.
Cx3 is more premium than VW and volvo. Just admit.
Volvo won COTY awards in Japan. Had any Korean car did the same?
Reasons those cars dont sell well is,
Volvo : not much showroom available , same goes to service center. Also people perceive its luxury level is lower than bmw, benz.
VW : Dust auto as its name suggests. Too problematic to own. Aftersales service makes hell look like heaven.
Peugeot: even tho its design looks better nowadays, it shares the same reason as VW on why their sales is bad. Also the reputation of “sui guan che” which means enjine always overheat car still haunts.
I would agree….if it was 5 years ago.
Its been few years they are playing catch up and failing at it despite having overall figure suppported by commercial vehicle.
The impact of the ‘new’ vios is becoming like a new model from Proton.
No wonder more and more rear fog light morons on the road….
Our economy is coming back!
Yes! Only 10 months, Our economy is alredi turning around!! Make MALAYSIA great again!!!
In a good economy, mid to higher range cars will sell more.
In a bad economy, lower range cars like Perodua will sell more.
So if Perodua is outselling mid range cars, what does that tell you about the economy?
Poorer people have upgrade themselves and finally able to afford a car?
OR
Richer people buying 2nd car.
Middle income earners want to impress others soo hard that they are stuck with mid or higher range car which they barely afford.
If you look at the breakdown of cars sold by Perodua it is the Axia, Bezza & Myvi that overwhelmingly sold the most and not the more expensive Azla nor Aruz. What does it infer? And that is the peoples’ affordability are on a downward trend. This is also reinforced by the numbers of new kapcais & mopeds on the roads. Less are affording more expensive vehicles. This is a sign of a downturn economy not an upturn like someone above is trying to fool us.
It tells us more so called B40 population enjoying the economy only can afford Perodua. Less popuation in the M40 and upper scale group meaning less government income tax collection and more subsidies to be provided ( drying up government coffersoon).
That’s not how it works… it’s merely a factor, not a rule. The Sultan Of Johor has a Myvi, you really wanna argue buying power?
As it stands, Perodua with its lower pricing, is offering intelligent driving suites that most mid-high range cars aren’t offering.
The Sultan of Johor has a Myvi but what kind of vehicles are his regular purchases? This I’m being flexible here taking into accounts of heavy trucks, ships and airplanes. If you look at the breakdown of cars sold by Perodua it is the Axia, Bezza & Myvi that overwhelmingly sold the most and not the more expensive Azla nor Aruz. What does it infer? And that is the peoples’ affordability are on a downward trend. This is a sign of a downturn economy not an upturn like someone above is trying to fool us.
yaa, rakyat got plenty of money bought expensive car.
People got bonus in Dec18, settle all major overdue debt and shop for car in Jan 19, realize got balance and shop for car in Feb19, car got delivered in Mac19.
Apr 19 is overspill figure from Mac19.
People with more disposable income now. Also huge confidence in local economy and Gomen of the day. Start spending in droves come Raya.
The economy is doing better than during BN time . The economy took a dip from 2009 till 2018 with Ringgit keep weakening during that period. Come 2019 we will see the economy getting better despite uncertain challenging world economy environment .
At least our Ringgit had strengthen and no more like yo yo as before during BN era mismanagement.
Strengthened? Were you born yesterday? RM 4.00 to the Dollar isn’t strengthening, kid.
During BN era, it was RM2.50 to the Dollar. All I see today is PH era mismanagement and it started from the first day they took office. Sorry if the truth hurts snowflake generation hearts.
No B.S. It ‘s True
During BN era between 2009 and 2018 ,
The ringgit fell from 2.80 (2008) to 4.80 ( 2015 & 2016) then climb back to 4.20 (2018).
Now is 4.05 (2019)
Who was the P.M. then between 2009 and 2018?
In tandem our petrol also dropped to RM1.60/L, everything was cheaper back then in 2009-2018, cost of living was lowered. Now RM is like shiet, petrol prices have went past the previous highest level, cost of living shooting up, salary no increment and no bonus, yet no more BR1M assistance, everyday worry if my job is still there when I go to office. I never fell this dread and terror in 2009-2018 but I feel it everyday in 2019.
The PM of 2009-2018 served me better.
Tuu diaaa Perodua…
Kebanggaan Malaysia
Kebangaan Rebadge Malaysia.
Speaking for Perodua which is a rebagde Daihatsu .
rebadge or selling other company products nobody cares..as long your company is profitable..never ask for softloan from the gomen lorrr…now gomen debt declared trillion, one of the contributor to the debt is protong..
Why Audi not in the list? Still 0?
Audi is already RIP with sales like waterfall.
Audi figures not captured coz they r not member of MAA. Read previous post
Audi sales are included in Singapore sales listing since Audi MY is run by Audi SG
Total sales perodua= honda+proton+toyota+nissan+mercedes. Hahaha
Boon Siew Honda outsold all of them combined. So?
Audi, infiniti, DS?
Nothing special just only Second class luxuries
Mana Audi?
There are still people buying VW, Peugeot and Renault.
What does these people supposed to buy?
Those ppls buy car not transportation.
“Got money?. Buy new car!” mentality in Malaysia.
Proton? Time to change ur old campro vvt
Best selling pick up truck? Still Toyota.. Against Mitsubishi triton, Nissan navara, ford ranger and Isuzu dmax.
I think there is “cannibalism” of the other Proton models by PROTON X70.
Then proton just sale x70.. So no cannibalism then
Sales good for car company, but every month that around 50k car on the road, more & more road heavy traffic jam…
Second class category like Lexus car is the WORST of the bunch and not selling well either .
Volvo is never second class category . Same goes for VW Premium brand like Audi.
What is happening to Kimchi korean Kia brand. ? Non enticing brand and no one is buying this korean shit. Most prefer VW still. Mr Kimchi
How come so many Taxi and Limousine drivers going for Mercedes ? Maybe that where they get enrolled in the Taxi club.
Mercedes is also in Second class category after all.
P2 has well over 6000 cars sold more than Feb
P1 has only 800 plus cars sold. is this game changer? all other brands have double sales. I dont see any progress for P1.
Still got progress what, P2 sold 6000 more rambutans and P1 sold 800 more durians.
P2 sold 6000 cars but all profits goes back to Japan.
P1 sold 800 cars but profits goes to setup R&D Center in Malaysia.
This is not just progress for P1 but for entire Malaysia.
You are wrong , p1 all the sales for the X70 goes back to China and only a handful of persona , saga and iriz profits which is very small returns to proton. The x70 is 100% geely rebadge. Is this rnd? Change grill and steering ? En. Fadzili is correct in his words.
P1 sends back the profits to China and China reinvest the profit back to improve Proton’s Tanjung Malim plant, transfer of new car models, allow them equal partnership in developing new products, and upgrading their R&D into the regional R&D Hub.
When P2 sends back the profits to Japan, it is only to enrich Japan further. All they get in return are outdated cars no longer in production or lousy cars specifically made for ASEAN region consumption. En. Fadzili is correct in his assessment when he is talking about P2.
Despite their game changing X70 for couple of months now, P1 still not much different from previous years and behind Honda.
They are about to start another cycle of announcing a new model and claim it will turn the company around.
What is there to worry about? P1 is making record profits compared another local brand having to send all profits back to Japan.
You sure P1 don’t send back profit to China? (Itu pun kalo ada profit)
Proton sends profit back to China but gets back so much more in return. Kalo tarak profit pun Geely yang tanggung hutang Proton. Buat apakesahbossku?
1st quarter 2019 with 60,000 registered x 4 quarter to be 240,000 registered(confirm)…yahooooo…bonus masyukkkk…rebadge?who cares….better than bought CBU change front grille only…opps…still not making profit..
What the…?! What is my staff doing here? Hey, go out and find more sales for our lagging Aruz! It is losing its pants to the superior Proton X70. Stop being lazy and spending your time here!
Ford only sell 7 passenger cars in 3 months?
Why Proton still cannot overtake Honda?
Madey don’t allow it.
Same reason why our Toyota masters can’t overtake Honda.