It looks like the flurry of Raya deals did manage to spur car buyers to flock to dealers, and sales data from the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) for the month of May 2019 showed that plenty of them ended up driving off in shiny new cars – just in time for their balik kampung trips.
In fact, a total of 60,780 vehicles were sold last month, 10,816 more than the 49,964 units that found homes in April – that’s a whopping 21.6% jump over the month before. As you’d expect from such a fruitful period, almost every car company recorded an uptick in sales, and plenty of them saw their sales skyrocket.
Heading the table yet again is Perodua, although its increment was relatively tiny in comparison. The national carmaker sold just 804 more vehicles at 22,945 units, a paltry 3.6% increase. By contrast, Proton has a much more productive May, with sales having spiked a good 51.3% from 7,011 to 10,611 units – allowing it to just about hang on to its newly recaptured second position in the standings.
Even better news for Honda, whose massive 70.2% jump allowed it to run Proton close at 10,509 units sold. Notably, despite having slipped back to third in April, the Japanese brand still holds a lead of nearly 3,000 units in the year-to-date sales stakes, at 38,874 units versus 35,903 units. Toyota also had a strong showing with a 25.2% increase to 6,842 units, while fifth-placed Nissan sold 30.8% more cars at 2,103 units.
It’s not all good news, however, as Mazda’s sales dropped 18.6% to 1,060 units, joining other losers such as Kia and Subaru. In the premium segment, Mercedes-Benz once again edged out BMW, the former securing 981 units of sales (+0.7%) versus the latter’s 835 units (+9.9%).
Elsewhere, it’s good news for Peugeot (+57.5%), Lexus (+39.3%), Hyundai (+32.4%) and Volkswagen (+24.7%), but bad news for Volvo (-23.8%).
Click on the table below to view a larger version.
Looking to sell your car? Sell it with Carro.
Nasi Goreng Char Siew
on 
JPOLOVER
on 
Hassanul Badlisham
on 
Nasi lemak
on 
Mee goreng mamak
on 
Char koey teow
on 
LOL
on 
Proton 35,000 - Perodua 105,000
on 
Asam laksa
on 
Karam singh
on 
Kelvin
on 
Sambal udang
on 
Steven Matthias
on 
cununcanin
on 
Aikon
on 
john Makan Kuih lapis
on 
Razak
on 
Fahmy
on 
Rajan
on 
Axxx
on 
Teo Shen Foo
on 
Won ton mee
on 
panjang.
on 
Mario and Bros
on 
Thambirajah
on 
Bernard
on 
TMJ
on 
spock1976 (Member)
on 
AirKosong
on 
Nasi goreng
on 
Volvo Tokmok
on 
Max291
on 
john
on 
Zaman Khan
on 
Mohd
on 
Jeevan Lingam
on 
LGE
on 
same person
on 
Brian
on 
Rahman
on 
Troll Hunter
on 
Chicken George
on 
Open Letter to Proton
on 
Celup King
on 
shaw
on 
Jack
on 
redpilled
on 
Frozen
on 
Tun F
on 
Loppy
on 
DriveNewWays
on 
LOL
on 
Sama Kunta Loo
on 
NajibDustbinRazak
on 
Kunta Fake News
on 
Facts
on 
Spin Too Much
on 
JOACHIM
on 
Darren
on 
Amran
on 
Ghani
on 
Steven
on 
Ron
on 
German
on 
kami
on 
WY
on 
X50
on 
Newme
on 
Automan
on 
Shidah
on 
AI-generated Summary ✨
Comments heavily revolve around car brand performance, with Perodua and Proton's sales figures frequently compared, often highlighting Perodua’s higher sales and stronger customer service reputation. Many express doubts about Proton’s sales, reliability, and R&D efforts, attributing its struggles to quality issues and dependence on Geely. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, and others are criticized for outdated technology, poor service, and low sales. Several comments praise Perodua’s growth despite low R&D investment and blame Proton’s low sales on internal issues, protectionism, and model quality. There’s a recurring theme of frustrations with loan difficulties, protectionist policies, and skepticism about true sales data, with many commenters emphasizing that Malaysian consumers prefer more advanced and reliable vehicles, favoring Chinese, European, or American brands over Japanese and local brands.