Volvo sold 1,883 vehicles in Malaysia in 2019, up 36.1%; over 3,000 units exported to ASEAN and Taiwan

Volvo sold 1,883 vehicles in Malaysia in 2019, up 36.1%; over 3,000 units exported to ASEAN and Taiwan

At its Chinese New Year media luncheon today, Volvo Car Malaysia announced that it had sold 1,883 vehicles in the country last year. A record for the Swedish brand, it represents a 36.1% increase over the 1,384 cars that were delivered in 2018.

This sales jump is in line with Volvo’s international exploits, crossing the 700,000-unit mark for the first time with 705,452 vehicles sold globally. Locally, the strong sales were boosted by the start of deliveries of the XC40, along with the launch of the new S60 and facelifted XC90. The company also introduced new dealerships in Setia Alam, Johor Bahru, Mutiara Damansara, Ipoh and Ara Damansara.

Meanwhile, production at the Shah Alam assembly plant was increased to around 5,000 units, of which the majority was exported to Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines and Taiwan. This appears to be the first time exports have significantly outpaced domestic consumption, having already surpassed the latter in 2018. As such, the company has achieved the production goal it set itself back in 2017.

As previously reported, VCM has big plans for 2020, as it expects to introduce the locally assembled version of the S60 and the facelifted S90. It is also now offering an eight-year battery warranty for its plug-in hybrids, and it will expand its dealer network to Sabah with a new Kota Kinabalu outlet this year.

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Jonathan Lee

After trying to pursue a career in product design, Jonathan Lee decided to make the sideways jump into the world of car journalism instead. He therefore appreciates the aesthetic appeal of a car, but for him, the driving experience is still second to none.

 

Comments

  • Bezzalia on Jan 22, 2020 at 6:41 pm

    As Volvo’s are based on Perodua’s ‘no acceleration / no top speed’ safety technology, the sales increase is not surprising.

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    • Jannick on Jan 22, 2020 at 7:01 pm

      Volvo sales up, safe performance premium car.

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      • gloom on Jan 23, 2020 at 10:10 am

        Don’t spread any false news. A swedish Volvo engineer recently announced that performance is unsafe and will be terminated in all Volvo cars.

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    • Only 1883 sold on Jan 22, 2020 at 7:24 pm

      Even VE sold more than 10 times the number

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      • Kunta Kinte Sxck on Jan 22, 2020 at 11:55 pm

        Even Audi is 10 times sold more than Volvo in Sweden.

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        • In Malaysia , Volvo sold more than Audi perhaps by 4 times.

          Paultan site is favoured by Malaysian viewers , so Audi in Malaysia can be considered RIP.. just cannot sell here and is not the favoured brand of most affluent buyers.

          AUDI in Malaysia Translate into cantonese meaning “Vomit Out Electricity” parallel meaning of saying it is a problematic brand .

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          • Nasi lemak 2.0 on Jan 23, 2020 at 12:22 pm

            Never seen any s60 and 90 on the road at all. Got sales meh

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          • kathoy on Jan 23, 2020 at 12:58 pm

            Btw: Volvo in Myanmar language means “gayish”. Possibly this is the reason why they don’t sell too much there?

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    • Cannot understand your broken English. Seems direct translation from.Mandarin . Typical non professional china man mentalities.

      No.this no that and at the end there is no money from.you to be able to afford the car.
      Perodua is just a goat that separate the sheep (Volvo)from the goat .just incomparable at all

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  • Tahniah!
    Volvo, Geely, P1, Mesidis, Lotus, London Cab > all

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    • Habisla!
      Volvo, Geely, all, Mesidis, Lotus, London Cab > P1

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      • Vader on Jan 22, 2020 at 9:36 pm

        Oh great! Kunta is back with his name stealing acts again. Paul Tan mods, please do something!

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        • Dear PT & team. Your comment section have a serious problem. Chatbots trolling here are really dragging down the comment quality into a cesspool of their filth. Why don’t you use Disqus or some other comment system? With Disqus, we can see which replies are from chatbots and even who are giving multiple votes (no need to guess who really, we know), more importantly no hijacked accounts. Even mine got misused by you-know-who in the recently.

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    • Abdul Sahih Rahman on Jan 22, 2020 at 9:45 pm

      Other people do the hard work, then abang2 syiok sendiri and claim glamour

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      • Jeremy on Jan 22, 2020 at 11:15 pm

        Huh? Why blame abang2 Swedes? They also put in a lot of effort into Volvo cars. Kesian mereka kena dicaci.

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  • mengembek on Jan 23, 2020 at 6:27 pm

    Volvo: we sold 1.8k cars last year increase 3000%. Best est sales ever. World champion. Tq geely
    Bmw: we sold 18k unit last. Only increase 1%.Hei merc how many car u sold last year
    Merc: around 21k unit. Increase only 0.00005%. Still market leader. Is volvo car still around. Cannot see otr. I tot bungkus already.

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  • Darth_Zoom on Jan 24, 2020 at 11:32 am

    Volvo can do better, if only thy drop th price XC 40 & 60.
    It’s overpriced as to BMW X1 & Merc GLA

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