Now that we’ve seen how our local automotive market performed in 2019, let’s see how it compared to other ASEAN countries. Keep in mind that while the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released figures for the entirety of 2019, not all organisations in the mentioned ASEAN countries have done so.
As such, the statistics you see here only cover sales recorded during the period of January to November 2019. Additionally, only eight of the ten ASEAN countries – Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – are accounted for, with Cambodia and Laos not included. Of the eight, there is no local vehicle production present in Brunei and Singapore.
During the aforementioned period, a total of 3,147,822 vehicles were sold in the ASEAN region, which is a 3% decline from what was seen in 2018 where 3,234,560 units were recorded. Indonesia contributed the bulk of the figure with 940,362 units delivered – the result is 12% less than the 1,063,445 units recorded during the same period in 2018.
Coming in second place is Thailand with 918,267 units, which is only marginally less (-1%) than in 2018 (928,158 units), while Malaysia occupied the third spot with 549,445 units, or 0.2% down from the same period the year prior.
Further down the list, we have the Philippines that saw an increase in TIV by 3% to 336,226 units. The last of five countries with six-digit TIV is Vietnam with 289,128 units, a gain of 14% from the 254,449 units recorded during the same timeframe in 2018. The first country below the 100,000-unit mark is Singapore with 84,171 units (-3%), followed by Myanmar with 19,274 units (+25%) and finally Brunei with 10,949 units (+7%).
Shifting our focus to production figures, 3,858,458 vehicles were produced during the January to November 2019 period, with Thailand at the top this time, producing 1,879,502 units (-6%). This is followed by Indonesia with 1,188,078 units (-5%) and Malaysia with 528,333 units (+1%).
Both the Philippines and Myanmar recorded double-digit growth in terms of production, with the former notching up 87,864 units (+16%). Myanmar’s production hike was more substantial at 29% with 14,042 units, with the start of SKD/CKD production there being a primary reason for the big jump. Meanwhile, Vietnam experienced a decline of 13% to 160,639 units in 2019 from 184,173 units in 2018.
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Thailand = Nett Export > 1million units
Malaysia = Nett LOST 28k units
All thanks to our National Automotive Policy NAP not effective, keep delay and delayings, not priotising export for RM gains.
it’s not bringing income, no wonder we are loosing money.
especially to China through Proton.
Protect Proton = we lost 1million units export.
Imagine Each car costing at average RM50,000, we lost RM 50,000,000,000 or RM50 billions taxable incomes.
We lost job opportunities for manufacturing millions unit of cars.
Meanwhile, Proton sold only 100,000 units in 2019, with subsidized tax and Rakyat’s RM1.25Billions bailing out Proton.
Fully agree with your analysis. While Proton can still survive on its own, it is time to close down Perodua.
They had been a drag on the rakyat for decades and providing outdated, unsafe cars, leading to the high accident and mortality rates over the past few years.
Perodua had done nothing to justify their status and privileges as National Car for the fact they are only assembling outdated Daihatsu cars. Their status as National Car should be revoked immediately and they must be made to pay back all the tax deductions and incentives they were given since Day One.
Perodua had been given time and yet they still refused to develop their cars, instead continue to rely on Daihatsu and in return Daihatsu continue to give us old and unsafe cars which are no longer sold elsewhere. It is time we close our humiliating chapter in national automotive history by closing down Perodua for good.
Close both Proton and Perodua.
We can buy Toyota, Honda, Geely cars at Affordable price with less tax.
Let’s target 1million nett export, at least on par with Thailand export rate.
1million units Car LOST to Thailand, every year…
agreed, both proton and perodua should be closed down
Proton started out in 1985 and within 20 years they could develop and produce their own cars and engines.
Yet Perodua 30 years on and still relied on Daihatsu and Toyota to rebadge their cars and use their engines.
How come in the same period Proton by themselves could come out with their own cars and engines, but Perodua with Daihatsu and Toyota support still continue to rebadge their cars and use their engines? Answer is hard work & Proton innovation.
Proton will be a mere rebadged by 2022. No more saga or persona, iriz or exora. No more home grown car, all models came from PRC. Thanks to Najib, not able to salvage proton in his 9 years as PM
Sorry but we clearly know you ain’t the real ex-VGM staff. Stop hijacking usernames, you are just like a phishing scam.
Better to keep P1 & P2 as car assemblers only.
Stupid ajib… sold 49% proton to China. now Drb lost 49% profit, Drb lost 49% saham to China
DRB didn’t have the RM1.2 bil to invest into Proton new line. Now with divestment, DRB in fact dah untung RM1.2 bil.
Perodua cheating us with their gameover talks. They had been talking about gamechanging Kenari Hybrid since 2003 but now is 17 years later and they still are talking about gamechanging cars but this gamechanging Kenari Hybrid never came. All their gamechanging talks are only gameover.
The number of commercial vehicles sold in msia compared to other asean countries are just terrible. It shows the state of our economy and businesses that are suffering right now. No thanks to u know who. No wonder ppl are mad. Instead of private enterprises, the rakyat, thru public consumption are the mule of msian economy. And now when the ppl have little money to spend, everything grind to a halt.
#UBAH BALIK
in Singapore, the number of commercial vehicles sold compared to other asean countries most terrible. It shows the state of SG economy and businesses that are suffering right now. more Ford Ranger yo’
check out Thailand’s Commercial Vehicle sales…now take a good look ladies and gentleman, thats how a TRUE developing country gearing towards fully developed nation status.
Sorry but that commercial vehicle category included light trucks like Hilux, D-Max, Triton and such, which are mostly bought as a personal/lifestyle car in Thailand, not commercial use.
The statics reveal “catching-up” and potential.