Chery Malaysia ended 2024 by crossing the 10,000-unit annual sales milestone, thus making it not only a major contender here, but also the most successful Chinese brand in the country. Sales of Chery-badged cars (excluding Jaecoo) reached 12,646 units, putting it ahead of BYD (8,570 units), but behind Mazda (~14,530 units) and Mitsubishi (16,164 units). The Chery Omoda 5 is the brand's best seller, contributing 59% of total sales in Malaysia. Chery is now Malaysia’s seventh-biggest car brand. In

Hans

Jan 13, 2025

Peugeot Malaysia announced a special rebate of RM 21,500 off the Peugeot 2008. With the discounts added in, the French rival to the Honda HR-V is now priced from RM 111,888 (OTR without insurance and accessories) and is inclusive of a comprehensive 7-year warranty. Customers also have the option to purchase a 5-year Service Inclusive Programme at RM 10,000 which will cover parts costs for a total of 10 services over 5 years and labour costs. Locally assembled (CKD) at Stellantis’ plant in Gurun,

CY Foong

Jan 13, 2025

Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia celebrated an extraordinary sales milestone in 2024 with an impressive year-on-year growth of 331%. This is due to low base effect as GWM never had a mainstream model until Q4 2024 with the launch of the Haval H6 HEV in October. Last year saw the introduction of three all-new models in Malaysia, the Ora 07 battery electric vehicle (BEV), the Tank 300, and the Haval H6 HEV. The latter alone garnered 1,500 bookings within its first month of launch and was GWM Malays

CY Foong

Jan 13, 2025

Total Industry Volume (TIV) for new car sales is expected to exceed 800,000 units in 2024, surpassing earlier estimates by over 35,000 units. This growth is driven by a wave of new model launches, a strong backlog of orders from 2023, and enticing promotions from manufacturers. SUV models under the RM 200k mark total nearly 180,000 units sold in 2024, accounting for about 22% of TIV. This category includes conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) models, hybrids, and battery electric vehicl

Arvind

Jan 13, 2025

A few days ago, Perodua announced a new production achievement record with 368,100 units made in 2024, 7.2% higher than the previous year. This included models for export markets and Toyota-badged models (Toyota Veloz) assembled under contract. Perodua also broke records in terms of sales volume with 358,102 cars sold in Malaysia last year. This remarkable record was achieved despite P2 not launching a single all-new model or product update (eg. Facelifts) in 2024. Perodua’s historic performance

CY Foong

Jan 10, 2025