Honda remains the No.1 non-national passenger car brand for 2022, making it 9 years running

• Honda Malaysia surpassed 80,200 units, narrowly hitting their target of 80,000 units
• The City, City Hatchback and HR-V lead the way as the 3 best-sellers
• This makes it 9 consecutive years as the leading non-national car brand

Honda Malaysia kicks off 2023 with the best possible news, announcing that they’ve sold over 80,200 units of sales for 2022, beating their initial estimate of 80,000 units by a smidgen.

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The figures also translate into an increase of 51 percent in sales over the corresponding numbers from 2021. Needless to say, the sales figures mean Honda retains its position as the No.1 car brand in the non-national passenger vehicle segment for a ninth consecutive year; having claimed this feather in its cap back in 2014.

March 2022 was its best-selling month with over 10,500 units sold. Nonetheless, leading the charge as the best-selling model in 2022 was the B-segment City, contributing to 36 percent of total sales. Coming in second was the City Hatchback that accounted for 20 percent of sales with the HR-V rounding off the podium having made up 14 percent of total sales.

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Of course, the central region brought in the most sales with 51 percent, followed by the southern region and northern region at 19 percent and 17 percent, respectively.

“2022 was a challenging year with global chip shortage and flood disasters that have affected our car production. With Challenging Spirit, Honda Malaysia shifted into higher gears in 2022 and exceeded our sales target with the strong support from all the stakeholders. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all our customers and the dealers for their unwavering support towards the Honda brand, as well as the Malaysian Government for the extension of sales tax exemption,” said Honda Malaysia Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Hironobu Yoshimura.

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“Honda Malaysia values our customers, and we will continue to strive to enhance customer satisfaction. We are working closely with the suppliers and dealers to ensure timely delivery for customers, especially those who booked their cars during the sales tax exemption period,” he added.

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Honda Malaysia emphasises that they’ll continue providing the best quality in terms of its product offering as well as sales and aftersales services for customers. They’re optimistic about the automotive sector in 2023 and that it’s going to be another exciting year.