Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM), the official distributor of Mitsubishi Motors vehicles in Malaysia, announced that for financial year of 2020, the Mitsubishi Triton’s market share has a positive growth of 28%. MMM’s financial year will be spanning from April 2020 to March 2021. 

Despite the pick-up truck segment experiencing a 45% downsize in May during the Movement Control Order, the Mitsubishi Triton was the only brand that achieved positive growth by 1.0% with 483 units sold for May 2020 as compared to the same period last financial year.  

The Mitsubishi Triton consistently maintained its market share by 22% or more for five consecutive months, spanning from January-to-May 2020. An increase from the same corresponding period of 2019 which was at 17.8%. 

“While the automotive industry is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are happy that the Mitsubishi Triton retained its popularity with a strong market share of 28% for financial year of 2020. We are glad that the Triton comes in as a reliable and helpful utility truck to assist our customers to get through these tough times,” said Tomoyuki Shinnishi, Chief Executive Officer of MMM.