Buoyed by strong and constant demand, Perodua customers must continue to be patient when buying a Perodua. Due to lingering issues related to semiconductor and supplier labour shortages, waiting periods still range between 2 months and up to 1 year depending on model and variant.

Speaking at the Perodua Axia 1.0E MT market introduction yesterday; Perodua President and CEO said Dato' Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said waiting periods have shortened, but immediate delivery is still not possible.

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Dato' Sri Zainal said, "All models still have waiting periods, but the Ativa is down to 3 months, Axia around 5-6 months, the Myvi is at 6-7 months, however, the Bezza and Alza have the longest waiting periods,"

He added, "Both the Bezza and Alza have an 8-9 month waiting periods respectively, and the Alza AV variant is the longest at approximately 1 year."

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As of April 2023, Perodua controlled up to 40 percent of Malaysia's total new car sales, with 97,438 units delivered. March 2023 delivered the highest monthly sales ever recorded in Perodua’s 30-year history, with 32,179 units sold.

Though no new models are planned for the remainder of 2023, the reintroduction of the Axia 1.0E MT variant is expected to bolster another 1,500 unit sales monthly.

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As it stands, Perodua looks on course to achieve its targets of 314k unit sales and 44.5 percent market share in 2023.