For the second consecutive year, Mitsubishi has been ranked the best in terms of after-sales service satisfaction. According to JD Power, Mitsubishi ranks highest in overall satisfaction with a score of 791. In second place is Toyota with a score of 788, while Mazda ranks third with a score of 785. The JD Power 2019 Malaysia Customer Service Index (Mass Market) Study is based on responses from 2,644 vehicle owners who received their new vehicle between February 2016 and June 2018 and took their
Perodua menggesa para pelanggannya yang sedia ada dan pelanggan baharu untuk hanya berurusan dengan penasihat jualannya atau ‘Sales Advisor’ (SA) yang sah agar tidak terpedaya dengan penipuan yang muncul terutama sekali selepas pelancaran Ativa pada 3 Mac lalu. "Kami telah menemui sekurang-kurangnya dua tawaran rebat palsu dalam talian bagi Perodua Ativa yang baru dilancarkan. Perodua dan cawangan-cawangan kami di seluruh negara tidak pernah dan tidak akan mengadakan sebarang promosi rebat tunai
Now that the government has enforced the Control of Movement Order starting 18-March 2020 until 31-March 2020 to address the spread of Covid-19, car dealers and service centres will obviously have to be shut down for at least two weeks. Unlike the hotel and travel industry, which have been granted various tax breaks as well as lower utility rates, car dealers are left to fend for themselves. WapCar.my spoke to a few car dealers to get their thoughts on the matter. A Subaru dealer we spoke to tol
Perodua has successfully held its first-ever Body & Paint (B&P) Skill Contest in a move to step up its human capital development efforts and provide higher standards of B&P service to its customers. Established in 2009, Perodua’s B&P business deals with the repair and restoration of vehicles that have been involved in collisions. “Our B&P business aims to take much of the hassle away from the repair of collision-involved vehicles, with work carried out to the highest possible standards of qualit
2020 has been a roller coaster ride for car sales with the biggest dip taking place in April. Even Perodua, the manufacturer of ubiquitous econoboxes took a plunge with only 57 units sold back then. However, with the SST exemption in place, a spike in demand was observed. The highest number of sales by Perodua was recorded in October with 26,852 cars registered. Perodua sales number by month in 2020 January 17,481 February 18,895 March 8,601 April 57 May 7,886 June 21,250 July 23,203 August 22,6
The highly-anticipated Perodua D55L won’t be launched before Chinese New Year. According to information gathered from dealers, Perodua will only begin conducting sales training for its upcoming, yet-to-be named compact SUV, codenamed Perodua D55L only on 8-February 2021. However, the date is subject to change depending on how bad the Covid-19 situation is. As you might have already know, the Ministry of Health has already warned that it is expecting cases to spike further in the next two weeks.
You can say that you want about Perodua. Good if you like the company, but the company couldn’t be bothered if you think lowly of its budget cars anyway. Since launching the first Kancil in 1994, the company has developed a laser-like focus on its customers, giving them what they want, which turns out to be just very regular cars that are cheap to buy, cheap to run, cars that go about their duties with zero drama. Perodua ended September by recording its highest ever monthly sales of 25,035 unit
Proton announced today that it ended 2020 with a total sales of 109,716 cars sold. Despite losing over two months’ worth of sales due to MCO, sales were up 8.8 percent from 2019. However, Proton’s total sales tally is still behind Perodua's 220,154 cars. Proton says its market share also increased by 4.4 percent, reaching 21.1 percent. “We are grateful to have achieved this level of performance against the backdrop of 2020. To describe it as challenging would be an understatement but we persever
A couple of weeks ago, UMW Toyota Motor introduced its dedicated online showroom where you can book your new Toyota model. Apart from its dedicated online showroom, you can also book a new Toyota on Lazada. Booking fees start from: RM 250 (Toyota Vios, Yaris, Rush, Hilux, Avanza, Hiace Panel Van) RM 350 (Toyota Innova) RM 500 (Toyota Corolla Altis, Camry, Alphard, Vellfire) RM 1,000 (Toyota Harrier) Curiously, the Toyota C-HR isn't in the list. After paying the refundable booking fee, you will r
Perodua has just announced that its most popular models have taken the top 3 positions as Malaysia’s best-selling cars of 2020 so far. The Myvi, Axia, and Bezza have taken numbers 1, 2, and 3 respectively. July 2020 saw its best sales month so far with 23,203 vehicles registered, a 9.2% increase from June 2020. That puts Perodua’s year-to-date (YTD) sales total to 97,373 units. With that, Perodua holds an estimated 42% of the YTD market share. This increase in sales is thanks in part by the gove
Fixing Kia’s broken after-sales support in Malaysia is the most important (and difficult) task for new Kia distributor Dinamikjaya, a subsidiary of Bermaz Auto, which has taken over the distributorship rights for Kia vehicles in Malaysia effective 1-April 2021. Although many Kia owners are looking forward to a better ownership experience, they have to keep in mind that it’s unrealistic to expect the new custodians of Kia to undo more than a decade of neglect and clean up the legacy issues left b
It’s a frantic start of the week for many staff at car companies. Following Friday’s announcement by the Prime Minister that locally-assembled cars will be exempted from paying 10 percent sales tax while imported vehicles will see the rate reduced by half, many car companies are swamped by calls from their dealers and stakeholders asking for details on what’s the next step. Without the necessary paperwork, the Accounts/Finance division at car companies are unable to proceed or give any answers.
Perodua ended year 2020 with 220,154 cars sold. That’s 20,187 cars less (or 8 percent) than the company’s total sales for 2019, but ahead of the company’s revised annual sales target of 210,000 cars. “We thank all Malaysians for choosing Perodua and the government for extending the sales tax exemption under PENJANA to sustain the sales momentum which the automotive industry is now enjoying,” said Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad. He added that Perodua manuf
Proton is on a roll as they follow their sales success in May 2020 with yet another healthy number in June 2020. Other than that, the Proton Saga also broke its own monthly sale record with the highest numbers sold since August 2014. Proton recorded 9,623 units sold in June 2020. This number is the second-highest the brand recorded in 2020 and a growth of 69.5 percent over May 2020. Bear in mind that June is also the first full month that Proton has been operating since the Movement Control Orde
Honda Malaysia has announced today that it has received approval from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), and other required approvals to resume after-sales services at selected service centres. Customer reception at the service centres is by appointment only, and walk-ins are not allowed. The resumption of after-sales services will be conducted in stages starting today. At point of publishing, 22 service centres in Klang Valley have resumed operations (total 50 nationwide).
Daihatsu will launch a new hybrid-powered compact SUV - most likely a new variant of the Daihatsu Rocky – in Japan later this year, reports Japan’s Nikkei. Sales of the Daihatsu Rocky, which is also sold as the Toyota Raize in Japan (manufactured by Daihatsu under contract), is hampered by the lack of a hybrid variant, which is crucial in Japan and is offered by Daihatsu’s friendly family rival’s Toyota Yaris Cross. Although sales data show that the Daihatsu Rocky/Toyota Raize sells better, the
According to the latest info from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA), Toyota is dominating November sales with the Toyota Raize (the basis for the Perodua D55L) and Toyota Harrier both topping the SUV best-sellers chart. With 10,627 units and 9,897 units sold for both the Raize and Harrier respectively, both weren't the top 2 best-selling cars in Japan for last month, however. Instead, that honor belongs to the Toyota Yaris with 19,921 units sold. This sales figure includes models t
Honda Malaysia (or ‘the Company’) today announced that all its dealerships have commenced full operations and reopened showrooms starting 13 May 2020. Preventive protocols have already been put in place and are strictly implemented across all Honda dealerships nationwide. Honda Malaysia continues to emphasise the importance of safety and hygiene measures, and all “Our Dealers Are Ready For You” with the facilities at the premises also sanitised according to the prescribed schedule to provide cus
Even as we enter into 2021, it seems that the hype of the Proton X50 has not yet died down with Proton announcing 3,345 units of the B-segment SUV sold in February. With that figure, the Proton X50 achieved the highest monthly sales for any SUV in Malaysian history. Overall, Proton’s February sales were very much positive with 11,873 units sold in that month, nearly doubling that of January’s sales (5,964 units). Also read: Proton’s market share at 7-year high - 27.1 %, 8,141 units X50 delivered
We previously reported that second-hand car dealers are experiencing record-high sales in July 2020. It seems the success followed through to the third half of 2020 as well. According to the president of Federation of Motor and Credit Companies Association of Malaysia (FMCCAM), Datuk Tony Khor, the year-on-year sales in July spiked over 25 percent to 37,800 units while both August and September registered over 17 percent year-on-year growth. He attributed the spike in sales to the incentives lik
For those that are looking to buy yourself a brand-new Subaru XV or Subaru Forester, you may do so now via TC Subaru. With the new campaign, you can simply purchase a car from the comfort of your home at any given time of the day, just by filling up the designated forms for XV or Forester along with a booking payment fee of RM188. Customers will then receive a unique booking code via email, and wait for Subaru Sales Advisor to be in touch with you to follow-thru and finalize the required steps o
After Nissan and Subaru announced their online showroom program to adapt with the current extended Movement Control Order (MCO), it’s time for UMW Toyota Motor to follow similar business module. Now you can view and purchase your dream Toyota model with a dedicated online showroom page on their website. The way it works is similar too, just fill and submit the online form with the relevant information, and a dedicated Toyota’s Sales Advisor will be in touch with you as soon as possible. Also, To
As you already know, the government has announced that it will be waiving the 10 percent sales tax for locally-assembled (CKD) cars while imported (CBU) cars will see their sales tax reduced by half, to 5 percent. The sales tax exemption/reduction is applicable from 15-June to 31-December 2020. Specifics on how will this be implemented are still unclear, so we will have to wait a little longer. For example, will the kick-off/cut-off date be determined based on the vehicle’s registration date or
Geely Holding saw 2020 sales exceeding 2.1 million units which might sound like good news but that figure accounts for a 3.6% loss compared to 2019. In 2019, the Chinese conglomerate which consists of 3 subsidiaries – Geely Auto Group, Volvo Car Group, and Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group – saw over 2.178 million units sold. In spite of the slight drop in total sales, Geely Holding still remains optimistic. Geely Auto saw 1.32 million units sold in 2020 (despite a 3% loss) and retained
As you already know, the government has announced that all new locally-assembled (CKD) passenger cars will be exempted from paying the 10 percent sales tax starting 15-June until 31-December. Imported new cars will be given a 50 percent discount on sales tax, meaning that sales tax is still applicable, but at a lower 5 percent rate. However, this doesn’t mean that the prices of new CKD cars will drop by 10 percent. Most cars only saw a reduction of between 3 to 6 percent. Why is that so? The sim
Nasim Sdn Bhd, the official distributor for the Peugeot brand in Malaysia, has announced their new e-showroom called Peugeot e-Showroom, on their official website to extend a boundless new level of convenience for customers to browse and purchase award-winning models such as the Peugeot 3008 SUV Plus and Peugeot 5008 SUV Plus. “The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way businesses and customers interact. Thus, having the right digital tools in place will provide our customers quick access to
Last month, Perodua was happy to announce that they have hit an all-time new sales record in their 27-year history with 25,035 cars sold in September. But it seems that momentum has carried on to October as the company registered 26,852 cars sold, setting yet another new sales record. Other than that, Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad further added that in October alone Perodua had purchased RM 600 million worth of parts from local suppliers for the product
Honda Malaysia announced their New Car Pre-Booking online platform for buyers, allowing prospective customers to pre-book their next Honda car with a minimum fee of only RM 99 through Honda Malaysia's official website. Interested customers can access the platform through the 'New Car Pre-Booking' tab located in the site. Bookings can be made in four steps: selecting the preferred participating dealer, filling in personal details, choosing a car (including preferred variants, colour, and accessor
Beginning from 15th June to 31st December 2020, all new car buyers will be exempted from paying sales tax. CKD (locally assembled) passenger cars will see a cut of 100 percent. If you want to take advantage of the tax cut, here’s a list of cars assembled in Malaysia for your reference. Note that the sales tax makes up 10 percent, other taxes like excise duty and import duty still applies. BMW BMW 3 Series BMW 5 Series BMW 6 Series GT BMW 7 Series BMW X1 BMW X3 BMW X4 Haval Haval H1 Haval H2 Hond
With the on-going Covid-19 putting a damper on businesses, you would expect that a budget car brand like Perodua, whose range of lower priced A- and B-segment cars are bought mostly by lower income B40 group consumers, will be affected more than higher range brands. Actually the opposite is true. While the government’s temporary suspension of sales tax have artistically boosted market demand, Perodua dealers are reporting a higher number of customers downgrading from Japanese brands to a Perodua
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