WapCar updates the latest Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA)'s 2022-2023 Malaysian car brand sales ranking and detailed data on best-selling cars.

2023 Car Sales Ranking by Brand in Malaysia

According to data from the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA), car sales in Malaysia totaled 366,037 units during the first six months of 2023. This represents a 10.3% YoY increase compared to the same period last year. 

Passenger cars continue to be the biggest contributor to sales with 326,661 units sold, an increase of 11.2% compared to the same period in 2022 (293,752). “National" continues to be the more popular choice among Malaysian buyers with 220,702 units sold, holding a 66% market share. Meanwhile, non-Malaysian brands saw a dip in sales in H1 2023 with 105,959 units sold, a drop of 3% compared to the same period last year.

In terms of brands, Perodua continues its lead with 144,690 units sold followed by Proton with 76,012 units and Toyota at third with 48,145 units.

Honda and Mitsubishi round up the Top 5 best-selling brands in Malaysia in H1 2023 with 33,727 units and 11,811 units respectively.

On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, except for April and June, the monthly total industry volume (TIV) was consistently higher in H1 2023 compared to similar corresponding months in H1 2022. Aside from April, the industry was able to sustain its monthly TIV at over the 50,000 mark for the entire first half of 2023.

Meanwhile, the total production volume of new vehicles in Malaysia increased by 14% compared to H1 2022 (317,933) with 362,535 units built in H1 2023. The big increase in production volume was in tandem with the higher overall sales in H1 2023.

2023 Top Selling Cars in Malaysia

The Perodua Bezza has overtaken the Perodua Myvi – for the first time – as the brand's best-seller, helping the Rawang outfit record a total sales volume of 144,690 vehicles in the first half of 2023 (H1 2023). This alone is 13.6% better than the number of registrations in the same period last year (127,343).

The Bezza ranked as Perodua's top seller so far this year with a total of 40,555 units sold between January and June this year, edging the Myvi's 32,319 units and Axia's 28,199 cars. This means the Bezza is also Malaysia's best-selling car - its nearest rival, the Proton Saga, mustered 33,325 units sold in the same period.

This comes off the back of heightened production for the carmaker, in which they produced 153,813 vehicles in the first six months of this year; an increase of 17% compared with 131,641 cars at the same juncture of 2022.

“The higher production and sales performances for the first half of 2023 were due to better supply of parts as well as improved production efficiency at our manufacturing plant,” Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said.

2022 Top Selling Cars in Malaysia

The top 5 best-selling 2022 new car models in Malaysia, as of August 2022 are:

2022 Car Sales Ranking by Brand in Malaysia

In 2022, the Malaysian car manufacturer Perodua sold approximately 282 thousand cars and therefore remains on leading the Malaysian automotive market. Proton, the other Malaysian local brand, made it to the second place, with total sales of over 136 thousand cars. The automotive industry in the country has started to recover after a decrease in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic.