Data from the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) revealed that Malaysia’s current vehicle market fell 4.7 per cent year-on-year. Overall, July’s new vehicle sales amounted to 443,777 units sold cumulatively and 70,057 units sold for that month only.
MARKET STATISTICS
Out of a total of 70,057 vehicles sold for the month of July, passenger cars accounted for the majority with 64,438 units sold. This figure is a slight decrease from July of last year’s sales by 4.5 per cent. Furthermore, commercial vehicles accounted for only 5,619 of total vehicles sold, also declining by 6.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY).
Meanwhile, Malaysia’s auto production improved very slightly by 0.8 per cent YoY. The peninsula produced 67,075 passenger vehicles and 4,364 commercial vehicles, bringing the total to 71,439 units produced. Altogether, cumulative production amounted to 424,065 vehicles produced and declined by 8.4 per cent YoY.
Sales are expected to be strong for the month of August with Malaysia’s economy growing by 4.4 per cent YoY. The second quarter of 2025 proved to be strong for the peninsula due to strong domestic consumption. Additionally, the benchmark interest rate was lowered to 2.75 per cent. This is the first time interest rate has been lowered since its hike in April 2023.
TOP-SELLING CARS
Perodua and Proton, both local brands, remain the country’s top-selling auto manufacturers. Perodua takes a strong lead with 33,486 units sold for July alone. Among Malaysia’s 20 top-selling vehicles, 6 models were from Perodua, namely; Bezza, Axia, Myvi, Alza, Ativa, and Aruz. The top 3 best-selling vehicles were; the Bezza, selling 9,771 units, Axia, which sold 7,980 units, and the Myvi, which sold 6,530 units. All in all, Perodua dominated the top 5 best-selling vehicles of the month.
Proton, on the other hand, sold 13,182 units for the month of July. The models Saga, X50, Persona, and S70 were ranked 4th, 10th, 12th, and 13th place in the country’s top-selling models. Proton’s sales were largely driven by the Proton Saga, which sold 6,500 units in July.
Toyota came in third place, selling 11,414 units in July. Toyota’s Vios and Hilux broke the top 10, coming in at 7th and 8th place respectively. Meanwhile, the Alphard and Corolla Cross came in at 11th and 14th place, selling less than 2,000 units each.
Honda sold 5,117 units in Malaysia for July 2025, a big jump from 3rd place Toyota’s sales. At 4th place, Honda models City, Civic, HR-V, and CR-V barely broke through the country’s top 20. Their best-selling model, the City, sold 2,023 units in total for both sedan and hatchback variants. The Civic sold only 894 units, while the HR-V sold 819 units. Honda’s CR-V model came in at 19th place, selling only 783 units for the month of July.
Chinese automaker Jaecoo makes the top 5, outselling fellow Chinese competitors Chery and BYD. The brand sold 1,449 units for the month of July, with its J7 model driving most of its sales. Selling 1,016 units, the J7 placed 16th in the top 20 list.
Though a Chery model did not make the top 20, the brand came in 6th place, just after Jaecoo. Chery performed slightly slower than Jaecoo, selling a total of 1,194 units for July.
The Mitsubishi XPander rounded out the top 20 best-selling models of July, selling 719 units. Mitsubishi, in total, sold 1,166 units for the month, ranking 7th place for sales among auto makers.
BYD followed Mitsubishi, selling 870 EVs in July; while Mercedes-Benz sold 716 units. BMW ranked 10th place, barely selling 700 units for the month.
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