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Malaysia - New car sales in 2026 by vehicle type

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Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2026

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Flash report, February 2026

Mar 18, 2026

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Malaysian new car sales decrease by 19.6%, and production decreases by 19.2% in February
Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced that new car sales of 52,414 units in February decreased by 19.6% over the same month in 2025. PV (passenger vehicles) sales decreased 20.7% to 48,748 units. CV (commercial vehicles) sales decreased 1.9% to 3,666 units.
New car sales for the first two months of 2026 increased 0.8% from the same period in 2025 to 116,712 units.
The number of Malaysian car production for February decreased 19.2% over the previous year to 49,741 units. New car production for the first two months of 2026 decreased 6.6% from the same period in 2025 to 110,607 units.
Passenger car sales fell by 20% due to the reduced number of business days caused by the Lunar New Year holiday. For the month of March 2026, MAA expects sales to pick up in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri and the promotions being offered by car companies.

Malaysia - Sales and Production of new Vehicles
Type Feb.
2026
Feb.
2025
Y-o-Y Jan.-Feb.
2026
Jan.-Feb.
2025
Y-o-Y
Sales
Passenger Cars 48,748 61,477 -20.7% 109,117 108,660 0.4%
Commercial Vehicles 3,666 3,738 -1.9% 7,595 7,176 5.8%
Total 52,414 65,215 -19.6% 116,712 115,836 0.8%
Production
Passenger Cars 46,808 58,606 -20.1% 104,175 112,400 -7.3%
Commercial Vehicles 2,933 2,939 -0.2% 6,432 6,044 6.4%
Total 49,741 61,545 -19.2% 110,607 118,444 -6.6%
Source: Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA)


Flash report, January 2026

Feb 16, 2026

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

Malaysian new car sales increase by 28.7%, and production increases by 7.0% in January
Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) announced that new car sales of 64,298 units in January increased by 28.7% over the same month in 2025. PV (passenger vehicles) sales increased 29.8% to 60,369 units. CV (commercial vehicles) sales increased 14.3% to 3,929 units. Although January sales saw a significant year-on-year increase, this was affected by the Lunar New Year holiday and sales fell 29% from the previous month's record high.
The number of Malaysian car production for January increased 7.0% over the previous year to 60,866 units.
The MAA expects that sales and production in Malaysia’s automotive sector to be subdued in February due to the short working month because of the Chinese New Year holidays.

Malaysia - Sales and Production of new Vehicles

Type Jan. 2026 Y-o-Y
Sales
Passenger Cars 60,369 29.8%
Commercial Vehicles 3,929 14.3%
Total 64,298 28.7%
Production
Passenger Cars 57,367 6.6%
Commercial Vehicles 3,499 12.7%
Total 60,866 7.0%
Source: Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA)


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