Earlier, we confirmed you the prime ten best-selling automobiles in Malaysia for the 12 months to this point as much as October 2024, however stripping away the dominant nationwide automobiles has revealed some fascinating takeaways. As beforehand talked about, the Toyota Vios is the non-national chief, with 2,775 models bought final month and 22,905 throughout the previous ten months.
The B-segment sedan holds a slim lead over its fierce rival, the Honda Metropolis, which racked up 2,320 gross sales in October and 22,757 YTD. That is regardless of the Toyota’s sluggish begin to the 12 months, probably on account of a recall issued in January.
Notably, the Metropolis’s determine contains each the sedan and the hatchback, whereas the Yaris – ninth within the standings with 957 models bought in October and eight,453 models YTD – is taken into account separate from the Vios (and certain contains negligible gross sales of the GR Yaris). Put Toyota’s two B-segment choices collectively and they might far surpass the Metropolis, overtaking even the Perodua Ativa.
In third place sits the Toyota Hilux with 2,208 models bought in October (19,917 models YTD), adopted by the Honda HR-V with 1,550 models (16,664 models YTD). The latter has far outstripped the Toyota Corolla Cross, which languishes in sixth with gross sales of 1,140 models in October and 11,987 YTD.
Between the 2 SUVs is the ever-popular Toyota Alphard, though we should always level out that the overwhelming majority of registrations will probably be of reconditioned automobiles and subsequently not bought by UMW Toyota Motor. The identical will likely be true of the Harrier in sixteenth, registrations of which hit 511 models in October and 5,499 models YTD.
The opposite noteworthy automobile on the checklist is one other MPV, the Mitsubishi Xpander, which squeaked into the highest ten with October gross sales of 729 models (helped by the launch of the facelifted mannequin in September) and YTD gross sales of seven,187 models. As you’ll be able to see, the best-sellers checklist has been fully swept by Japanese manufacturers, proving they nonetheless maintain the higher hand.
You’d should look right down to twelfth place to search out the primary Chinese language automobile on the checklist, the Chery Omoda 5. This crossover bought properly within the first half of the 12 months, battling the Corolla Cross for a spot within the prime six, however gross sales fell dramatically within the wake of a snapped axle problem in April, which led to a recall. Robust competitors – together with from inside Chery’s steady itself – additionally contributed to October gross sales of simply 295 models, regardless of the still-healthy YTD determine of 6,784 models.
Talking of robust competitors, the opposite Chinese language entrant is the Chery Tiggo in twentieth, with October gross sales of 435 models and a YTD determine of three,808 models. The Street Transport Division’s (JPJ) registration knowledge doesn’t state whether or not it’s the five-seater Tiggo 7 Professional or the seven-seater Tiggo 8 Professional, however our cash is on each being mixed right into a single entry. That will clarify the sudden bounce in gross sales in July (769 models), equivalent to the launch of the Tiggo 7 Professional the earlier month.
Simply lacking the minimize is the Jaecoo J7, with cumulative registrations of three,783 models for the 12 months to this point. Nonetheless, the upstart SUV has been promoting extraordinarily properly for the reason that begin of deliveries in August, hitting 1,579 models in October; the automobile is on target to leapfrog a number of positions on this checklist by the point the 12 months ends.
Month-to-month gross sales of properly over 1,000 models can be sufficient to rival these of the HR-V and the Corolla Cross, however we’ll should see if this robust momentum may be sustained all through the remainder of the 12 months and into 2025.
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