{"id":18202,"date":"2020-07-21T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T01:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carsome.my\/news\/?p=18202"},"modified":"2025-06-25T11:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:18:52","slug":"most-popular-car-brands-and-models-sold-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carsome.my\/news\/item\/most-popular-car-brands-and-models-sold-in-malaysia","title":{"rendered":"What are the most popular car brands and models sold in Malaysia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the <\/span>Malaysian Automotive Association<\/span><\/a><\/span>, 2019 saw 604,287 new vehicles registered in Malaysia, a 1% increase of total industry volume from the year before. The used car market is also a substantial one. As reported by <\/span>The Malaysian Reserve<\/span><\/a><\/span>, the Malaysian used car market on average moves about 400,000 units annually, or about 66% of the new car sales.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most Popular Car Brands and Models in Malaysia in 2020<\/h2>\n

Based on data we received from Carsome Insights 2020, Perodua is one of the most popular brands sold to Carsome at 31% of total sales. Just like the previous year, the local automotive brand dominated the list of cars sold to Carsome. It is followed by Proton (23%), Toyota (20%), Honda (18%) and Nissan (18%). \"Top<\/p>\n

Other than the brands, you can also see the percentage of most popular cars sold to Carsome in 2020 by models which are Perodua Myvi (25%), Proton Saga (12%) and Honda City (11%). Toyota Vios (10%) and Perodua Alza (9%) ranked fourth and fifth most popular car models. It is followed by Perodua Viva (8%), Honda Civic (7%), Proton Persona (7%), Perodua Axia and Proton Exora with 6% and 5% respectively.<\/p>\n

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Whereas in 2019<\/span>, we found that among the top 10 most popular car brands last year, local makes Perodua and Proton took the lion share at 48%. Following close behind are Japanese brands Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda and Mitsubishi that came to a total of 45%. Popular continental cars Volkswagen, Ford and BMW wrapped up the list with a 7% share.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the breakdown, an overall look at the top 5 brands, Perodua, Proton, Toyota, Honda and Nissan came to a whopping 89%, showcasing the popularity of these brands in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A drill down into car models sold to Carsome in 2019 shows that 50% of the models sold were from Perodua \u2013 split between the Myvi<\/a><\/span>, Alza<\/a>, Viva<\/a><\/span> and Axia<\/a><\/span>. Proton follows closely behind with a 23% share from the Saga<\/a><\/span>, Persona<\/a><\/span> and Exora<\/a><\/span>. The combined total from Japanese brands Toyota<\/span> Vios<\/span><\/a>, Honda City<\/a><\/span> and Civic<\/a><\/span> come up to 27%. When accounting the ratio between the local makes versus the Japanese, Malaysian cars dominate the list 3 to 1 at 73%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is no surprise then that the four most popular local and non-national models by resale value \u2013 Perodua Myvi, Proton Saga, Toyota Vios and Honda City as covered in our <\/span>recent article<\/span><\/a><\/span> are correlated with the top selling car models.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read below for more stories<\/b><\/p>\n

Let Carsome Insights 2019 tell you when is the best time to buy or sell a used car<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the most popular car colors in Malaysia<\/a><\/span>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn more about 5 of the 175-inspection points at Carsome<\/a><\/span>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selling your car doesn\u2019t have to be complicated. Trust Carsome to do it professionally, conveniently, and fast for you!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to the Malaysian Automotive Association, 2019 saw 604,287 new vehicles registered in Malaysia, a 1% increase of total industry volume from the year before. The used car market is also a substantial one. 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