Perodua has announced that they have achieved a 28.3% increase in sales for the third quarter of this year. This amounts to 88,537 units compared to 69,011 units in the same quarter of 2022 with production already going on an increase. The increase in registration was due to improvement in the manufacturing production efficiency, which saw 91,528 units made which equates to an increase of 21.7% compared with 75,196 units in the same quarter of 2022.
Last Saturday. the 10th of December 2022, I actually took time to attend the 8th edition of HINO Malaysia's HINO Total Support Contest at their Petaling Jaya headquarters. This time around, the contest had the participation of 158 contestants from 26 authorised dealers throughout Malaysia. This marks a return to having this contest after all the lockdowns trying to handle the Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia and the mood was very positive at the event where it gives a chance for HINO sales and aftersales personnel to try out their skill and knowledge among each other, thereby enhancing their customer servicing skill as well as improving technical expertise by competing.
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Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has announced their March 2021 deals on both sales and aftersales. The most notable ones are the savings which can be had on the Malaysian Volkswagen Passat range and new parts offerings in its Repair Packages for all of its customer cars.
And meanwhile, over at Perodua, the Malaysian compact car manufacturer has stated that they have targeted a sales figure of 240,000 vehicles in 2021. This figure is a 9% increase from the 220,163 units sold in 2020 on the back of sustained strong demand for its existing models and the extension of the sales tax exemption announced by the government recently.
By way of comparison, Perodua sold 240,341 vehicles in 2019. So they are getting back the numbers from 2019 after sales of 220,163 in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic era (which could be something of historical significance to future historians).
January 2021 sales by PROTON - 5,964 units. This marks a decrease of 29.9% over the same month last year. Basically the current round of Movement Control Orders here in Malaysia has stalled sales in the first month of this year. However, Proton says that new or upcoming model launch plans will go on unchanged as company chases after more favourable numbers this year.
Proton's market share is estimated at 18.5%, about 1.0% less compared to the same period last year (with a total industry volume of about 32,000 units for January 2021). According to Proton, the overall figures though are a reflection of supply not being able to meet demand rather than a reduction in bookings. So it could be said that supply of new cars is slowing down sales rather than the pandemic.
How true could this statement be?
In a nutshell, you can get savings up to RM10,000 on Volkswagen models, aftersales offers on parts replacement and genuine oil and that this promotion valid from now till 28 th February 2021
Official Volkswagen distributor in Malaysia, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) is having another round of offers and promotions this Chinese New Year (CNY) with what they are calling as "ang pao rebates" which gives out a savings of RM1,000 over and above other rebates. As for the overall promotional campaign, it covers both new car sales as well as aftersales so no one is left out.
Scania Malaysia has officially opened their new Sales and Services Branch in Kuching, Sarawak. The new centre is located at Lot 935, Lorong Demak Laut, 7A Jalan Demak Laut 7, Demak Laut Industrial Park, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak and is the second sales and services branch after one in Bintulu, The new centre is part of Scania's expansion plan in the state which is deemed as a growing market for the brand.
