Quite a few surprises here. You see, where the monthly top 20 car models are concerned, according to the road transport department‘s (JPJ) data, it’s mostly been Bezza-Axia-Myvi (BAM) 1-2-3, save for June.
Well, BAM has become BSAM for September. The Proton Saga (despite the current model serving notice) was Malaysia’s second best-selling car (it’s usually fourth)! At 5,717 units sold within the month, the Saga is actually performing normally; its jump is due to Perodua’s month-on-month drop (the Bezza-Axia-Myvi triumvirate did 6,733, 5,689 and 4,521 units respectively in September, down from August’s 9,533, 7,525 and 6,514).
Another big surprise also comes from Proton – this is very possibly the first time an EV has entered the monthly top 20 when it comes to car models, regardless of propulsion method. Yes, the eMas 7 was Malaysia’s 19th best-selling car in September (757 units), just 89 units shy of the Honda Civic‘s 846. A sign of an EV truly breaking into the mainstream?
Everything else is where you’d expect in the monthly standings – the Alza is still the country’s No 1 MPV (3,149 units in September), the X50 the top SUV (3,103, nearly 900 units more than the Ativa in September, but the Ativa is still ahead YTD by over 5,000 units), and the Vios and Yaris (3,148 combined) trounced the Honda City sedan and hatchback (1,548 units combined).
Now how does 2025 look like so far? As usual, the Saga’s the only thing denying Sungai Choh a straight 1-5 sweep; the Aruz is the hikikomori at 16th, with only 10,366 sold year-to-date (YTD) September. Perodua’s total is now 255,094, so it’s 89,906 units away from its 345,000-unit 2025 sales target (average of 30,000 sales a month needed over October, November and December). Is the EV going to come and help?
Keep an eye on the X50, for it’s getting dangerously close to the Vios – YTD September, less than 2,000 units separate them. Will the nasi lemak/mala hotpot SUV overtake the sushi/tomyam sedan before the curtains close on 2025?
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Xpander, X70, X90, WR-V, CR-V, have left the September 2025 Top 20 chart.
It’s not sushi la, more like tomyum
Please ,make sence to me why is Aruz is anywhere near the list?it’s awful in everyway
Perodua stil on holiday mood, they r complacent wit their sales figures, they wil only wake up once the new Saga launch n over take their top Beza or Myvi sales figure.
Chart is cool but if you could plot a curve diagram it would be interesting and easier to see the trend.
Perodua already reach target for 2025 mah.. now is just a matter of making sure that customers who order in end of Q3 & whole Q4 not to cancel order and trying to stretch it to January 2026 so they can register as 2026 sales. Already know their tactics.