September vehicle sales fall 6.6% on-month

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total industry vehicles sales fell 6.6% to 47,771 units in September from a month ago as consumers held back their purchases ahead of the launch of Proton’s Iriz and Perodua’s Axia.

The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) said on Thursday the decline was also due to consumers’ wait-and-see attitude pending the announcement of the 2015 Budget proposals on Oct 10.