National carmakers Proton and Perodua dominate sales over their foreign counterparts in the first half of this year as more customers traded their cars for more competitively-priced sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) despite the uncertain economic conditions.
According to data by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA), Perodua sales rose 4% to 121,782 units in the first half of 2019 compared with the first six months of 2018, while Proton registered a 60% surge in sales to 43,518 units during the same period.
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