The all new Perodua Axia
PETALING JAYA: Perodua’s production and sales for the month of January 2023 jumped 43.5% to 21,449 units compared with 17,444 units in January last year, as the compact car company continues its focus on maximum production and delivery plan.
In terms of production, Perodua made 24,590 units in January this year, up 40.2% from 17,538 units manufactured in January 2022.
In a statement, Perodua president and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad noted that production and sales in January last year was hindered by floods, severe shortage of semiconductor chips, manpower issues and other parts shortages.
“That being said, the improvements in volume for both production and sales indicate that the ecosystem is moving as planned.
He said that Perodua remains committed to its goal of vehicle delivery to customers as quickly as possible without compromising on quality or safety.
Separately, Zainal Abidin said Perodua is targeting to register 314,000 units and produce 330,000 units for the entire of 2023.
“Aside from focusing on delivering our outstanding orders, we will also be launching an all-new Perodua Axia soon to further excite the market. We believe the value proposition will be well accepted by Malaysians,” he said.
On the soon-to-be launched all-new Perodua Axia, Zainal Abidin said that the company has converted nearly all previous bookings of the current Axia model to the new one.
“Our sales advisors have contacted our customers on the changes of the all-new Perodua Axia and most of our customers agreed to make the switch,” he said.
