KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s new vehicle sales in August 2025 rose 0.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 73,041 units, from 72,580 units a year earlier, according to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).
Passenger vehicle sales in August rose 0.4% to 67,302 units from 67,016 a year earlier, while commercial vehicle sales increased 3.1% to 5,739 units compared with 5,564 units in August 2024.
Total Industry Volume (TIV) in August 2025 rose 4.2% month-on-month to 73,041 units, from 70,101 units in July.
MAA said the higher TIV was driven by improved stock availability from July’s strong production of 71,439 units, aggressive promotions in conjunction with the Merdeka month, and sales contributions from new model launches.
On the production front, MAA said the total output fell 7.3% to 69,111 units from 74,556 units in August 2024.
Passenger vehicle production fell 7.2% to 65,153 units from 70,214 a year earlier, while commercial vehicle production dropped 8.8% to 3,958 units from 4,342 units in August 2024.
MAA said sales momentum in September is expected to consolidate, weighed down by fewer working days due to four public holidays and a “wait-and-see” stance ahead of the Budget announcement, particularly on details of petrol subsidy rationalisation.
