KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s automotive sector total industry volume (TIV) increased 27 per cent to 64,298 units in January 2026 from 50,449 units in the same month last year, mainly contributed by the spill-over effect from new model launches towards the end of 2025.
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) said sales of passenger vehicles improved 28 per cent to 60,369 units from 47,019 units a year earlier, while commercial vehicle sales rose 15 per cent to 3,929 units from 3,430 units previously.
Meanwhile, production gained six per cent to 60,866 units last month from 57,450 units a year earlier, it said in a statement today.
Passenger vehicle production grew to 57,367 units from 54,345 units previously, while commercial vehicle output rose to 3,499 units from 3,105 units previously, it said.
However, MAA said TIV in January 2026 was 29 per cent lower than December 2025, mainly due to advance purchase in December 2025 of 90,716 units -- the highest monthly TIV ever.
It added that sales are expected to remain subdued in February 2026 due to the short working month (17 working days) contributed by the Chinese New Year holidays. - Bernama
