since 1976
since 1976
Perodua sold 127,343 vehicles for the first 6 month of 2022 which is a 30% jump from 97,290 units sold from January to June 2021 on the back of strong demand for vehicles in the first half of 2022 due to the sales tax exemption deadline.
Of the 127,343 units registered, the Perodua Myvi is still the most popular model with 38,039 units registered followed by the Perodua Axia with 29,183 units and the Perodua Bezza at 28,719 units. Despite this, the Perodua Bezza has been gaining popularity as it is the most sought after model at the moment.
“There was a significant rush in vehicle booking especially when the government extended the registration period to 31 March 2023 and we thank Malaysians for choosing Perodua as their brand of choice,” Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad said.
“Speaking of the sales tax exemption; on the last day of the initiative, Perodua saw the highest single booking day on 30 June 2022 with 25,100 vehicles orders taken,” he said.
Aside from the sales tax exemption initiative that ended on 30 June 2022, the other key factor contributing to this performance was the low registration of vehicles in June last year due to the second lockdown to reduce Covid-19 infection cases.
As comparison, for the month of June 2021, Perodua only registered 1,009 units, while in June 2022, we sold 21,164 units. On a month-to-month comparison, Perodua’s sales performance increased by 10.7% from 18,901 units registered in May 2022.
Dato’ Zainal said that the increase in registration in June 2022 was also due to better parts supply comparatively to the month of May.
However, he also noted that issues such as skill labour and parts shortages are still present and ask for understanding from customers in terms of delivery.
“We sincerely apologise for the long wait and are doing everything in our power to further improve production for the benefit of our customers,” he said.
Dato’ Zainal said these steps include working closely with our suppliers and in some cases provide Perodua staff to work at their premises to ensure that parts supply continue to flow.
“That being said, we hope that the manpower issue can be resolved quickly as the impact to the industry and to some extent the country is significant,” he said.
While on the parts shortage, continuous communication with its suppliers and partners are ongoing to find alternative components, he said.
He said that despite these issues, Perodua is still maintaining its full year sales target of 247,800 units.
