Proton’s market share strikes its greatest since 2011 – 23 9 % of all new lorries to September 2026

Proton is having its strongest year in more than a decade. According to the road transportation division (JPJ) enrollment information, the national carmaker made up 23 9 % of all new automobiles registered in Malaysia from January to September 2026 That is its highest share of the market since 2011 (26 2 %), and up from 17 9 % in the exact same period in 2015.

Proton has registered 153, 318 lorries until now this year, 39 2 % more than the 110, 150 it took care of from January to September 2025 That is already more than it registered in any type of complete year considering that 2011, and its ideal initial nine months considering that 2002 It requires fewer than 18, 000 more systems, about a month’s well worth of sales at its current pace, to pass the 171, 110 it signed up in 2005, which would certainly make 2026 its ideal year given that 2002

With each other, Proton and Perodua took 62 5 % of the market in the first 9 months, the greatest combined share for both nationwide brands since 2003 The gain is all Proton’s, though. Perodua is still without a doubt the country’s biggest brand name with 247, 397 enrollments thus far, however that is 3.0% fewer than a year earlier, and its share has slipped from 41 5 % to 38 6 %.

In September alone, Perodua registered 27, 838 automobiles to Proton’s 18, 149, or 1 53 Peroduas for every single Proton. In January, when Proton took 29.0% of the marketplace, its finest share of any type of month this year, that proportion was 1 32

Proton’s growth has come mainly from brand-new versions and one old favourite. The Proton e.MAS 5 , launched at the end of October 2025 , has actually added 20, 327 enrollments on its own, and the Proton e.MAS 7 PHEV , released in February , an additional 6, 247 The Proton S 70 is up 7, 856 devices (61 %). Amongst Proton’s existing designs, the biggest gain is the Proton Saga , which has actually reached 68, 038 registrations considering that the MC 3 facelift went on sale in November , 18, 784 (38 %) more than a year earlier.

A few of the losses were anticipated. Manufacturing of the Proton Iriz finished in September 2025 , and the Proton Persona has actually been stopped too, with the brand-new S 70 NA, launched in September , taking its area. In between them, both versions have actually lost 8, 656 registrations compared to in 2015, as their continuing to be stock runs out. The Proton X 70 and the all-electric Proton e.MAS 7 are also down on in 2014.

On the Perodua side, the new Perodua Traz , launched in December 2025 , has actually included 15, 800 enrollments. But the Perodua Myvi (down 8, 108, Perodua Ativa (down 7, 502, Perodua Alza (down 3, 832, Perodua Aruz (down 3, 755 and Perodua Axia (down 2, 024 have all fallen, more than negating the novice. The Perodua Bezza is the only existing Perodua model that mindful last year, by 1, 264 systems.

The race for the very popular model is much better. The Legend beat the Bezza in September (8, 671 to 7, 779, its third month-to-month win of the year after January and May, while the Bezza has topped the other 6 months. Year to day, the Bezza leads 73, 476 to 68, 038, a space of 5, 438 devices that the Legend has actually narrowed from 6, 330 at the end of August.

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