National carmaker Perodua sold 127,343 automobiles in the first half of 2022, which is a 30% enhance over its sales quantity for a similar interval final yr when it sold 97,290 automobiles between January and June 2021. The strong demand for automobiles in the first six months of this yr was due to the sales tax exemption deadline on June 30, which drove clients to makes their purchases earlier than that date, mentioned Perodua.
Of the tally for 1H 2022, the Myvi continues to be the bestseller in the model’s line-up, the place the B-segment hatchback accounted for 38,039 registrations. This was adopted by the Axia which recorded 29,183 registrations, whereas the Bezza recorded 28,719 sales, and the sedan continues to achieve reputation, says Perodua.
Another key contributing issue in the massive achieve over final yr’s sales quantity in the first half was the low quantity of car registrations in June 2021, which resulted from the second lockdown for the curbing of the unfold of Covid-19 infections, the carmaker famous.
Specifically, Perodua sold 21,164 units final month, in contrast to simply 1,009 units in June 2021, it mentioned. On the month-to-month foundation, the sales determine from June this yr represented a ten.7% achieve from the 18,901 units registered in the previous month that was May 2022.
The enhance in car registration quantity seen final month was additionally due to improved components provide compared to the month of May, mentioned Perodua president and CEO Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad. However, points together with expert labour and components shortages are nonetheless current, and the president asks clients for understanding in phrases of supply instances.
“We sincerely apologise for the long wait and we are doing everything in our power to further improve production for the benefit of our customers,” he mentioned.
