MAA reports higher August 2025 sales despite a 7% production decline, driven by Merdeka promotions and new vehicle launches.
MAA: August 2025’s TIV Higher than July 2025
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) reported positive sales numbers from both passenger and commercial vehicles in August 2025 despite a slump in production.
The total production in August 2025 (69.11 units) was 7 per cent less than the total production in August 2024 (74.556 units). Commercial vehicles production was down 9 per cent from 4,342 to 3,958, while passenger vehicles production experienced a 7 per cent decrease from 70,214 to 65,153.
The year-to-date production (January-August) numbers paint a similar picture, with commercial vehicle production (27,211) being 9 per cent less than last year (29,939) and passenger vehicle production (465,965) being 8 per cent less than last year (507,723).
Sales numbers were more positive, with both passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles showing improved numbers compared to August 2024. In August 2025, 67,032 passenger vehicles were sold, compared to 67,016 last year. Meanwhile, the increase in commercial vehicles was more significant (3 per cent), with 5,739 compared to 5,564 last year.
However, despite the positive result in sales in August 2025, the year-to-date sales numbers remained negative (4 per cent), where in 2024, from January to August, 537,532 vehicles were sold, compared to 516,862 this year. Commercial vehicle sales, albeit showing a strong performance in August, were still lagging, showing a -16 per cent variance. For passenger vehicles, the variance was better but still in the negative (-3 per cent).
The MAA attributed August 2025’s strong sales performance to aggressive promotion in conjunction with the Merdeka celebration month and new model launches. It also said that, in that month (71,439), the Total Industry Volume (TIV) was 4.2 per cent higher than in July 2025 (70,101).
For September 2025, the MAA expected sales momentum to consolidate for two reasons: fewer working days due to public holidays and the “wait-and-see” attitude towards the 2026 National Budget announcement, including details on the petrol subsidy rationalisation.
