The Proton e.MAS 5 ranks #11 in Malaysia in April.

Note: February and March data is also included in the data section of this article.

The Malaysian new car market is estimated to total 78,100 units in April, up a fantastic 20.9% year-on-year. This way, the year-to-date tally tilts into positive territory at an estimated 269,800 units, up 3.1% on 2025. Perodua (+17.1%) holds a strong 41.1% share but fellow local Proton (+47.9%) advances faster once again to 23% of the market. Toyota (-9.7%) and Honda (-8.3%) both suffer while Omoda Jaecoo (+78.5%) brilliantly rounds out the Top 5 ahead of Mitsubishi (+57.8%) and Mazda (+109.4%) also in great shape. BYD (+34.8%) and newcomer Jetour (#9) also manage to insert themselves into the Top 10. iCaur (aka iCar) also impresses at #14.

Model-wise, after being knocked down by the Proton Saga in in January, the Perodua Bezza (+25.3%) reclaims the top spot from February onwards and ranks #1 year-to-date with sales up 4.9%. Meanwhile the Saga (+61.9%) continues to shine at 10.5% share vs. 11.1% so far this year despite falling to #3 in March. The Perodua Axia (+10.3%) closes the podium ahead of the Myvi (+4.7%) and Alza (+14.1%). The Proton X50 aka Geely Coolray is up 34.3% YTD to #6 vs. #10 over the Full Year 2025 while the Proton S70 aka Geely Emgrand is up 33.4% YTD to #8 vs. #14 over FY2025. Four newcomers are inside the Top 20: the Perodua Traz (#9), Proton e.MAS 5 aka Geely EX2 (#11), Mitsubishi Force (#15) and Jetour T2 (#20).

Previous post: Malaysia January 2026: Proton at 29.2% share, places Saga at #1 and e.MAS 7 at #5

One year ago: Malaysia April 2025: Proton up to 18.8% share, e.MAS 7 in Top 20

Full February, March and April 2026 Top 20 brands and Top 20 models below.

Malaysia April 2026 – brands:

PosBrandApr-26%/25Mar-26Feb-261-4 2026%/25PosFY251Perodua 32,06541.1%+ 17.1%24,53023,575106,29839.4%– 5.5%112Proton17,98023.0%+ 47.9%15,24313,44766,42024.6%+ 43.2%223Toyota9,05511.6%– 9.7%8,6086,99331,25411.6%– 14.8%334Honda3,9695.1%– 8.3%7,0533,37317,5666.5%– 28.3%445Omoda Jaecoo1,5902.0%+ 78.5%1,4949015,2151.9%+ 45.0%586Mitsubishi1,5762.0%+ 57.8%9818894,6371.7%– 1.9%677Mazda1,4281.8%+ 109.4%1,0544443,7671.4%+ 29.2%898BYD1,4131.8%+ 34.8%8794693,6741.4%+ 14.6%969Jetour1,1971.5%new7902972,8771.1%new111810Mercedes8911.1%+ 31.0%7256592,9521.1%+ 2.0%101011Chery8191.0%– 41.2%8929383,9361.5%– 16.3%7512Lexus5860.8%– 4.7%4984371,9280.7%+ 15.8%131413GWM5620.7%+ 51.1%5223471,8560.7%+ 27.7%14n/a14iCaur5470.7%new2572941,5490.6%new163315BMW5160.7%– 7.2%6724492,1820.8%– 9.6%121116Isuzu5100.7%+ 9.7%2725271,5700.6%– 23.0%151317Nissan3880.5%– 36.2%5852391,5480.6%– 33.4%171518Zeekr 3570.5%+ 292.3%1771911,2140.4%+ 236.3%182119Mini2060.3%+ 58.5%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a20Ford1890.2%– 47.4%2762561,0620.4%– 32.8%191721MG1780.2%– 30.2%2202799850.4%+ 17.5%2020

Malaysia April 2026 – models:

PosModelApr-26%/25Mar-26Feb-261-4 2026%/25PosFY251Perodua Bezza9,43112.1%+ 25.3%7,4937,03132,38612.0%+ 4.9%112Proton Saga8,20710.5%+ 61.9%5,3986,00729,89711.1%+ 46.3%243Perodua Axia7,2949.3%+ 10.3%5,7745,30624,9559.2%– 10.4%324Perodua Myvi5,8287.5%+ 4.7%4,5144,31719,4787.2%– 18.0%435Perodua Alza4,1155.3%+ 14.1%2,4743,20512,8064.7%– 11.3%556Proton X502,4683.2%+ 17.2%2,8601,8189,5573.5%+ 34.3%6107Proton S702,3773.0%+ 39.7%2,2541,9408,1753.0%+ 33.4%8148Perodua Ativa2,2302.9%– 18.9%1,9201,3526,5142.4%– 41.7%1269Perodua Traz2,2202.8%new1,4791,7107,3102.7%new910810Toyota Hilux1,8042.3%– 10.5%1,7491,6776,5682.4%– 2.4%11811Proton e.MAS 51,7722.3%new2,0711,5628,4733.1%new713812Toyota Vios1,7062.2%– 28.9%1,5091,1025,4512.0%– 35.3%14713Honda City1,4981.9%– 6.1%2,7431,2586,7302.5%– 26.0%10914Toyota Alphard1,4871.9%+ 7.8%1,5991,2935,5432.1%+ 2.0%131315Mitsubishi Xforce1,0351.3%newn/an/an/an/anewn/a –16Proton e.MAS 71,0131.3%+ 26.8%n/an/an/an/an/an/a2117Toyota Corolla Cross9761.2%– 20.3%8957773,5311.3%– 32.9%161518Perodua Aruz8951.1%– 31.4%8656532,7851.0%– 36.9%201219Honda HR-V8861.1%– 15.1%1,8328334,3891.6%– 32.7%151120Jetour T28841.1%newn/an/an/an/anewn/a –n/aHonda Civic8371.1%+ 21.7%1,3215893,2861.2%– 16.3%1717n/aChery Tiggo (7,8, Cross)6860.9%+ 194.4%6677523,1591.2%+ 280.1%1832n/aProton Persona5580.7%– 58.0%7149033,1141.2%– 41.8%1916

Source: Manufacturers