"In 2010 the volume of sales of this industry over the previous record of 552.316 units that occur in 2005, "MAA president Aishah Ahmad said yesterday. Over the past year market growth vehicles in Malaysia supported types of passenger cars with increased 11.8% to 543.594 units, while commercial vehicles rose 21.8% or 61.562 units.
Malaysia's automotive market is still dominated by local producers with market share reaching Perodua 31.2%, followed by Proton with the contribution of 26%. While the giant Japanese manufacturer, Toyota, only controls 15.1%.