Malaysia EV brand sales in October 2026 – Proton takes a record 61% of a quieter electric car market

Malaysia’s EV market slowed again in October 2026, but Proton‘s share of it has never been bigger. According to the latest road transport department (JPJ) data, 4,592 battery-electric vehicles were registered, down 23.8% from September’s 6,029, and the national carmaker took 2,816 of them, or 61.3%. That beats its previous high of 60.9%, set in August.

Proton’s EV registrations were down 6.6% on the month, with 2,262 units of the e.MAS 5 and 554 of the e.MAS 7. Its year-to-date (YTD) EV total now stands at 27,673 units, almost twice the 14,407 that BYD registered in the whole of 2025.

BYD holds second with 333 units, but that is down 45.9% from September, its lowest monthly total since September 2023 and only three units more than Zeekr in third (330, down 25.8%). iCaur is fourth with 265 (down 15.1%) and Leapmotor fifth with 169, up 1.2%.