Malaysia EV car sales in October 2026 – eMas 5 takes nearly half the market as sales cools to lowest since Feb

Malaysia’s EV market slowed again in October 2026. According to the latest road transport department (JPJ) data, 4,592 battery-electric vehicles were registered in the month, down 23.8% from September’s 6,029 and the lowest monthly total since February (3,635), though still 5.7% more than in October 2025 (4,345). EVs made up 6.1% of all new registrations.

The Proton e.MAS 5 remains the clear leader with 2,262 units. That is down 9.2% on the month, but its share of the EV market grew to 49.3%, so nearly one in every two EVs registered in October was an e.MAS 5. The Proton e.MAS 7 is second again with 554 units, up 5.3% (5,084 YTD).

The Zeekr 7X moves up to third with 269 units despite a 22.5% drop, ahead of the iCaur 03 in fourth (257, up 8.4%) and the BYD Atto 3 in fifth (161, down 22.6%).