The road transport department (JPJ) has released its vehicle registration data for October 2026, and Perodua remains Malaysia’s best-selling make with 28,645 units, up 2.9% from September and 38.2% of the market. Its year-to-date (YTD) total now stands at 276,042 units.
Proton is second with 19,004 units, up 4.7% (172,322 YTD), for a 25.3% share, which narrows the ratio to Perodua slightly to 1.51 to one from 1.53 to one in September. Toyota holds third with 11,793 units, up 11.2% and its second-best month this year after July (11,822), and Honda is fourth with 4,003 (45,352 YTD).
The standout this month is Kia, which breaks into the top 20 with 208 units, nearly three times September’s 71. It is Kia’s first top-20 finish since April 2024 and the most it has registered in a month since May 2023 (also 208). The Sportage accounted for 168 of those, up from 35 in September, probably helped by a RM40k rebate that brought its starting price down to RM88,800.
